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

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  • unstoppable/ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/adjectiveB2Impossible to bring to a halt.
  • unsubscribe ratenounB2What share chose to stop receiving your email.
  • unsubtleadjectiveB2Obvious and lacking any delicacy.
  • unsuccessful/ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfl̩/adjectiveB2Not achieving what was hoped.
  • unsureadjectiveB22 meaningsNot certain about something.
  • untangle/ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meanings
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To free something from knots or twists.
  • unthinkable/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/adjectiveB2Too shocking to be considered at all.
  • untie/ʌnˈtaɪ/verbB2To undo a knot.
  • untimely/ʌnˈtaɪmli/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHappening earlier than it should have.
  • unto/ˈʌntʊ/prepositionB2To, in old or biblical use.
  • unveil/ʌnˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo pull the cover off something and show it publicly.
  • 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.
  • unzipverbB1+2 meaningsTo open something fastened with a zip.
  • up in the airphraseB2Still undecided; nothing is settled yet.
  • upbringing/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/nounB2The way your parents raised you and the values they taught.
  • 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.
  • uphill/ˈʌphɪl/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn an upward direction along a slope.
  • uphill battlenounB2A struggle that is hard the whole way.
  • upper/ˈʌpə/adjectiveB2Situated above the other part, or nearer the top.
  • upper-class/ˈʌpəɹˌklæs/adjectiveB2Belonging to the wealthiest and most privileged social class.
  • upright/ˈʌpɹaɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsStanding straight up.
  • uproar/ˈʌpɹɔː/nounB22 meaningsA loud noise of shouting and angry protest.
  • upset/ˈʌp.sɛt/adjectiveA24 meaningsSad or shaken by something that happened.
  • upside down/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/phraseB22 meaningsWith the upper part at the bottom.
  • uptight/ʌpˈtaɪt/adjectiveB2Tense and unable to relax.
  • uptown/ˈʌptaʊn/<q:noun, adjective>adverbB22 meaningsIn or towards the residential part of a city.
  • upturn/ˈʌp.tɜːn/nounB2An improvement in trade or fortunes.
  • upwards/ˈʌpwədz/adverbB2Towards a higher place or level.
  • urban/ˈɜː.bən/adjectiveB2Belonging to cities rather than the countryside.
  • 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.
  • urinate/ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/verbB2To pass water from the body.
  • 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.
  • useless/ˈjuːs.ləs/adjectiveB13 meaningsOf no use at all; helping with nothing.
  • 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.
  • utility roomphraseB2The small room where the washer, dryer, and cleaning things live.
  • utter/ˈʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo say something or make a sound aloud.
  • utterly/ˈʌtəli/adverbB2Completely; to the fullest possible degree.
  • uzbekistannounB2The Central Asian country of Samarkand on the old Silk Road.
  • vacant/ˈveɪkənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot occupied or lived in, and available to be used or taken.
  • vaccine/vækˈsin/nounB2A preparation that teaches the body to fight an illness in advance.
  • vacuum/ˈvæ.kjuːm/nounB13 meaningsA machine that sucks dust from floors.
  • vaguely/ˈveɪɡli/adverbB22 meaningsIn an unclear fuzzy way.
  • vain/veɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsObsessed with your own looks or abilities.
  • valiant/ˈvæliənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShowing great courage in the face of danger.
  • valid/ˈvælɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsLegally acceptable and still in force.
  • validate/ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confirm that something is sound or true.
  • valuable/ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/adjectiveB12 meaningsWorth a lot of money.
  • valve/ˈvælv/nounB2A fitting that lets air or fluid through one way.
  • vanilla/vəˈnɪl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet flavour from a tropical pod.
  • vanity/ˈvænɪti/nounB22 meaningsExcessive pride in your own looks or importance.
  • variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]adjectiveB24 meaningsChanging, or able to change.
  • variation/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsOne of the possible lines a game may follow.