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- uncool adjective (uncool; informal)
Not fashionable or not stylish; embarrassing in front of friends. - uncouple verb (uncouple, uncouples, uncoupled, uncoupling)
To separate two things that were joined, especially railway carriages, a trailer from a car, or wagons. - uncouth adjective (uncouth)
1) Rude, rough and without good manners; behaving in a way that is not polite or refined. - uncover verb (uncover, uncovers, uncovered, uncovering)
To uncover something is to take a cover or lid off it so it can be seen. - uncovered adjective, verb form (uncover, uncovered)
Uncovered means not covered, open or bare: an uncovered pot. - unction noun (unction — uncountable)
Unction is the act of anointing someone with holy oil as a sign of God's blessing, for example for the sick. - uncurl verb (uncurl, uncurls, uncurled, uncurling)
To uncurl means to open out or straighten from a curled shape: a hedgehog uncurls when it feels safe. - uncut adjective (uncut)
Uncut means not cut: uncut grass, uncut hair, an uncut cake. - undamaged adjective
1) Undamaged means not harmed or broken; still in good condition. - undaunted adjective
Not frightened or put off, even when things look hard or dangerous. - undecided adjective (undecided)
Undecided means not yet having made up your mind: «I'm undecided about which club to join.». - undecorated adjective
1) Undecorated means plain, with no decorations or ornaments. 2) (of a soldier) Undecorated means not given any medals. - undefined adjective (undefined)
Undefined means not clearly explained, described or fixed, like an undefined plan. - undeniable adjective
So clear or true that nobody can say it is not so: undeniable proof. - under preposition, adverb (under); adjective (under — rare)
Under means below something, or covered by it. - underachieve verb (underachieve, underachieves, underachieved, underachieving)
1) To underachieve is to do less well than you are able to, especially at school or work. - underarm adjective (an underarm throw); adverb (throw it underarm); noun (the underarm, underarms)
Underarm describes throwing or hitting with your hand below shoulder level, swinging the arm forwards and up. - underbrush noun (plural rarely used)
Small bushes and plants growing under big trees in a wood. - undercharge verb (undercharge, undercharges, undercharged, undercharging)
To undercharge means to ask someone to pay less than the real or correct price, often by mistake. - undercoat noun (an undercoat, undercoats); verb (undercoat, undercoats, undercoated, undercoating — rare)
An undercoat is a first layer of paint put on before the top layer, to help the top coat stick and look smooth. - undercover adjective (undercover); adverb (undercover)
Undercover means working secretly, pretending to be someone else, to find out information, as police or spies do. - underdog noun (an underdog, underdogs)
The underdog is the person or team that is expected to lose a contest. - underemployed adjective
Underemployed means having a job with fewer hours than you want. - underestimate verb (underestimate, underestimates, underestimated, underestimating); noun (an underestimate, underestimates)
To underestimate means to guess that an amount, size or time is smaller than it really is: «I underestimated how long the walk would take.». - underfoot adverb
Under your feet, on the ground where you walk. - underfur noun (underfur — uncountable)
1) Underfur is the soft, thick, short fur close to the skin of some animals, under the longer outer hairs, which keeps them warm and dry. - undergo verb (undergo, undergoes, underwent, undergone, undergoing)
1) (formal) To undergo something is to go through or experience it, especially something unpleasant or difficult, such as an operation, a… - underground adjective (underground); adverb (underground); noun (the underground)
Underground means below the surface of the ground. - undergrowth noun (undergrowth — uncountable)
1) Undergrowth is the bushes, ferns, small plants and tangled stems that grow thickly under the trees in a wood or forest. - underline verb (underline, underlines, underlined, underlining); noun (an underline)
To underline is to draw a line under a word or words to show they are important or to mark a title. - underlying adjective; also verb form (the -ing form of «underlie»)
Underlying means real but hidden; it is the true reason behind something: the underlying cause. - undermine verb (undermine, undermines, undermined, undermining)
