📖 U — The English dictionary · page 11

unhappiness — Everyday, meaning 1: Unhappiness is the feeling of being sad or not happy.↗ Example: There was unhappiness in the class when the trip was cancelled.↗ · His unhappiness showed on his face.↗ · Losing her pet caused great unhappiness.↗ · Talking to Mum eased his unhappiness.↗ · Bullying causes a lot of unhappiness.↗ · The story ends with the end of unhappiness.↗ · Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness.↗

unhappy — Everyday, meaning 1: Sad, not happy or cheerful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not pleased or not satisfied with something (unhappy with a mark).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Unlucky or unfortunate, as in an unhappy accident (a bit formal).↗ Example: The puppy looked unhappy when we left it at home.↗ · I was unhappy with my spelling test mark.↗ · Mia felt unhappy because nobody played with her.↗ · The fairy tale had an unhappy ending.↗ · If you feel unhappy for a long time, talk to someone you trust.↗ · The neighbours were unhappy about the noise.↗ · He is the unhappiest when it rains on his birthday.↗ · Tell me; are you very unhappy?’↗

unharmed — Everyday, meaning 1: Not hurt or damaged; safe after a danger.↗ Example: The kitten was found unharmed in the garden shed.↗ · All the children got out of the bus unharmed.↗ · The vase fell but landed unharmed on the rug.↗ · The climbers returned unharmed after the storm.↗ · Firefighters rescued the family, who were unharmed.↗ · Of the 30 houses, 28 were unharmed by the flood.↗ · The youngest, however, was quite unharmed.↗

unharness — Everyday, meaning 1: To take the harness off an animal, such as a horse, so it can rest or graze.↗ Example: The farmer unharnessed the horse at dusk.↗ · After the long ride, we unharnessed the ponies.↗ · The cart stood still while the boy unharnessed the donkey.↗

unhealthy — Everyday, meaning 1: Not good for your health.↗ e.g. "unhealthy food".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not well, or looking ill.↗ e.g. "an unhealthy plant".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Not good or normal.↗ e.g. "an unhealthy friendship".↗ Example: Too many sweets are unhealthy.↗ · Sitting still all day is unhealthy.↗ · The plant looked unhealthy without water.↗ · Fried food is unhealthy if you eat it every day.↗ · Smoking is very unhealthy.↗ · Let us swap unhealthy snacks for fruit.↗

unheard — Everyday, meaning 1: Unheard means not heard by anyone, or not listened to.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Unheard of (phrase) means never known or done before, very unusual.↗ Example: Her cry for help went unheard in the storm.↗ · Snow in July is almost unheard of here.↗ · Children's ideas often go unheard, so the school started a pupil council.↗ · My knock was unheard because the music was so loud.↗ · It was unheard of for a nine-year-old to win the chess cup.↗ · Let the unheard voices speak.↗ · "It is an unheard-of thing," said Noureddin, "that a fisherman should be in correspondence with a king."↗

unheated — Everyday, meaning 1: Unheated means without any heating, so it stays cold, like an unheated room, pool or greenhouse.↗ Example: The unheated swimming pool was freezing.↗ · We kept the apples in the unheated garage.↗ · In the experiment we compared heated and unheated water.↗ · The old church was unheated, so we wore coats.↗ · Some families can't pay bills and live in unheated homes.↗ · Seeds grew slowly in the unheated greenhouse.↗

unheeded — Everyday, meaning 1: Not noticed or not paid attention to; ignored.↗ Example: His warning went unheeded.↗ · The children's cries were unheeded by the busy adults.↗ · She let the small noise pass unheeded.↗

unhelpful — Everyday, meaning 1: Unhelpful means not helping, or making a problem or a situation harder.↗ Example: Shouting at your partner is unhelpful.↗ · The map was unhelpful because it had no street names.↗ · The shop assistant was unhelpful and rude.↗ · It's unhelpful to laugh when someone makes a mistake.↗ · His unhelpful advice made things worse.↗ · Saying «just do it» was unhelpful.↗

unhewn — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Unhewn means not cut or shaped with tools.↗ Example: Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of unhewn stones; and thou shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God.↗ (Torah DEU.27.6, JPS 1917)↗

unhindered — Everyday, meaning 1: Not blocked, slowed or stopped; free to go on.↗ Example: The cat ran unhindered across the roof.↗ · We walked unhindered to the school gate.↗ · The river flowed unhindered through the valley.↗

