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ugly Something that is ugly is not nice to look at.	ukulele A ukulele is a small instrument with four strings.	Ultrasauros Ultrasauros was a huge, long-necked dinosaur.	Ulysses butterfly The Ulysses butterfly is a spectacular swallowtail butterfly found in Australian rainforests.	umbrella An umbrella protects you from the rain.
umbrellabird The Umbrellabird is a rain forest bird with a large tuft of feathers on its head.	under The cat is under the table.	underground Many animals live underground.	ABC 123 underline When you underline something, you draw a line under it.	undershirt An undershirt is a shirt that is sometimes worn under clothes.
understand When you understand something, you know it very well or you know how it works.	underwear People wear underwear under their clothes.	Unenlagia Unenlagia was a bird-like dinosaur.	1 + 1 ≠ 3 unequal Two things are unequal if they are not the same.	ungulate Ungulates are hoofed mammals.
unhappy Sometimes people cry when they're unhappy.	unicorn A unicorn is a mythical, one-horned animal.	unicycle A unicycle is a vehicle with one wheel that is moved by pedals.	uniform A uniform is a special outfit worn by members of a group.	United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe. Its capital is London.
United States of America The United States of America is a country in North America. There are 50 states in the United States of America.	United States presidents George Washington was the first President of the United States.	universal product code There are universal product codes on most things in stores. They contain coded information about the item.	unzip When you unzip something, you open a zipper.	up Up is the opposite of down.
A B C upper case Upper case letters (also called capital letters) are used at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns (like people's names).	upside down When something is upside down, its top is where its bottom used to be.	Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Uranus looks bluish and is covered with clouds. It has an unusual, tipped axis, which gives it extreme seasons.	urban Urban means relating to or located in a city.	urchin, sea The sea urchin is a spiny, globular animal that lives on the ocean floor.
urn An urn is a large vase.	us Us is a word that means yourself and others.	U.S.A. U.S.A. is short for the United States of America.	use When you use something you do something with it.	Utah Utah is a state in the western United States of America. Its capital is Salt Lake City.
Utahraptor Utahraptor was a fierce, meat-eating dinosaur.	utensils Utensils are tools used for eating and in the kitchen, like knives, forks, and spoons.

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