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UT	abbreviation of "Utah."
Utah	a state in the western United States. Its capital is Salt Lake City. (abbreviated: UT)
utensil	a device, instrument, or container used in a kitchen.
uterus	the muscular organ of a female mammal in which the fetus develops before birth.
utility	the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. [2 definitions]
utmost	of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; greatest. [2 definitions]
utter¹	to give forth with the voice.
utter²	complete or total; absolute.
Uzbekistan	a country in central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the north and Afghanistan to the south. The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
v³	the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet.
VA¹	abbreviation of "Virginia."
vacant	without activity or contents; empty. [3 definitions]
vacation	a period of rest from school, work, or other activities. [2 definitions]
vaccinate	to give a vaccine to, so as to protect from a disease.
vaccine	a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case.
vacuum	a space empty of all matter. [4 definitions]
vacuum cleaner	an electrical appliance that cleans floors, carpets, rugs, and upholstery by means of suction.
vagina	in most female mammals, the passage leading from the uterus to the opening through which a baby is conceived and born; birth canal.
vague	just barely visible or able to be perceived. [2 definitions]
vain	not leading to a desirable or lasting effect. [2 definitions]
valentine	a greeting card or gift sent on Valentine's Day. [2 definitions]

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