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

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  • untie/ʌnˈtaɪ/verbB2To undo a knot.
  • untimely/ʌnˈtaɪmli/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHappening earlier than it should have.
  • unto/ˈʌntʊ/prepositionB2To, in old or biblical use.
  • untoward/ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/adjectiveC1Unexpected and unwelcome.
  • untraceableadjectiveC1Impossible to follow back to its source.
  • untreatedadjectiveB2+Left without the care or the chemical process needed.
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  • untrustworthy/ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜːði/adjectiveC1Not able to be relied on or confided in.
  • unusual/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsNot what normally happens; different from the ordinary.
  • unusually/ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/adverbB1+More than is normal.
  • unveil/ʌnˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo pull the cover off something and show it publicly.
  • unwanted/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/adjectiveB1Not wanted by anybody.
  • unwavering/(ˌ)ʌnˈweɪvəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Steady and never faltering.
  • unwedadjectiveB2+Not married.
  • unwelcome/ʌnˈwɛlkəm/adjectiveB2Not wanted here.
  • unwilling/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/adjectiveB2Not wanting to do something.
  • unwind/ʌnˈwaɪnd/verbB22 meaningsTo relax after tension or effort.
  • unwise/ʌnˈwaɪz/adjectiveB2Showing poor judgement; not sensible.
  • unwittingadjectiveC1Not aware of what you are taking part in.
  • unwittingly/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/adverbC1Without realising what you were doing.
  • unworthy/ʌnˈwɝði/adjectiveB2+Not deserving respect, attention or a particular thing.
  • unwrap/ʌnˈɹæp/verbB1+To pull the paper and tape off a parcel or present.
  • unwrittenadjectiveB2+Understood and followed although never set down.
  • unyieldingadjectiveC1Refusing to bend, give way or compromise.
  • unzipverbB1+2 meaningsTo open something fastened with a zip.
  • up in armsphraseC1Angrily protesting about something.
  • up in the airphraseB2Still undecided; nothing is settled yet.
  • up to datephraseB1Including the most recent information.
  • up with the larkphraseC2Awake very early in the morning.
  • up-to-date/ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/adjectiveB1Including the most recent information.
  • upbeat/ʌpˈbit/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCheerful and hopeful in tone.
  • upbraid/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪd/verbC2To reprove somebody sharply.
  • upbringing/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/nounB2The way your parents raised you and the values they taught.
  • update/ˈʌp.deɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsA newer version of a program that fixes and improves it.
  • updraftnounC1A current of air rising upward.
  • upend/ʌpˈɛnd/verbC1To turn something on its end, or to overturn a plan.
  • upfront/ʌpˈfɹʌnt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHonest and direct from the start.
  • upgrade/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/<q:noun>nounB22 meaningsA move to a better class of seat, room or service.
  • upheaval/ʌpˈhiːvəl/nounC1A violent change that turns everything upside down.
  • uphill/ˈʌphɪl/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn an upward direction along a slope.
  • uphill battlenounB2A struggle that is hard the whole way.
  • uphold/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/verbC1To defend and maintain a law, standard or decision.
  • upholsterer/ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə/nounC2A worker who covers furniture in fabric.
  • upholstery/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/nounC1The padding and fabric covering furniture.
  • upkeep/ˈʌpkip/nounB2+The cost and work of keeping something in order.
  • uplift/ʌpˈlɪft/nounC12 meaningsThe raising of land by forces below.
  • upload/ˌʌpˈləʊd/verbB1+To send a file from your device onto the internet.
  • upload speednounB1How fast data goes from you to the network.
  • upper/ˈʌpə/adjectiveB2Situated above the other part, or nearer the top.
  • upper-class/ˈʌpəɹˌklæs/adjectiveB2Belonging to the wealthiest and most privileged social class.
  • uppity/ˈʌpəti/adjectiveC1Behaving as though above your proper place, in the speaker's view.
  • upright/ˈʌpɹaɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsStanding straight up.
  • uprising/ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/nounB2+A revolt by people against those in power.
  • uproar/ˈʌpɹɔː/nounB22 meaningsA loud noise of shouting and angry protest.
  • uproarious/ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/adjectiveC2Very noisy, and extremely funny.
  • 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.
  • upside down/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/phraseB22 meaningsWith the upper part at the bottom.