Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
unapt |
adjective |
Inapt; slow; dull., Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate., Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed. |
unarm |
verb t. |
To disarm., To puff off, or lay down, one’s arms or armor. |
unbag |
verb t. |
To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or bags. |
unbar |
verb t. |
To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate. |
unbay |
verb t. |
To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open. |
unbed |
verb t. |
To raise or rouse from bed. |
unbid |
adjective |
Alt. of Unbidden |
unbit |
verb t. |
To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. |
unbow |
verb t. |
To unbend. |
unbox |
verb t. |
To remove from a box or boxes. |
unboy |
verb t. |
To divest of the traits of a boy. |
uncap |
verb t. |
To remove a cap or cover from. |
uncia |
noun |
A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce., A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. |
uncle |
noun |
The brother of one’s father or mother; also applied to an aunt’s husband; — the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship., A pawnbroker. |
uncus |
noun |
A hook or claw. |
uncut |
adjective |
Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; — said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding., Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond. |
undam |
verb t. |
To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. |
under |
preposition |
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; — opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house., Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity., Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short., Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep., Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion., In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; — used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail., Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; — generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff. |
undid |
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imp. of Undo. |
undue |
adjective |
Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond., Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding., Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law. |
unfit |
verb t. |
To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy beings., Not fit; unsuitable. |
unfix |
verb t. |
To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections., To make fluid; to dissolve. |
unget |
verb t. |
To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. |
ungka |
noun |
The siamang; — called also ungka ape. |
ungod |
verb t. |
To deprive of divinity; to undeify., To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a god; to make atheistical. |
ungot |
adjective |
Alt. of Ungotten |
unhap |
noun |
Ill luck; misfortune. |
unhat |
verb t. & i. |
To take off the hat of; to remove one’s hat, especially as a mark of respect. |
uniat |
noun |
Alt. of Uniate |
unify |
verb t. |
To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. |
union |
noun |
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination., Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord., That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union., A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together., A large, fine pearl., A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain., A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection., A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. |
unite |
verb t. |
To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies., Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach., To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together., To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition., United; joint; as, unite consent. |
unity |
noun |
The state of being one; oneness., Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine., Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity., In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition., Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character., The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy. |
unked |
adjective |
Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth., Lonely; dreary; unkard. |
unkle |
noun |
See Uncle. |
unlap |
verb t. |
To unfold. |
unlaw |
verb t. |
To deprive of the authority or character of law., To put beyond protection of law; to outlaw., To impose a fine upon; to fine., Any transgression or offense against the law., A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law. |
unlay |
verb t. |
To untwist; as, to unlay a rope. |
unman |
verb t. |
To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like., To emasculate; to deprive of virility., To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish., To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship. |
unmew |
verb t. |
To release from confinement or restraint. |
unnun |
verb t. |
To remove from condition of being a nun. |
unoil |
verb t. |
To remove the oil from. |
unpay |
verb t. |
To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. |
unpeg |
verb t. |
To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. |
unpen |
verb t. |
To release from a pen or from confinement. |
unpin |
verb t. |
To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame. |
unrig |
verb t. |
To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. |
unrip |
verb t. |
To rip; to cut open. |
unsad |
adjective |
Unsteady; fickle. |
unsay |
verb t. |
To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said. |
unset |
adjective |
Not set; not fixed or appointed. |
unsew |
verb t. |
To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of. |
unsex |
verb t. |
To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one’s sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman. |
unsin |
verb t. |
To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless. |
untie |
verb t. |
To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot., To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind., To resolve; to unfold; to clear., To become untied or loosed. |
until |
preposition |
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unwit |
verb t. |
To deprive of wit., Want of wit or understanding; ignorance. |