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u
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
u
(noun)
U.
(abbreviation)
U–bend
(noun)
U–boat
(noun)
us
(pronoun)
U–turn
(noun)
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u
noun
or
U
/
ˈ
juː/
plural
u's
or
U's
/
ˈ
juːz/
u
noun
or
U
/
ˈ
juː/
plural
u's
or
U's
/
ˈ
juːz/
Learner's definition of U
1
:
the 21st letter of the English alphabet
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There are three
u's
in “unusual.”
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a word that starts with
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British
:
a grade given to a student whose work is judged as not satisfactory
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