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Definition: Ukase |
UkaseNoun1. An edict of the Russian tsar. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ukase" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
Etymology: Ukase \U*kase"\, noun. [French expression, from Russ. ukas'; prefix u- kazate to show, to say.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Ukase (2 syl.). A Russian term for an edict either proceeding from the senate or direct from the emperor. (Russian, ukaza, an edict.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Command | Dictation; dictate, mandate; caveat, decree, senatus consultum; precept; prescript, rescript; writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti-sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation; word, word of command; mot d'ordre; bugle call, trumpet call; beat of drum, tattoo; order of the day; enactment; (law); plebiscite; (choice). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ukase |
| Non-English Usage: "Ukase" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (ukase), Italian (ukase). |
| Language | Translations for "ukase"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | dekret (act, ban, constitution, decree, decretal, edict, enactment, fiat, ordinance, statute). (various references) | |
Arabic | أمر إمبراطوري بروسيا. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | указ (act, decree, edict, mandate, ordinance). (various references) | |
Farsi | فرمان امیراتورکه قوت قانونی داشته . (various references) | |
French | ukase. (various references) | |
German | Ukas. (various references) | |
Greek | ουκάζιο, διάταγμα του τσάρου. (various references) | |
Hungarian | utasítás (command, cue, dictation, direction, directive, instructions, mandate, manual, ordainment, order, orders, ordinance, regulations), ukáz. (various references) | |
Italian | ukase. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aseukay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ucasse. (various references) | |
Russian | указ (decree, edict, enactment, fiat, ordinance). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ukaz (act, decree, edict, rescript), objava (announcement, intimation, notice, outgiving, press release, proclamation, promulgation). (various references) | |
Spanish | ucase. (various references) | |
Turkish | rus hükümeti fermanı, emir (ameer, amir, behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, decree, dictate, dictation, direction, disposal, disposition, emir, fiat, imperatival, imperative, jussive, mandate, order, precept, prescription, word, word of command). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sắc lệnh của vua Nga nghiêm lệnh, mệnh lệnh độc đoán. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ukase": ukases. (additional references) | |
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"Ukase" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acase, Ducasse, Fuckarse, Fucksake, Fukuzo, Kaese, kase, kuare, Ocasek, okae, skase, uae, uake, uas, ucbsa, Ucsf, Uka, ukalea, ukas, ukasse, ukaz, Ukele, Uks, Uksc, Ulasey, umas, urase. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ukase" (pronounced yuw"kā'z) |
| 3 | -k ā' z | replicase. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-k-s-u" | |
-1 letter: auks, kaes, keas, kues, sake, skua, ukes. | |
-2 letters: ask, auk, eau, kae, kas, kea, kue, sae, sau, sea, ska, sue, uke, use. | |
-3 letters: ae, as, es, ka, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-k-s-u" | |
+1 letter: quakes, squeak, ukases. | |
+2 letters: ankuses, auklets, kauries, makeups, quakers, sambuke, shakeup, squeaks, squeaky, takeups, unasked, uncakes, unmakes, unspeak, uptakes, waesuck. | |
+3 letters: ankushes, breakups, bulkages, caulkers, cupcakes, hauberks, kajeputs, leukomas, outasked, outbakes, outskate, outspeak, outtakes, quakiest, sambukes, seaquake, shakeout, shakeups, squawked, squawker, squeaked, squeaker, stakeout, sunbaked, takeouts, unakites, unbrakes, uncasked, unmakers, unmasked, unmasker, unshaken, unslaked, unsoaked, unspeaks, waesucks. | |
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