To undermine something is to make it weaker little by little, often secretly. - underneath preposition (underneath the table); adverb (look underneath); noun (the underneath — the bottom side, informal); adjective (the underneath part)
Directly below or under something, often covered or hidden by it. - underpants noun (underpants — plural only; a pair of underpants)
Underpants are a piece of underwear worn under trousers or a skirt, covering the bottom and the private parts. - underpass noun (an underpass, underpasses)
1) An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely. - underperforming adjective and verb (underperform, underperforms, underperformed, underperforming)
1) (jargon, euphemism) doing badly; not as good as expected or needed. 2) (finance) making less money than others. - underprivileged adjective; noun (the underprivileged — people)
1) Underprivileged means having less money, fewer chances and fewer good things in life than most people. - underrate verb (underrates, underrated, underrating)
To think that someone or something is worth less than it really is. - undersea adjective; adverb (rare)
1) Undersea means below the surface of the sea or happening under the sea. - underside noun (the underside, undersides)
1) The underside is the bottom side or surface of something, the part facing down. - understand verb (understand, understands, understood, understanding)
To understand is to know what something means or how it works. - understandable adjective
Understandable means easy to understand; clear. - understate verb (understate, understates, understated, understating)
To understate means to say that something is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is. - understatement noun (an understatement, understatements; understatement — uncountable)
An understatement is a way of saying something that makes it sound smaller, weaker or less important than it really is. - understood verb, past tense and past participle of «understand» (understand, understands, understood, understanding); adjective (understood)
Understood is the past of «understand»: knew or got the meaning of something. - undertake verb (undertake, undertakes, undertook, undertaken, undertaking) — formal
To agree to do a piece of work or take on a job or task, often a big or hard one. - undertaker noun (an undertaker, undertakers)
1) A person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals; in the US also called a funeral director… - undertaking noun (an undertaking, undertakings); verb form (present participle of undertake: undertake, undertakes, undertook, undertaken, undertaking)
1) A big or difficult job or project. 2) (formal) A promise to do something. 3) The work of an undertaker (arranging funerals). - undertone noun (plural undertones)
1) A quiet, low voice used so others cannot hear: speak in an undertone. 2) A hidden feeling or meaning under the words. - underwater adjective (underwater); adverb (underwater)
1) Underwater means below the surface of water, or done or used under water. - underwear noun (underwear — uncountable)
1) Underwear is the clothing you wear next to your skin, under your other clothes, like pants, knickers, briefs, vests and bras. - underwood noun (no plural) (an old word)
Low bushes and shrubs growing under the tall trees of a wood. - underworld noun (plural underworlds)
1) In fairy tales, a land under the ground where kings and magic beings live. 2) The land of the dead. - undeserved adjective (undeserved); adverb «undeservedly»
1) Not deserved; not earned or fair, whether good or bad: an undeserved punishment, an undeserved prize. - undesirable adjective (undesirable); noun (an undesirable, undesirables — old, rude)
Not wanted because it is bad, harmful or unpleasant: undesirable side effects. - undetected adjective (undetected)
1) Not noticed, found or discovered. 2) Not found by a test or a machine: «The illness went undetected.» - undigested adjective (undigested)
Not broken down by the body yet, or not broken down at all. - undignified adjective (undignified)
1) Making you look silly or embarrassed; not calm, proper or serious. - undiminished adjective (undiminished; formal)
1) Not made smaller, weaker or less; still as strong as before. - undisclosed adjective (undisclosed)
1) Undisclosed means not told or not made public; kept secret. - undiscovered adjective (undiscovered)
1) Undiscovered means not yet found or known about by anyone. 2) Undiscovered can mean not yet famous or noticed, as an undiscovered talent. - undisputed adjective (undisputed)
Undisputed means accepted by everyone, so no one argues about it: «the undisputed champion». - undissolved adjective (undissolved)
