uvula
noun
the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.
uvulas
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pluralof uvula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The bears roar and the men thunder back, flapping uvulas and arms to chase off the animals.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2015
Tonsils, vermiform appendices, uvulas, even ovaries are sacrificed because it is the fashion to get them cut out, and because the operations are highly profitable.
From The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface on Doctors by Bernard Shaw
The father used to snip off the ends of people's uvulas for fifty guineas, and paint throats with caustic every day for a year at two guineas a time.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw
From such trifles as uvulas and tonsils they went on to ovaries and appendices until at last no one's inside was safe.
From Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw
There is no reason why I should continue: This image of the essential bin is better Than the irritated uvulas of modern poets.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by Compton MacKenzie
