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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • u-turnnounB2A complete reversal of direction or of policy.
  • ugliness/ˈʌɡlinɪs/nounB2The quality of being unpleasant to look at.
  • unboxingnounB2The experience of opening a product for the first time.
  • undecided/ˌʌndɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/adjectiveB12 meaningsNot having made a choice yet.
  • undercut/ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt/<q:noun>nounB2+2 meaningsShort sides with longer hair left on top.
  • understanding/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/
noun
A2+
2 meanings
A grasp of what something means.
  • understatement/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/nounB2Saying less than the case deserves.
  • underworld/ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/nounB2The world of organised crime, or the land of the dead.
  • unemployed/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no paid work but wanting it.
  • unhappinessnounB2A settled state of not being happy.
  • uniform/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/nounA22 meaningsA set of identical clothes worn by members of a group.
  • union/ˈjuː.njən/nounB14 meaningsAn organisation of workers formed to protect their pay and working conditions.
  • union representativenounB2The worker chosen to speak for colleagues.
  • unity/ˈjuːnɪti/nounB2The state of being joined into one whole.
  • unsubscribe ratenounB2What share chose to stop receiving your email.
  • upbringing/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/nounB2The way your parents raised you and the values they taught.
  • upgrade/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/<q:noun>nounB22 meaningsA move to a better class of seat, room or service.
  • uphill battlenounB2A struggle that is hard the whole way.
  • uproar/ˈʌpɹɔː/nounB22 meaningsA loud noise of shouting and angry protest.
  • upset/ˈʌp.sɛt/adjectiveA24 meaningsSad or shaken by something that happened.
  • upturn/ˈʌp.tɜːn/nounB2An improvement in trade or fortunes.
  • urge/ɜːd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo try hard to persuade someone to do something.
  • urgency/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/nounB2The need for something to be dealt with at once.
  • urinal/jʊəˈraɪnəl/nounB2A fitting in a lavatory for men to pass water into.
  • usage/ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsHow something is used, especially language.
  • use/juːs/verbA15 meaningsTo do something with an object, a method or a skill in order to get a result.
  • usher/ˈʌʃəɹ/nounB23 meaningsA person who shows people to their seats at a cinema, theatre, church or wedding.
  • utility billnounB2The demand for payment for gas, water or power.
  • uzbekistannounB2The Central Asian country of Samarkand on the old Silk Road.