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To URGE, urje, c. a. To incite, to push ; toprovoke, to exasperate j to follow close so asto impel; to press, to enforce j to importune ;to solicit.

URGENCY, ur'jen-se, s. Pressure of diffi-cultv.

URGENT, iiv'jlnt, a. Cogent, pressing,violent ; importunate, vehement in solici-tation. , .

URGENTLY, ur'jUnt-le, ad. Cogently, vio-lently, vehemently,. importunatelv.

URGJ2R, ur'jur, s. 98. One who presses.

URINAL, yu re-nal, s. 8. A bottle in which

. water is kept for inspection.

URINARY , yu're-na-re, a. Relating to the

tarine.

URINE, yu'rin, s. 140. Animal water.

URINOUS, yu'rln-us, a. Partaking of urine.

URN, urn, s. Any vessel, of which themouth is narrower than tlie body; a water-pot ; the vessel in which the remains of burntbodies were put.

US, us, s. The oblique case of We.

USAGE, yh'zldje, #. 90, 442. Treatment;custom ; practice Jong continued ; manners,behaviour.

USANCE, yuzanse, s. 442. Use, proper cm-

pjoyment; usury, interest paid for money.

USE, yuse, 8, 437. The act of employingany thing to any purpose ; qualities that makea thing proper for any purpose ; need of, oc-casion on which a thing can be employed ; ad-

vantage received, power of receiving advan-tage ; convenience, help; practice, habit;custom, common occurrence ; interest, moneypaid for the use of money.

To USE, yiize, t>. a. 437. To employ to anypurpose ; to accustom, to habituate ; to treat;to practise ; to behave.

To USE, yuze, r. n. To be accustomed, topractise customarily; to be customarily inany manner, to be wont.

USEFUL, yuse'ful, a. Convenient, profita-ble to any end, conducive or helpful to anypurpose.

USEFULLY, yise'ful-e, ad. In such a man-

ner as to help forward some end.

USEFULNESS, yuse'iul-nes, s. Conducive-i.ess or helpfulness to some end.

USELESSLY, yuse'l£s-le, ad. In an uselessmanner.

USELESSNESS, yuse'lls-nes, s . Unfitnessto any end.

USELESS, yuse'lls, a. Answering nopurpose ; having no end.

USER, yiVzur, s. 98. One who uses,

USHER, fish'ur, s. 98. One whose businessis to introduce strangers, or walk before a per-son of high rank ; an under teacher.

To USHER, ush'ur, r. a. To introduce as a

forerunner or harbinger, to forerun.

JSQUEBAUCH, 6s-kw4-b£', s . 390. Acompounded distilled Spirit , being drawn onaromaticks.

USUAL, y&'zhfi-ill, a. 452. Common, fre-

quent, customary.

JSUALLY, yuzhu-ill-e, ad. Commonly,frequently, customarily.

USUALNESS, yu'zhu-dl-n^s, «. Common-ness, frequency.

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To USURE , yu'zhure, v. n. To practiseusury, to take interest for money.

USURER, yiYzluVrur, s. 456. One who putamoney out at interest.

USURIOUS , yu-zu're-us, a. 456. Given to

the practice of usury, exorbitantly greedy ofprofit.

To USURP, yu-zurp', r. ci. To possess byforce or intrusion, to seize or possess withoutright.

USURPATION, yu-z?ir-pk'sh&n, s. Forci-ble, unjust, illegal seizure >r possession.

USURPER, yu-zutp'ur, s . 98. One whoseizes or possesses that to which he has noright.

USURPINGLY, yu-zfirp'Ing-le, ad. With-out just claim.

USURY, yu'zhu-re, s. 456. Money paid forthe use of money, interest ; the practice oftaking interest.

£3* This word ami its relatives, with respect to theaspiratiou of the s, are exactly wilder the same predi-cament as the words Luxury and Anxiety are withrespect to the x.See Principles, Nos. 479, 480, 481.

UTENSIL, yu'tln-sil, s. 8. An instrumentfor any use, such as the vessels of a kitchen,or tools of a trade.

UTERINE , yu'ter-\ne, a. 149. Belonging tothe womb.

UTERUS, yiYte-rus, s. 503. The womb.UTILITY, yu-til'^-tc, s. Usefulness, profit,convenience, advantageousness.

UTMOST, ut'most, a. Extreme, placed atthe extremity ; being in the highest degree.UTMOST, ut'mAst, s. The most that can be,the greatest power.

UTOPIAN , yu-tn pe-an, a. [From Sir Tho*mas Mores Utopia.] Ideal.Mason.UTTER, ut'tur, a. 98. Sitaate on the out-side, or remote from the centre ; placed with-out any compass, out of any place ; extreme,excessive, utmost; complete, irrevocable.

To UTTER, ut'tur, r. a. To speak, to pro-nounce, to express ; to disclose, to discover,to publish ; to sell, to vend ; to disperse, toemit at large.

UTTERABLE, ut'tur-i-bl, a. 555. Expres-sible, such as may be uttered.

UTTERANCE, ut't&r-iinse, s. Pronuncia-tion, manner of speaking; extremity, terms ofextreme hostility ; vocal expression, emissionfrom the mouth.

UTTERER, uttur-ur , s. One who pro-nounces ; a divulger, a discloser; a seller, avender.

UTTERLY, ut'tur-le, ad. Fully, completely,perfectly.

UTTERMOST, ut'tur-most, a. Extreme, be-ing in the highest degree ; most remote.UTTERMOST, ut'tur-mAst, s. The greatestdegree.

VULCANO, vul-kk'ni, s.^ A burning moun-tain : properly Volcano .See Lumbago .VULGAR, vul'gur, a. 88. Plebeian, suit-ing to the>cormnon people, practised amongthe common people, mean, low, being of thecommon rate; publick, commonly bruited.VULGAR, v&l'gur, s. The common people.VULGARITY, v&l-gfir'e-te, s. Meanness,state of the lowest people ; particular instancespecimen of meanness.