unhinge — Everyday, meaning 1: To take a door or lid off its hinges.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To upset someone so much that they stop thinking clearly or calmly.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) «Unhinged» means acting in a wild, strange or crazy way.↗ Example: Dad had to unhinge the door to fit the new carpet.↗ · The cupboard door was unhinged and lay on the floor.↗ · The shock of the news seemed to unhinge him.↗ · The villain gave an unhinged laugh.↗ · That comedy sketch was completely unhinged.↗ · Don't let one bad mark unhinge you before the test.↗ · We unhinged the gate and carried it to the shed.↗

unhinged — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) Unhinged means mentally unbalanced, acting in a wild, crazy or frightening way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (slang) Online, «unhinged» is used jokingly for very weird or over-the-top behaviour: «That video is unhinged.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Literally, an unhinged door has been taken off its hinges.↗ Example: The villain in the film was completely unhinged.↗ · (slang) My little brother's dancing is absolutely unhinged.↗ · (slang) «That cat video is so unhinged, I can't stop laughing.»↗ · Dad unhinged the cupboard door to paint it.↗ · The door hung unhinged after the storm.↗ · After weeks alone, the sailor in the story seemed unhinged.↗

unholy — Everyday, meaning 1: Wicked or sinful, not holy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) Very bad or great: «an unholy mess».↗ Example: The witch cast an unholy spell.↗ · There was an unholy racket in the kitchen.↗ · The ghost wandered from its grave on unholy nights.↗

unhook — Everyday, meaning 1: To unhook something is to undo it from a hook or take a hook out of it, such as unhooking a fish or a coat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To unhook a piece of clothing, like a bra or a dress, is to undo its small hooks.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To unhook a trailer or carriage is to separate it from the vehicle pulling it.↗ Example: Dad unhooked the trailer from the car.↗ · Gently unhook the fish and put it back in the water.↗ · Can you unhook my coat from the peg?↗ · The farmer unhooked the gate to let the sheep through.↗ · She unhooked the dog's lead at the park.↗ · The train driver unhooked the last carriage.↗ · Next he unhooked the little bridge and put it under his right.↗

unhorse — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) To knock or throw a rider off a horse.↗ Example: The knight unhorsed his rival with one blow.↗ · The bandit tried to unhorse the rider.↗ · If you pull him hard, you will unhorse him.↗

unhurt — Everyday, meaning 1: Unhurt means not injured or harmed, especially after an accident or danger.↗ Example: The driver escaped unhurt from the crash.↗ · Luckily the cat was unhurt after its fall.↗ · All the children were unhurt when the fire alarm went off.↗ · The climber was found cold but unhurt.↗ · He fell off his bike but got up unhurt.↗ · Everyone on the boat was brought ashore unhurt.↗ · In this way you will be able to get through the wood unhurt.’↗

unhygienic — Everyday, meaning 1: Unhygienic means dirty in a way that can spread germs and illness.↗ Example: Licking your fingers after touching the bin is unhygienic.↗ · Sharing a water bottle can be unhygienic.↗ · The café was closed because the kitchen was unhygienic.↗ · It is unhygienic to sneeze without covering your mouth.↗ · Not washing your hands after the toilet is unhygienic.↗ · Leaving food out with flies on it is unhygienic.↗

unicef — Everyday, meaning 1: UNICEF is the part of the United Nations that works to help children around the world, giving them food, clean water, vaccines, schooling and protection.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The letters first stood for «United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund»; today its name is the United Nations Children's Fund, but the old letters are kept.↗ Example: UNICEF helps children in more than 190 countries and territories.↗ · Our school raised £300 for UNICEF on Day for Change.↗ · UNICEF sends vaccines to children who need them.↗ · After the earthquake, UNICEF brought clean water to families.↗ · UNICEF was set up in 1946, just after the Second World War.↗ · Our class learnt about children's rights from a UNICEF poster.↗

unicorn — Everyday, meaning 1: A unicorn is a magical animal from stories and legends that looks like a white horse with one long, straight, twisted horn on its forehead.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A unicorn is something rare and wonderful that is very hard to find.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (money) A unicorn is a new company that has become worth over a billion dollars.↗ Example: The unicorn galloped through the enchanted forest.↗ · My sister has unicorn pyjamas.↗ · The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.↗ · Unicorns are made-up animals; they are not real.↗ · Long ago, traders sold narwhal tusks as unicorn horns.↗ · A friend who always shares their sweets is a unicorn!↗ (informal)↗ · The lion and the unicorn are on the royal coat of arms.↗ · In the forest there lives a unicorn that commits great damage, you must first catch him."↗

