| Ulysses |
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proper noun
- (Roman mythology) Latin name form of Odysseus
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| undead |
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noun
- (Usually preceded by "the") Those creatures which are dead yet still moving.
- In the zombie movie, an army of the undead accosted some nubile skinny-dipping teenagers.
adjective
- Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
- (horror fiction) Being animate, though non-living.
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| underworld |
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noun
- That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.
- (mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
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| undine |
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noun - A female water-sprite or nymph
- The elemental being of water.
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| unicorn |
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noun
- A mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.
- A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.
- A mistranslation by the King James Bible (wild ox according to RSV). Young Earth Creationists and Fundamentalists believe the Unicorn to be some type of extinct one horned animal, possibly a dinosaur:
- Will the be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind the with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? " Job 39:9-10 KJV.
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| Urania |
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proper noun
- (Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.
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| urchin |
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noun
- A mischievous child.
- street kid, a child from from a poor neighborhood.
- (archaic) A hedgehog.
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| Ursula |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- (given name, female).
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