Index of English words, starting with "ur"

(1) - Uriniferous (a.) Bearing or conveying urine; as, uriniferous tubules.

(1) - Urinogenital (a.) Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary; urogenital; as, the urinogenital canal.

(1) - Urinometer (n.) A small hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of urine.

(1) - Urinous (a.) Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine.

(1) - Urn (v. t.) To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn.
(2) - Urn (n.) A tea urn. See under Tea.
(3) - Urn (n.) A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.
(4) - Urn (n.) A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius.
(5) - Urn (n.) Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave.
(6) - Urn (n.) A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn.