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   USAF
         n 1: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency
               that defends the United States through control and
               exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air
               Force}, {U. S. Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {Air Force},
               {USAF}]

English Dictionary: use up by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
USCB
n
  1. the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
    Synonym(s): Bureau of Customs, Customs Bureau, Customs Service, USCB
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
use up
v
  1. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
    Synonym(s): consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
  2. require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
    Synonym(s): take, occupy, use up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uskub
n
  1. capital of modern Macedonia [syn: Skopje, Skoplje, Uskub]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miller \Mill"er\ (m[icr]l"[etil]r), n.
      1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
  
      2. A milling machine.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
                  the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
                  powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
                  miller}.
            (b) The eagle ray.
            (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Miller's thumb}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
                  (formerly {Cottus}), as the European species ({U.
                  gobio}), and the American ({U. gracilis}); -- called
                  also {bullhead}.
            (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
                  long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
                  {Uranidea}, esp. {U. gobio} of Europe, and {U.
                  Richardsoni} of the United States; -- called also
                  {miller's thumb}.
            (b) In America, several species of {Amiurus}; -- called
                  also {catfish}, {horned pout}, and {bullpout}.
            (c) A marine fish of the genus {Cottus}; the sculpin.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The black-bellied plover ({Squatarola helvetica}); --
                  called also {beetlehead}.
            (b) The golden plover.
  
      3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.
  
      {Bullhead whiting} (Zo[94]l.), the kingfish of Florida
            ({Menticirrus alburnus}).

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   UCB
  
      {University of California at Berkeley}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   USB
  
      1. {Universal Serial Bus}.
  
      2. {Upper Side-Band modulation}.
  
      (1997-07-16)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   USP
  
      {unique sales point}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   uucp
  
      {Unix to Unix Copy}
  
  
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