📖 U — The English dictionary · page 5

unconscious — Everyday, meaning 1: Unconscious means not awake and not able to see, hear or feel, for example after a bad bang on the head or in an operation.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Unconscious also means not aware: doing something without knowing or noticing it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (psychology) The unconscious is the part of the mind that has thoughts and feelings you do not notice.↗ Example: He fell off the horse and was knocked unconscious.↗ · If someone is unconscious, call for help at once.↗ · She was unconscious during the operation.↗ · Put an unconscious person who is breathing on their side.↗ · Biting my nails is an unconscious habit.↗ · He was unconscious of the spider on his hat.↗ · The boxer lay unconscious for a minute.↗ · Doctors check how long the patient was unconscious.↗ · He was carried back to the castle, unconscious.↗

unconsciously — Everyday, meaning 1: Without knowing it, and not on purpose.↗ Example: She unconsciously hummed while she worked.↗ · The frog had unconsciously helped the princess.↗ · He unconsciously tapped his foot.↗

unconsciousness — Everyday, meaning 1: The state of being unconscious: not awake and not able to notice anything, for example after a bad fall or fainting.↗ Example: The blow to his head caused unconsciousness.↗ · First aiders check for breathing in cases of unconsciousness.↗ · She slipped into unconsciousness after the fall.↗ · Fainting is a short period of unconsciousness.↗ · The doctor asked how long the unconsciousness lasted.↗ · He drifted out of unconsciousness and opened his eyes.↗

unconsumed — Everyday, meaning 1: Unconsumed means not eaten, drunk or used up (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Unconsumed can describe fuel or energy that was not burned or used.↗ Example: Unconsumed food was given to the food bank.↗ · The scientists measured the unconsumed fuel.↗ · Half the meal was left unconsumed.↗ · Unconsumed medicine should be taken back to the pharmacy.↗ · The unconsumed electricity was stored in a battery.↗ · So they went indoors together and sat down, and the man brought out the bread, meat, and wine, which although he had eaten and drunk of them, were still unconsumed.↗

uncontrolled — Everyday, meaning 1: Uncontrolled means not controlled or held back; going on in a wild or dangerous way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Uncontrolled can mean not checked or managed by rules or people, like uncontrolled building.↗ Example: The uncontrolled fire spread through the forest.↗ · An uncontrolled dog chased the sheep.↗ · Press on a cut to stop uncontrolled bleeding.↗ · The car went into an uncontrolled skid.↗ · We burst into uncontrolled giggles.↗ · Uncontrolled variables make a science test unfair.↗ · His favourite haunts were grottoes, and his delight was to wander in uncontrolled freedom over rocks and mountains, following his various pursuits, ever cheerful, and usually very noisy.↗

unconventional — Everyday, meaning 1: Different from the usual or normal way of doing things; unusual and often new or surprising.↗ Example: Our art teacher has an unconventional way of teaching: we paint with sticks.↗ · She solved the puzzle in an unconventional way, but it worked.↗ · The house had an unconventional round shape.↗ · His unconventional clothes made everyone look twice.↗ · The coach tried an unconventional plan and the team won.↗ · Using a ruler as a bookmark is unconventional but handy.↗

uncooked — Everyday, meaning 1: Not cooked; raw.↗ e.g. "uncooked rice", "uncooked chicken".↗ Example: Do not eat uncooked chicken.↗ · Wash your hands after touching uncooked meat.↗ · Uncooked pasta is hard.↗ · We weighed the uncooked rice.↗ · Keep uncooked meat away from salad.↗ · Eating uncooked cookie dough can make you ill.↗

uncool — Everyday, meaning 1: (slang) Not fashionable or not stylish; embarrassing in front of friends.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (slang) Not fair or not kind: «That was really uncool of you.».↗ Example: My brother thinks it's uncool to hold Mum's hand.↗ · Wearing socks with sandals is so uncool, says my sister.↗ · Taking my last sweet without asking was really uncool.↗ · Dad's dancing is totally uncool.↗ · It's not uncool to ask for help.↗ · She didn't care if her lunchbox was uncool.↗