unicycle — Everyday, meaning 1: A cycle with only one wheel, pedals and a seat, ridden by balancing, often by clowns or performers.↗ Example: The clown rode a unicycle around the ring.↗ · A unicycle has only one wheel.↗ · Riding a unicycle takes lots of balance.↗ · There are 3 unicycles and 2 bicycles: how many wheels?↗ Seven.↗ · He learned to juggle on a unicycle.↗ · My cousin can unicycle down the street.↗

unidentified — Everyday, meaning 1: Unidentified means not known or not recognised: no one knows yet who or what it is.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An unidentified flying object (UFO) is something seen in the sky that people cannot explain.↗ Example: An unidentified man was seen near the shop.↗ · The scientists found an unidentified insect in the rainforest.↗ · A UFO is an unidentified flying object.↗ · The lost-property box has an unidentified blue jumper.↗ · The police are trying to find the unidentified driver.↗ · Most unidentified lights in the sky turn out to be planes or satellites.↗

unification — Everyday, meaning 1: Unification is the act of joining separate things, groups or countries into one whole.↗ Example: The unification of Germany happened in 1871.↗ · Italian unification joined many small states into one country.↗ · The unification of the two schools made one big school.↗ · Scientists hope for the unification of all forces in one theory.↗ · After unification, the country used one money.↗ · The treaty led to the unification of the kingdoms.↗

unified — Everyday, meaning 1: Unified means joined together into one whole.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It also means made the same or consistent everywhere, as in a unified system.↗ Example: Germany became a unified country in 1871.↗ · The team was unified behind its captain.↗ · The school wants a unified set of rules for all classes.↗ · The king unified the kingdoms.↗ · Scientists want a unified theory.↗ · After the argument, the class felt unified again.↗

uniform — Everyday, meaning 1: A set of special clothes that everyone in a school, team or job wears, so they look the same or can be recognised, like a school uniform or a police uniform.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, uniform means the same all over, or all the same: a uniform colour, uniform size.↗ Example: I put on my school uniform every morning.↗ · The firefighter's uniform is fireproof.↗ · Police officers wear uniforms so you can recognise them.↗ · The cubes are of uniform size, so each one has the same mass.↗ · Our team got new football uniforms.↗ · Label every piece of your uniform with your name.↗ · The fence was painted a uniform green.↗ · Soldiers in uniform marched past.↗ · At the sound, two large Mastiffs appeared, dressed in Carabineers’ uniforms.↗

uniformly — Everyday, meaning 1: In the same way everywhere or for everyone; evenly, without changes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths, science) At the same rate all the time: moving uniformly.↗ Example: Spread the butter uniformly over the bread.↗ · The class were uniformly dressed in green for the trip.↗ · The car moved uniformly at 30 miles an hour.↗ · Mix the paint so the colour is uniformly blue.↗ · The weather was uniformly grey all week.↗ · The sweets were shared uniformly: 5 to each child.↗

unimaginably — Everyday, meaning 1: Unimaginably means to a degree that is so great, small or extreme that it is very hard or impossible to imagine.↗ Example: Space is unimaginably big.↗ · Atoms are unimaginably small.↗ · The dinosaurs lived an unimaginably long time ago.↗ · The heat inside the Sun is unimaginably fierce.↗ · Life in the trenches was unimaginably hard.↗ · The view from the top was unimaginably beautiful.↗

unimpeded — Everyday, meaning 1: Unimpeded means not blocked or slowed down; free to move or happen: «an unimpeded view».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) It describes things that go on without anything getting in the way.↗ Example: From the hilltop we had an unimpeded view of the sea.↗ · The river flowed unimpeded after the fallen tree was removed.↗ · Light passes unimpeded through clear glass.↗ · The ambulance drove unimpeded down the empty road.↗ · Wheelchair users need unimpeded access to the building.↗ · The ball rolled unimpeded into the goal.↗

unimportant — Everyday, meaning 1: Unimportant means not important; not mattering much.↗ Example: Cross out the unimportant facts in the word problem.↗ · The colour of the bus is unimportant to the answer.↗ · In a summary, leave out unimportant details.↗ · It may seem unimportant, but please wash your hands.↗ · No question is unimportant in our class.↗ · The small scratch was unimportant.↗ · *Bordingborg, in the reign of King Waldemar, a considerable place, now an unimportant little town.↗