u : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
  w.
  

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I O U

Etymology

i. e., I owe you.

Definitions

1. A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill. Wharton. Story.

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• adjective satellite not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use
  

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• noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
  submarine; sub; pigboat.
  

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• noun a rented car
  rent-a-car; car rental; self-drive; you-drive; hire car.
  
  • she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel

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• adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter U
  

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• noun complete reversal of direction of travel
  

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• noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
  USAF; United States Air Force; U. S. Air Force; Air Force.
  

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• noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
  United States Air Force Academy.
  

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• noun the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
  Army; U. S. Army; United States Army; USA.
  

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• noun a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
  United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; USACIL.
  

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• noun the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
  United States Attorney General; Attorney General.
  
  • Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington

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• noun the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
  United States Border Patrol.
  

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• noun a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet
  United States Cabinet.
  

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• noun an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
  U. S. Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard.
  

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• noun the legislature of the United States government
  United States Congress; Congress; U.S. Congress.
  

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• noun the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
  Constitution of the United States; U.S. Constitution; United States Constitution; Constitution.
  

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• noun an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution
  United States Fish and Wildlife Service; FWS.
  

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• noun the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
  United States government; U.S.; United States; U.S. government.
  

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• noun an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
  Government Printing Office; GPO; United States Government Printing Office.
  

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• noun the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
  House of Representatives; US House; U.S. House of Representatives; United States House of Representatives; U.S. House.
  

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• noun the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
  House of Representatives; US House; U.S. House of Representatives; United States House of Representatives; U.S. House.
  

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• noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
  Marine Corps; United States Marines; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
  

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• noun the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system
  United States Marshals Service; Marshals.
  

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• noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army
  United States Military Academy.
  

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• noun the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
  U.S. Mint; United States Mint.
  

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• noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy
  United States Naval Academy.
  

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• noun the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces
  USN; Navy; United States Navy.
  

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• noun an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
  PO; Post Office; United States Post Office.
  

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• noun the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service
  United States Postal Inspection Service.
  

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• noun an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States
  United States Postal Service; USPS.
  

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• noun the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
  SS; USSS; United States Secret Service; Secret Service.
  

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• noun the upper house of the United States Congress
  Senate; United States Senate; U.S. Senate.
  

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• noun the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade
  United States Trade Representative.
  

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