📖 U — The English dictionary · page 8

undiscovered — Everyday, meaning 1: Undiscovered means not yet found or known about by anyone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Undiscovered can mean not yet famous or noticed, as an undiscovered talent.↗ Example: There may be thousands of undiscovered insects in the rainforest.↗ · The pirates' treasure remained undiscovered for hundreds of years.↗ · The deep ocean is full of undiscovered creatures.↗ · Our secret den stayed undiscovered all summer.↗ · She was an undiscovered singer until the talent show.↗ · The planet was undiscovered until astronomers saw it through a telescope.↗ · If no adventurer were cast on the undiscovered island--it would remain undiscovered.↗

undisputed — Everyday, meaning 1: Undisputed means accepted by everyone, so no one argues about it: «the undisputed champion».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It also means certainly true and not questioned: «an undisputed fact».↗ Example: She is the undisputed chess champion of our school.↗ · It is an undisputed fact that the Earth goes round the Sun.↗ · The lion is the undisputed king of the pride.↗ · Our cat is the undisputed boss of the house.↗ · The boxer became the undisputed world champion.↗ · His talent for drawing is undisputed.↗ · The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery.↗

undissolved — Everyday, meaning 1: Undissolved means not dissolved: still solid in a liquid, not mixed in so that it disappears.↗ Example: Some sugar was left undissolved at the bottom of the cup.↗ · Sand stays undissolved in water.↗ · Filter the mixture to remove the undissolved solid.↗ · Stir longer if there are undissolved crystals.↗ · Warm water leaves less salt undissolved.↗ · The undissolved tablet sat in the glass.↗ · Record how much stayed undissolved.↗

undistributed — Everyday, meaning 1: Not shared out or given out yet: undistributed money, undistributed food.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (business) Profits kept by a company instead of being paid to the owners.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (logic) A term not covering all members of its group, as in «the undistributed middle», a mistake in reasoning.↗ Example: The charity had 200 undistributed food parcels.↗ · Of 64 leaflets, 50 were given out, so 14 remained undistributed.↗ · The prize money is still undistributed.↗ · Undistributed profits stay in the company.↗ · Some medicine stayed undistributed in the warehouse.↗ · «All cats have legs; all dogs have legs; so all dogs are cats» — the error of the undistributed middle.↗

undisturbed — Everyday, meaning 1: Undisturbed means not interrupted or bothered: she slept undisturbed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Undisturbed also means not moved or changed: the dust lay undisturbed.↗ Example: The baby slept undisturbed all night.↗ · The ancient tomb lay undisturbed for centuries.↗ · Please leave the bird's nest undisturbed.↗ · I like to read undisturbed in my room.↗ · The snow was undisturbed until we ran across it.↗ · The forest remained undisturbed by people.↗ · Only Wildrose was undisturbed, and slept sweetly through it all.↗

undivided — Everyday, meaning 1: Undivided attention or support is complete and given to only one thing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something undivided is whole and not split into parts.↗ Example: Please give me your undivided attention.↗ · The baby needed her mother's undivided attention.↗ · The coach had the team's undivided attention.↗ · The farm was passed down undivided to the eldest son.↗ · The fans gave the team their undivided support.↗ · Put your phone away so the speaker gets your undivided attention.↗ · Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.↗ (Writings PSA.119.80, JPS 1917)↗

undo — Everyday, meaning 1: To undo is to turn something back to how it was before.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To undo is to open something that is tied or fastened, like a knot, a button or a zip.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: On a computer, Undo cancels the last thing you did.↗ Example: Dividing undoes multiplying: 3 × 4 = 12, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4.↗ · Adding 5 undoes taking 5 away.↗ · To find the start, undo each change.↗ · Can you undo this knot in my shoelace?↗ · Undo your top button if you feel hot.↗ · Press undo to bring back the deleted word.↗ · You cannot undo a mean word once it is said.↗ · Subtracting 7 undoes adding 7.↗ · But he could not undo the string.↗ · Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the fetters of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?↗ (Prophets ISA.58.6, JPS 1917)↗