1) Undissolved means not dissolved: still solid in a liquid, not mixed in so that it disappears. - undistributed adjective (undistributed) — formal
Not shared out or given out yet: undistributed money, undistributed food. - undisturbed adjective; adverb
Undisturbed means not interrupted or bothered: she slept undisturbed. - undivided adjective (undivided)
1) Undivided attention or support is complete and given to only one thing. 2) Something undivided is whole and not split into parts. - undo verb (undo, undoes, undid, undone, undoing)
To undo is to turn something back to how it was before. - undocumented adjective (undocumented)
Undocumented means not written down or recorded anywhere. - undone adjective; past participle of the verb «undo» (undo, undoes, undid, undone, undoing)
Undone means not fastened or tied: an undone shoelace, button or zip. - undoubtedly adverb
1) Undoubtedly means certainly, without any doubt; it is sure to be true. - undress verb (undress, undresses, undressed, undressing); noun (in a state of undress)
To take off your clothes, or to take someone's clothes off (like a baby or doll). - undue adjective (undue)
1) (formal) Undue means more than is needed, right or sensible; too much. 2) (old use) Undue can also mean not yet owed or due to be paid. - undulate verb (undulate, undulates, undulated, undulating)
To undulate is to move up and down or side to side in smooth waves. - unduly adverb
1) Unduly means more than is right, necessary or reasonable; too much (formal). - undyed adjective (undyed)
1) Undyed means not coloured with dye; still its natural colour, like undyed wool or cotton. - undying adjective
1) Lasting for ever; never fading or ending. - unearthly adjective
1) Strange and eerie, as if it belonged to a world other than ours. 2) (informal) Very early or very late: at an unearthly hour. - uneasily adverb (uneasily)
Uneasily means in a worried, nervous or uncomfortable way. - uneasiness noun
A worried or uncomfortable feeling; not feeling calm or sure that all is well. - uneasy adjective (uneasy, more uneasy or uneasier, uneasiest)
Uneasy means worried, nervous or uncomfortable, feeling that something is wrong. - uneducated adjective (uneducated)
Uneducated means having had little or no schooling or education. - unemployed adjective (unemployed); noun (the unemployed — people without jobs)
1) Unemployed means not having a paid job, though able and wanting to work. 2) The unemployed are all the people without jobs. - unemployment noun (unemployment, uncountable)
Unemployment is when people who want a job and can work cannot find one. - unending adjective
Going on and on, with no end. - unequal adjective (unequal, more unequal); adverb unequally
Unequal means not the same in size, amount or value. - unequalled adjective
Better than all others; no one else is as good. - unequally adverb
Not in equal amounts or shares; some parts are bigger than others. - unesco proper noun (UNESCO, an acronym)
1) UNESCO is a part of the United Nations that works for education, science and culture around the world; its name is short for the United… - uneven adjective (uneven, more uneven, most uneven)
1) Not flat, smooth or level: an uneven path. 2) Not the same in size, amount or quality; not equal: uneven teams. 3) (US, maths… - unevenly adverb
1) Unevenly means not in an equal or smooth way: some parts more and some less, or bumpy rather than flat. - unevenness noun (unevenness — uncountable)
Unevenness is the state of not being flat, smooth or level, like bumps on a road. - uneventful adjective (uneventful; more uneventful, most uneventful)
An uneventful time is one when nothing special, exciting or bad happens. - unexpected adjective (unexpected); adverb unexpectedly; noun the unexpected
Not expected; surprising because you did not think it would happen. - unexpectedly adverb (unexpectedly)
1) Unexpectedly means in a way that nobody expected or planned; as a surprise. - unfailing adjective
Never stopping or running out; always there when needed. - unfair adjective (unfair, more unfair, most unfair)
1) Unfair means not fair: not treating people equally or in a right and honest way, or not following the rules. - unfairly adverb
1) Unfairly means in a way that is not fair, not right or not equal for everyone. - unfairness noun (unfairness; uncountable)
1) The quality of not being fair; treating people in an unequal or unjust way. 2) An example of being unfair. - unfaithful adjective (unfaithful)
Unfaithful means not loyal; breaking a promise or letting down someone who trusted you. - unfaithfulness noun
Not being loyal or true to a friend, partner or promise.
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