uncouple — Everyday, meaning 1: To separate two things that were joined, especially railway carriages, a trailer from a car, or wagons.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To separate two ideas or things that were linked.↗ Example: The workers uncoupled the last carriage.↗ · Dad uncoupled the caravan from the car.↗ · The engine was uncoupled and moved to the other end of the train.↗ · The farmer uncoupled the trailer in the field.↗ · The plan uncouples pay from hours worked.↗ · Never try to uncouple wagons yourself — it's dangerous.↗

uncouth — Everyday, meaning 1: Rude, rough and without good manners; behaving in a way that is not polite or refined.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: Unfamiliar, strange, or rough and unpolished in manner or sound.↗ Example: It is uncouth to talk with your mouth full.↗ · The uncouth guests shouted and threw food.↗ · His uncouth jokes upset the visitors.↗ · The weasels' uncouth songs echoed round Toad Hall.↗ · Don't be uncouth — say please.↗ · She was shocked by his uncouth manners.↗ · “Oh! those were uncouth birds,” answered the Parrot.↗ “They had no education, and talked of whatever came into their head.↗ (Andersen's Fairy Tales) · While watching these changes, the maiden was startled by the sound of an uncouth voice, which seemed to issue from below the self-bored stone, close beside her.↗ (More English Fairy Tales) · Midas, king of Phrygia, alone demurred at this decision, having the bad taste to prefer the uncouth tones of the Pan's pipe to the refined melodies of Apollo's lyre.↗ (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome)

uncover — Everyday, meaning 1: To uncover something is to take a cover or lid off it so it can be seen.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To uncover something is to find something that was hidden, buried or secret.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To uncover a crime, plot or truth is to find out about it.↗ Example: Uncover the dish and let it cool.↗ · The archaeologists uncovered an old Roman coin.↗ · The wind uncovered the footprints in the sand.↗ · The detective uncovered the thief's secret plan.↗ · Reporters uncovered the truth about the company.↗ · We uncovered a box of old photos in the attic.↗ · Scientists uncovered the bones of a dinosaur.↗ · Please keep the paint uncovered for only a minute.↗ · ‘Uncover me,’ and she lifted the lid, and the little grey snake slid rapidly to the ground.↗ · The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.↗ (Torah LEV.18.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.↗ (Torah LEV.18.16, JPS 1917)↗ · A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt.↗ (Torah DEU.22.30, JPS 1917)↗ · Who can uncover the face of his garment?↗ (Writings JOB.41.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.↗ (Prophets JER.13.26, JPS 1917)↗ · Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.↗ (Prophets ISA.47.2, JPS 1917)↗

uncovered — Everyday, meaning 1: Uncovered means not covered, open or bare: an uncovered pot.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Uncovered is the past form of uncover: took the cover off.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Uncovered also means found or discovered something hidden: they uncovered a secret.↗ Example: What part of the floor is uncovered?↗ · The rug covers 6 square meters of a 10 square meter floor, so 4 square meters are uncovered.↗ · 4 boxes are uncovered.↗ · She uncovered 3 cards.↗ · The scientists uncovered a dinosaur skeleton.↗ · Don't leave food uncovered in summer.↗ · The detective uncovered the thief's plan.↗ · At these words, Ali Cogia presented the vase to the Caliph, and uncovered it.↗ · And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.↗ (Torah GEN.9.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt.↗ (Torah DEU.27.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.↗ (Torah EXO.20.26, JPS 1917)↗ · And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.↗ (Prophets ISA.22.6, JPS 1917)↗ · In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.↗ (Prophets EZK.22.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen; I will take vengeance, and will let no man intercede.↗ (Prophets ISA.47.3, JPS 1917)↗

unction — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) Unction is the act of anointing someone with holy oil as a sign of God's blessing, for example for the sick.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal, disapproving) Unction is a way of talking that is too smooth, oily and falsely serious or polite.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: With unction means speaking with great warmth and feeling, as if you really enjoy what you are saying.↗ Example: The priest gave unction to the dying man.↗ · Kings were anointed with holy oil, a kind of unction.↗ · He spoke with great unction about his own goodness.↗ · The anointing of the sick was once called extreme unction.↗ · The salesman's unction made us distrust him.↗ · Christians believe the oil is a sign of God's care.↗