undocumented — Everyday, meaning 1: Undocumented means not written down or recorded anywhere.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An undocumented person (often a migrant) is living in a country without the official papers that allow them to be there; this is a polite term.↗ Example: Much of the village's history is undocumented.↗ · The game has an undocumented secret level.↗ · Many undocumented workers pick fruit on farms.↗ · The scientist's early experiments were undocumented, so no one could check them.↗ · Undocumented migrants can find it hard to see a doctor.↗ · This bug is undocumented, so please write it up.↗

undone — Everyday, meaning 1: Undone means not fastened or tied: an undone shoelace, button or zip.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Undone means not finished or not done: work left undone.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In old stories, «undone» means ruined or defeated.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Something that cannot be undone cannot be changed back to how it was.↗ Example: Your shoelace is undone — tie it before you trip.↗ · His top button came undone.↗ · Some jobs were left undone.↗ · The knot came undone in the wind.↗ · I clicked undo, and the change was undone.↗ · Her zip was undone.↗ · What is done cannot be undone.↗ · And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.↗ (Torah NUM.17.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; he hath given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, unto Sihon king of the Amorites.↗ (Torah NUM.21.29, JPS 1917)↗ · My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.↗ (Writings PSA.119.139, JPS 1917)↗ · These things will I do, and I will not leave them undone.↗ (Prophets ISA.42.16, JPS 1917)↗ · For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion: 'How are we undone!↗ (Prophets JER.9.18, JPS 1917)↗

undoubtedly — Everyday, meaning 1: Undoubtedly means certainly, without any doubt; it is sure to be true.↗ Example: She is undoubtedly the fastest runner in the school.↗ · It will undoubtedly rain tomorrow.↗ · Toad was undoubtedly the richest animal on the river.↗ · Undoubtedly, this is the best pizza I've had.↗ · The dog was undoubtedly hungry.↗ · Exercise is undoubtedly good for you.↗ · But undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw.↗ · But this arrangement is undoubtedly an interpolation of a later time, as the author of the book "Yezirah" lived many years before Ptolemy.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · III, 2, prove undoubtedly that he had no knowledge whatever of natural science, and therefore his annotations on the book "Yezirah" are of little or no use at all.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · The Sefer Yetzirah and the Hilclmt Yetzirali. mentioned in these passages are undoubtedly our original Sefer Yetzirah, from which was borrowed the Baraitha beginning with the words of the Sefer Yetzirah: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

undress — Everyday, meaning 1: To take off your clothes, or to take someone's clothes off (like a baby or doll).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun, formal or jokey) «in a state of undress» means not fully dressed.↗ Example: Undress and get into your pyjamas.↗ · Mum undressed the baby for the bath.↗ · We undressed quickly in the changing room.↗ · The doctor asked him to undress to the waist.↗ · He got undressed and jumped into bed.↗ · She answered the door in a state of undress.↗ · She undressed herself and got into the water.↗ · A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.↗ (Torah LEV.25.11, JPS 1917)↗ · That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.↗ (Torah LEV.25.5, JPS 1917)↗

undue — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Undue means more than is needed, right or sensible; too much.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) Undue can also mean not yet owed or due to be paid.↗ Example: Try not to put undue pressure on yourself before the test.↗ · The bus arrived without undue delay.↗ · The loud phone drew undue attention to him.↗ · Doctors said there was no cause for undue worry.↗ · Don't place undue weight on one leg after the sprain.↗ · The coach gave undue praise to only one player.↗

undulate — Everyday, meaning 1: To undulate is to move up and down or side to side in smooth waves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Land or a surface that undulates has a gentle wavy shape, with soft rises and dips.↗ Example: The snake undulated across the sand.↗ · The road undulated over gentle hills.↗ · Seaweed undulates in the waves.↗ · We walked through undulating farmland.↗ · The flag undulated in the breeze.↗ · A ribbon undulated behind the gymnast.↗ · Upon my word, as the head came waving and undulating through the air, and reaching almost within arm's length of Prince Jason, it was a very hideous and uncomfortable sight.↗

unduly — Everyday, meaning 1: Unduly means more than is right, necessary or reasonable; too much (formal).↗ Example: Don't be unduly worried about the test.↗ · The punishment was unduly harsh.↗ · The teacher was not unduly concerned about the noise.↗ · Prices were unduly high.↗ · He was unduly proud of his small win.↗ · Please don't be unduly alarmed.↗

