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

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  • unify/ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/verbC1To bring separate things together as one.
  • uninspiring/ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Failing to stir any interest or enthusiasm.
  • unison/ˈjunɪsən/nounC1Simultaneous performance of the same notes or actions.
  • universal designnounC1Designing so that everybody can use something.
  • universality/ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/nounC1The quality of applying to everybody everywhere.
  • unkempt/ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/
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Untidy and uncared for.
  • unmanageableadjectiveC1Too difficult or too large to control.
  • unmanned/ʌnˈmænd/adjectiveC1Operating with nobody on board.
  • unmask/ʌnˈmæsk/verbC1To reveal who somebody really is.
  • unmolestedadjectiveC1Left alone and not interfered with.
  • unnatural/ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot produced by nature; against the ordinary order of nature.
  • unorthodox/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/adjectiveC1Not following the usual or accepted way.
  • unpack/ʌnˈpæk/verbB12 meaningsTo take things out of a case or box.
  • unpalatableadjectiveC1Unpleasant to eat, or hard to accept.
  • unparalleledadjectiveC1Greater than anything else of its kind.
  • unperturbedadjectiveC1Not worried by what is going on.
  • unplug/ʌnˈplʌɡ/verbC12 meaningsTo disconnect something by removing its plug.
  • unprecedented/ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/adjectiveC1Never having happened before in all history.
  • unpretentious/ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/adjectiveC1Modest, and making no show of importance.
  • unravel/(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævəl/verbC22 meaningsTo come apart thread by thread.
  • unremarkable[ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩]adjectiveB22 meaningsOrdinary, with nothing striking about it.
  • unrivalledadjectiveC1Better than anything else of its kind.
  • unruly/ʌnˈɹuːli/adjectiveC1Refusing to be controlled.
  • unscrupulous/ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/adjectiveC1Willing to act dishonestly without any qualms.
  • unseemlyadjectiveC1Not proper for the occasion.
  • unsettle/ʌnˈsɛtəl/verbC1To make somebody feel anxious or uneasy.
  • unsettling/ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ/adjectiveC1Making you uneasy without quite knowing why.
  • unsung/ˌʌnˈsʌŋ/adjectiveC1Deserving praise but never given it.
  • unsustainableadjectiveC1Impossible to keep going at the present rate.
  • untenableadjectiveC1Impossible to defend or to keep up.
  • untoward/ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/adjectiveC1Unexpected and unwelcome.
  • untraceableadjectiveC1Impossible to follow back to its source.
  • untrustworthy/ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜːði/adjectiveC1Not able to be relied on or confided in.
  • unveil/ʌnˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo pull the cover off something and show it publicly.
  • unwavering/(ˌ)ʌnˈweɪvəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Steady and never faltering.
  • unwittingadjectiveC1Not aware of what you are taking part in.
  • unwittingly/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/adverbC1Without realising what you were doing.
  • unyieldingadjectiveC1Refusing to bend, give way or compromise.
  • up in armsphraseC1Angrily protesting about something.
  • upbeat/ʌpˈbit/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCheerful and hopeful in tone.
  • updraftnounC1A current of air rising upward.
  • upend/ʌpˈɛnd/verbC1To turn something on its end, or to overturn a plan.
  • upheaval/ʌpˈhiːvəl/nounC1A violent change that turns everything upside down.
  • uphold/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/verbC1To defend and maintain a law, standard or decision.
  • upholstery/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/nounC1The padding and fabric covering furniture.
  • uplift/ʌpˈlɪft/nounC12 meaningsThe raising of land by forces below.
  • uppity/ˈʌpəti/adjectiveC1Behaving as though above your proper place, in the speaker's view.
  • upright/ˈʌpɹaɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsStanding straight up.
  • uproot/ˌʌpˈɹuːt/verbC12 meaningsTo pull a plant out by the roots.
  • upscale/ˈʌpskeɪl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsAimed at people with money to spend.
  • upsellverbC1To persuade a customer to buy the dearer version.
  • upset/ˈʌp.sɛt/adjectiveA24 meaningsSad or shaken by something that happened.
  • upshot/ˈʌpʃɑt/nounC1The final result of a series of events.
  • upstairs/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/adverbA23 meaningsOn or to a higher floor.
  • upstanding/ʌpˈstændɪŋ/adjectiveC1Respectable and law-abiding.
  • upstate/ˈʌp.steɪt/adverbC1In or towards the northern part of a state.
  • upstream/ʌpˈstɹiːm/adverbB2+2 meaningsAgainst the flow of a river.
  • upsurgenounC1A sudden strong increase.
  • upwind/ʌpˈwɪnd/adverbC1Into the wind, or on the side it blows from.
  • urchin/ˈɜːtʃɪn/nounC12 meaningsA poor, ragged child living on the streets.