uncurl — Everyday, meaning 1: To uncurl means to open out or straighten from a curled shape: a hedgehog uncurls when it feels safe.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To uncurl something means to straighten it out, like uncurling your fingers or a rolled-up poster.↗ Example: The hedgehog uncurled when the dog went away.↗ · Fern leaves uncurl in spring like little green springs.↗ · The cat uncurled and stretched in the sunshine.↗ · Slowly uncurl your fingers to show what you are holding.↗ · We uncurled the old map and pinned it on the wall.↗ · A woodlouse rolls into a ball and uncurls when it feels safe.↗ · And then the dragon uncurled himself from around the North Pole, and stretched his long, icy length over the snow, and said: "This is something like!↗

uncut — Everyday, meaning 1: Uncut means not cut: uncut grass, uncut hair, an uncut cake.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An uncut film, book or speech is complete, with no parts taken out.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An uncut diamond or gem has not yet been shaped and polished.↗ Example: The grass was long and uncut.↗ · We bought an uncut loaf of bread.↗ · Hand out the uncut paper to each group.↗ · This is the uncut version of the film.↗ · An uncut diamond looks like a cloudy pebble.↗ · His hair was uncut for months.↗ · The eldest princess sees that "the picture is that of a monster, with dishevelled hair, and uncut nails, and unwiped nose," and cries:↗

undamaged — Everyday, meaning 1: Undamaged means not harmed or broken; still in good condition.↗ Example: The vase fell but was undamaged.↗ · Luckily our house was undamaged by the storm.↗ · The parcel arrived undamaged.↗ · You can return undamaged items to the shop.↗ · The car was undamaged after the bump.↗ · The old church survived the fire undamaged.↗ · Sentaro was amazed to see that it had remained undamaged after all these years.↗

undaunted — Everyday, meaning 1: Not frightened or put off, even when things look hard or dangerous.↗ Example: The undaunted girl climbed the mountain.↗ · Undaunted, the boy stepped into the dark forest.↗ · He stayed undaunted in the storm.↗

undecided — Everyday, meaning 1: Undecided means not yet having made up your mind: «I'm undecided about which club to join.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Undecided also means not yet settled or fixed: «The date of the trip is still undecided.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An undecided game or match has not been won yet.↗ Example: I'm still undecided about what to wear to the party.↗ · In our class vote, 12 said yes, 9 said no and 4 were undecided.↗ · The winner of the baking contest is still undecided.↗ · Mum was undecided between the blue and the green car.↗ · Undecided voters can change who wins an election.↗ · The match was undecided until the last minute.↗ · He was undecided, and knew not if he were worthy of this, but the doves counselled him to do it, and at length he said yes.↗

undecorated — Everyday, meaning 1: Undecorated means plain, with no decorations or ornaments.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of a soldier) Undecorated means not given any medals.↗ Example: The cake was still undecorated when the guests arrived.↗ · We painted the undecorated clay pots.↗ · The church walls were plain and undecorated.↗ · The Christmas tree stood undecorated in the corner.↗ · He was a brave but undecorated soldier.↗ · An undecorated room can look bare.↗

undefiled — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Pure and clean, with no stain or spoiling.↗ Example: My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice one of her that bore her.↗ (Writings SNG.6.9, JPS 1917)↗ · I sleep, but my heart waketh; Hark! my beloved knocketh: 'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.'↗ (Writings SNG.5.2, JPS 1917)↗

undefined — Everyday, meaning 1: Undefined means not clearly explained, described or fixed, like an undefined plan.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Undefined means without a clear shape or outline.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) A calculation is undefined when it has no meaning or answer, like dividing a number by zero.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (computing) A variable or value is undefined when it has not been given a value yet.↗ Example: Dividing a number by zero is undefined.↗ · The shape had undefined edges in the fog.↗ · Her job in the team was still undefined.↗ · The program printed «undefined» because the box was empty.↗ · The rules of the new game were undefined, so we argued.↗ · The muscles were undefined under his baggy shirt.↗ · He was the first {212} to introduce the art of sculpture in its higher development, for before his time statues were merely rude representations, having the limbs altogether undefined.↗