undyed — Everyday, meaning 1: Undyed means not coloured with dye; still its natural colour, like undyed wool or cotton.↗ Example: The sheep's wool was undyed and creamy white.↗ · We bought undyed cotton bags to decorate in art.↗ · Undyed yarn looks natural and soft.↗ · Natural honey is undyed – its colour comes from the flowers.↗ · Some people prefer undyed hair.↗ · The class dipped undyed fabric into beetroot juice.↗

undying — Everyday, meaning 1: Lasting for ever; never fading or ending.↗ Example: The queen swore undying love to her people.↗ · He held an undying hatred for his rival.↗ · Their friendship was undying.↗

unearthly — Everyday, meaning 1: Strange and eerie, as if it belonged to a world other than ours.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) Very early or very late: at an unearthly hour.↗ Example: An unearthly howl came from the hill.↗ · The maiden's eyes shone with an unearthly light.↗ · Why are you up at this unearthly hour?↗

uneasily — Everyday, meaning 1: Uneasily means in a worried, nervous or uncomfortable way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Uneasily can also mean awkwardly or not settled, like two things sitting uneasily together.↗ Example: She looked around uneasily in the dark corridor.↗ · He laughed uneasily at the strange joke.↗ · The dog sniffed the air uneasily.↗ · Tom shifted uneasily in his seat when the teacher asked who did it.↗ · The two ideas sit uneasily together.↗ · We waited uneasily for the test results.↗

uneasiness — Everyday, meaning 1: A worried or uncomfortable feeling; not feeling calm or sure that all is well.↗ Example: I felt a little uneasiness before the test.↗ · An uneasiness spread through the hall.↗ · Her uneasiness grew when the door creaked.↗

uneasy — Everyday, meaning 1: Uneasy means worried, nervous or uncomfortable, feeling that something is wrong.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Uneasy also means not settled or likely to change («an uneasy peace»).↗ Example: I felt uneasy when the stranger kept looking at me.↗ · The dog seemed uneasy before the storm.↗ · There was an uneasy silence after the argument.↗ · If you feel uneasy, trust that feeling and tell an adult.↗ · She was uneasy about leaving her little brother alone.↗ · The deep, dark woods made him uneasy.↗ · The two teams had an uneasy truce.↗ · My tummy felt uneasy before the test.↗ · Along the way he felt very uneasy.↗

uneducated — Everyday, meaning 1: Uneducated means having had little or no schooling or education.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Uneducated can also describe speech, writing or guesses that show little knowledge.↗ Example: In Victorian times many poor children were uneducated.↗ · Free schools mean fewer people grow up uneducated.↗ · Being uneducated is not the same as being unintelligent.↗ · My first answer was just an uneducated guess.↗ · Malala fought so girls would not stay uneducated.↗ · Calling someone uneducated because of their accent is unfair.↗ · The robbers were all uneducated, and thought that the leader was merely singing a song as usual.↗

unemployed — Everyday, meaning 1: Unemployed means not having a paid job, though able and wanting to work.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The unemployed are all the people without jobs.↗ Example: My uncle has been unemployed since the factory closed.↗ · The unemployed can get help to find new jobs.↗ · She was unemployed for a few months, then found work.↗ · If 5 of 100 workers are unemployed, that is 5 percent.↗ · He's not unemployed; he's between jobs, he says.↗ · Many people became unemployed when the mine shut.↗

unemployment — Everyday, meaning 1: Unemployment is when people who want a job and can work cannot find one.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Unemployment is also the number or share of people in a country who have no job but are looking for one.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US, Canada) «Unemployment» can mean money from the government for people who lost their job, as in «he's on unemployment».↗ Example: Unemployment went up when the steelworks closed.↗ · The unemployment rate fell to four per cent.↗ · Dad was out of work for months, and unemployment made things tight at home.↗ · The government helps people during unemployment with benefits.↗ · In the old story, unemployment meant long queues for food.↗ · Training new skills can help people out of unemployment.↗ · The news said unemployment is lower in the south.↗