uni

/ˈjuː.ni/

name 3noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, creamy, soft, together, under

The creamy uni melted on my tongue the moment I put it in my mouth.

VERB + UNI

back, going, leave, like, place, reach, studies, went

I'm going back to uni next September to finish my degree.

UNI + NOUN

course, dorm, moment, students

I'm really missing my uni dorm since I moved back home last summer.

PREP.

after, into

After uni, she moved to London and started working at a marketing firm.

Definitions

noun

University.

I'm going to uni after I leave school.

Turn left when you reach the uni.

noun

Sea urchin eaten as sushi.

The ikura popped in my mouth, the hotate was buttery soft and the uni was creamy and sweet without a seafood aftertaste, the kind of freshness I was hoping we would encounter when we left Tokyo.

name

A detached object with one known moon, Tinia.

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Example Bank

I'm going to uni after I leave school.

Wiktionary

Turn left when you reach the uni.

Wiktionary

The ikura popped in my mouth, the hotate was buttery soft and the uni was creamy and sweet without a seafood aftertaste, the kind of freshness I was hoping we would encounter when we left Tokyo.

Wiktionary

Where's your uni?

Tatoeba · #8493307

Yanni wants to go back to his uni dorm.

Tatoeba · #9247480

Yanni is about halfway into his uni course.

Tatoeba · #9289396

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, uni is marked as UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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