Synonyms and Antonyms of u.k.
synonym (synonym of u.k.)
- (noun.location)a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britai more.. (noun.location)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF u.k. relation)
- a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad (noun.location)
instance hypernym (u.k. IS A KIND OF .... relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))
part holonym (PART OF relation)
- (noun.location)a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland (noun.location)
part meronym (HAS PART relation)
- (noun.location)Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic (noun.location)
member meronym (HAS MEMBER relation)
- (noun.group)an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members (noun.group)
- (noun.group)an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security (noun.group)
derivation (.... is derived from u.k.)
domain member region (.... is domain member of u.k. region)
- (noun.act)the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape (noun.act)
- (noun.artifact)a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity (noun.artifact)
- (noun.food)a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads (noun.food)
- (noun.person)a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses (noun.person)
- (noun.possession)a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand (noun.possession)
- (noun.act)finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked ov more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark (noun.act)
- (noun.act)(formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes (noun.act)
- (noun.act)(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky (noun.act)
- (noun.act)benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law (noun.act)
- (noun.act)an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it (noun.act)
- (noun.artifact)any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combin more.. (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floo more.. (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a restaurant where tea and light meals are available (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas (noun.artifact)
- (noun.body)a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) (noun.body)
- (noun.body)the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)
- (noun.cognition)(a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced (noun.cognition)
- (noun.cognition)socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law (noun.cognition)
- (noun.communication)press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215 (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain) (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to more.. (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)(British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)(British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends) (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)the code of rules governing the use of public roads (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)an honours degree of the highest class (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc. (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed (noun.communication)
- (noun.event)a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money (noun.event)
- (noun.event)a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track (noun.event)
- (noun.food)flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad (noun.food)
- (noun.food)very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit (noun.food)
- (noun.food)pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar (noun.food)
- (noun.food)sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water (noun.food)
- (noun.food)any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food (noun.food)
- (noun.food)a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes (noun.food)
- (noun.food)leftover cabbage fried with cooked potatoes and sometimes meat (noun.food)
- (noun.food)English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) (noun.food)
- (noun.food)an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter (noun.food)
- (noun.food)any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) (noun.food)
- (noun.group)a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups (noun.group)
- (noun.group)an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and suppor more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a government police department dealing with political security (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and forme more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain (noun.group)
- (noun.group)the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain (noun.group)
- (noun.group)the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British) (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas) (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people (noun.group)
- (noun.group)formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a school providing training for a special field or profession (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer s more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown) (noun.group)
- (noun.group)(chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose (noun.group)
- (noun.group)the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against ter more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas (noun.group)
- (noun.group)the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the more.. (noun.group)
- (noun.group)private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition (noun.group)
- (noun.group)a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face) (noun.group)
- (noun.location)(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government (noun.location)
- (noun.location)the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire (noun.location)
- (noun.location)a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time (noun.location)
- (noun.location)a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county (noun.location)
- (noun.location)an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden (noun.location)
- (noun.location)a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade) (noun.location)
- (noun.location)the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded (noun.location)
- (noun.person)a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in more.. (noun.person)
- (noun.person)(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research (noun.person)
- (noun.person)the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) (noun.person)
- (noun.person)an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable (noun.person)
- (noun.person)any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition (noun.person)
- (noun.person)(during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a person hired to help in another's home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work) (noun.person)
- (noun.person)an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) (noun.person)
- (noun.person)someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating (noun.person)
- (noun.person)someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school (noun.person)
- (noun.person)the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent) (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage (noun.person)
- (noun.person)the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs (noun.person)
- (noun.person)the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy' (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time (noun.person)
- (noun.person)(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases (noun.person)
- (noun.person)a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) (noun.person)
- (noun.person)someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit (noun.person)
- (noun.person)townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller (noun.person)
- (noun.person)(offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia (noun.person)
- (noun.phenomenon)a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz) (noun.phenomenon)
- (noun.possession)a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a rebate on rent given by a local government authority (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a present given at Christmas for services during the year (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries (noun.possession)
- (noun.possession)a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family (noun.possession)
- (noun.quantity)an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds (noun.quantity)
- (noun.quantity)little or nothing at all (noun.quantity)
- (noun.quantity)the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen (noun.quantity)
- (noun.quantity)the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros (noun.quantity)
- (noun.quantity)the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros (noun.quantity)
- (noun.state)a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off (noun.state)
- (noun.substance)diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle) (noun.substance)
- (noun.substance)methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery) (noun.substance)
- (noun.time)a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold (noun.time)
- (noun.time)a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due (noun.time)
- (noun.time)an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests (noun.time)
- (noun.time)the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated (noun.time)
- (noun.time)an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed (noun.time)
- (noun.time)a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers (noun.time)
- (adj.all)(chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use (adj.all)
- (adj.all)of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption (adj.all)
- (adj.all)of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption (adj.all)
- (adj.all)denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain (adj.all)
- (adj.all)worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people) (adj.all)
domain member usage (.... is used in u.k. domain)
- (noun.artifact)a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow (noun.artifact)
- (noun.artifact)a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains (noun.artifact)
- (noun.cognition)the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with (noun.cognition)
- (noun.food)an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap (noun.food)
- (noun.food)strips of potato fried in deep fat (noun.food)
- (noun.person)a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country (noun.person)
