U. S. Air Force
         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: usurper	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US Air Force n the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space Synonym(s): United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US Air Force Academy n a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force Synonym(s): United States Air Force Academy, US Air Force Academy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
user-friendly adj easy to use
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
usurp v seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" Synonym(s): assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
usurpation n entry to another's property without right or permission Synonym(s): trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
usurper n one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another Synonym(s): usurper, supplanter
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smut \Smut\, n. [Akin to Sw. smuts, Dan. smuds, MHG. smuz, G.       schmutz, D. smet a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig,       smodderig, dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E.       smite. See {Smite}, v. t., and cf. {Smitt}, {Smutch}.]       1. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil             made by such matter.          2. (Mining) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter,             found in the immediate locality of faults.          3. (Bot.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling             which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It             is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus {Ustilago}.             {Ustilago segetum}, or {U. Carbo}, is the commonest kind;             that of Indian corn is {Ustilago maydis}.          4. Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.                         He does not stand upon decency . . . but will talk                      smut, though a priest and his mother be in the room.                                                                               --Addison.          {Smut mill}, a machine for cleansing grain from smut.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurp \U*surp"\, v. i.       To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the       like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be,       or act as, a usurper.                   The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and                fanatics had usurped.                              --Evelyn.                   And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor                Peter Bell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping,                with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell.                                                                               --Wordsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurp \U*surp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Usurped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Usurping}.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy,       get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin       to usus use (see {Use}, n.): cf. F. usurper.]       To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right;       as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the       crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to       oust or dispossess him.                   Alack, thou dost usurp authority.            --Shak.                   Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and                usurped government, would of course be perfectly                justifiable.                                          --Burke.          Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office,                functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to                common dispossession of private property.          Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurpant \U*surp"ant\, a. [L. usurpans, p. pr.]       Usurping; encroaching. [Obs.] --Gauden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurpation \U`sur*pa"tion\, n. [L. usurpatio [?] making use,       usurpation: cf. F. usurpation.]       1. The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an             authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power,             especially an infringing on the rights of others;             specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; --             commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the             usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme             power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurpatory \U*surp"a*to*ry\, a. [L. usurpatorius.]       Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurpature \U*surp"a*ture\, n.       Usurpation. [R.] [bd]Beneath man's usurpature.[b8] --R.       Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurp \U*surp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Usurped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Usurping}.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy,       get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin       to usus use (see {Use}, n.): cf. F. usurper.]       To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right;       as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the       crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to       oust or dispossess him.                   Alack, thou dost usurp authority.            --Shak.                   Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and                usurped government, would of course be perfectly                justifiable.                                          --Burke.          Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office,                functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to                common dispossession of private property.          Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurper \U*surp"er\, n.       One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on       sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of       the rights of a patron.                   A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not                usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it.                                                                               --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurp \U*surp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Usurped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Usurping}.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy,       get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin       to usus use (see {Use}, n.): cf. F. usurper.]       To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right;       as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the       crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to       oust or dispossess him.                   Alack, thou dost usurp authority.            --Shak.                   Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and                usurped government, would of course be perfectly                justifiable.                                          --Burke.          Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office,                functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to                common dispossession of private property.          Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurpingly \U*surp"ing*ly\, adv.       In a usurping manner.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
user-friendly adj.   Programmer-hostile.   Generally used by    hackers in a critical tone, to describe systems that hold the user's    hand so obsessively that they make it painful for the more    experienced and knowledgeable to get any work done.   See {menuitis},    {drool-proof paper}, {Macintrash}, {user-obsequious}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
user-obsequious adj.   Emphatic form of {user-friendly}.    Connotes a system so verbose, inflexible, and determinedly    simple-minded that it is nearly unusable.   "Design a system any fool    can use and only a fool will want to use it."   See {WIMP    environment}, {Macintrash}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
US Robotics          {U.S. Robotics, Inc.}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
U.S. Robotics, Inc.          A US {modem} manufacturer.          {Home (http://www.usr.com/)}.          {(ftp://ftp.usr.com/)}.          Finger: usr.com.          E-mail: , (USA and Canada),       , (Europe),       (other).          (1995-03-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
user base          The number of users of some product or standard.          This term typically arises in discussions of {backward       compatibility} or {lock-in}.          (1998-01-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
User Brain Damage          (UBD) A description (usually abbreviated) used to       close a trouble report obviously due to utter cluelessness on       the user's part.   Compare {pilot error}; opposite: {PBD}; see       also {brain-damaged}, {PEBCAK}.          (1998-08-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
user-friendly          Programmer-hostile.   Generally used by hackers in a critical       tone, to describe systems that hold the user's hand so       obsessively that they make it painful for the more experienced       and knowledgeable to get any work done.   See {menuitis},       {drool-proof paper}, {Macintrash}, {user-obsequious}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
user-obsequious          Emphatic form of {user-friendly}.   Connotes a system       so verbose, inflexible, and determinedly simple-minded that it       is nearly unusable.   "Design a system any fool can use and       only a fool will want to use it."          See {WIMP}, {Macintrash}.          See also {user-unctuous}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1999-06-27)