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   u-turn
         n 1: complete reversal of direction of travel

English Dictionary: utterness by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine
adj
  1. of or involving the uterus; "uterine cancer"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine artery
n
  1. a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina
    Synonym(s): uterine artery, arteria uterina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine cavity
n
  1. the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine cervix
n
  1. necklike opening to the uterus [syn: cervix, {uterine cervix}, cervix uteri]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine contraction
n
  1. a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine tube
n
  1. either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
    Synonym(s): Fallopian tube, uterine tube, oviduct
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uterine vein
n
  1. one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utterance
n
  1. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication [syn: utterance, vocalization]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uttermost
adj
  1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"
    Synonym(s): extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)
  2. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
    Synonym(s): farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost
n
  1. the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utterness
n
  1. the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
    Synonym(s): starkness, absoluteness, utterness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uterine \U"ter*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. uterinus born of the same
      mother, from uterus womb: cf. F. ut[82]rin.]
      1. Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb.
  
      2. Born of the same mother, but by a different father.
  
                     Walter Pope, uterine brother to Dr. Joh.
                     Wilki[?][?].                                       --Wood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utterance \Ut"ter*ance\, n. [F. outrance. See {Outrance}.]
      The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.]
  
               Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our
               men to skirmish one against another to the utterance.
                                                                              --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utterance \Ut"ter*ance\, n.
      1. The act of uttering. Specifically:
            (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] --Bacon.
            (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false
                  coin, or of forged notes.
            (c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech.
  
                           At length gave utterance to these words.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance.
  
                     They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the
                     Spirit gave them utterance.               --Acts ii. 4.
  
                     O, how unlike To that large utterance of the early
                     gods!                                                --Keats.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utter \Ut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uttered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Uttering}.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out,
      AS. [umac]tian to put out, eject, fr. [umac]t out. [root]198.
      See {Out}, and cf. {Utter}, a.]
      1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.]
  
                     How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud, And utter his
                     tender head.                                       --Spenser.
  
      2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.]
  
                     Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death
                     to any he that utters them.               --Shak.
  
                     They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the
                     name of Newfoundland fish.                  --Abp. Abbot.
  
      3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as
            currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used,
            specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins,
            forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter
            coin or bank notes.
  
                     The whole kingdom should continue in a firm
                     resolution never to receive or utter this fatal
                     coin.                                                --Swift.
  
      4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to
            speak; to pronounce. [bd]Sweet as from blest, uttering
            joy.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they
                     'll find 'em truth.                           --Shak.
  
                     And the last words he uttered called me cruel.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      Syn: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge;
               pronounce. See {Deliver}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uttermore \Ut"ter*more`\, a. [Cf. {Uttermost}.]
      Further; outer; utter. [Obs. & R.] --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uttermost \Ut"ter*most\, a. [From {Utter}, a.; cf. {Utmost}, and
      {Outermost}.]
      Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest
      degree; as, the uttermost extent or end. [bd]In this
      uttermost distress.[b8] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uttermost \Ut"ter*most`\, n.
      The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest
      extent. --Tennyson.
  
               Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost
               that come unto God by him.                     --Heb. vii.
                                                                              25.
  
               He cannot have sufficient honor done unto him; but the
               uttermost we can do, we must.                  --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utterness \Ut"ter*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being utter, or extreme; extremity;
      utmost; uttermost. [R.]
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