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

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  • undergraduatenounC1A student working toward a first degree.
  • underhandedadjectiveC1Done secretly and dishonestly.
  • underling/ˈʌndəlɪŋ/nounC1Somebody of low rank who takes orders.
  • underlyingadjectiveC1Lying beneath the surface and explaining it.
  • undermine/ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/verbC13 meaningsTo weaken something gradually and from beneath, without open attack.
  • underpinningnounC1The support on which something else rests.
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  • underseasonedadjectiveC1Not given enough salt or spice.
  • understate/ʌndəˈsteɪt/verbC1To make something sound smaller than it is.
  • undertake/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo formally take a big task upon yourself.
  • undertone/ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/nounC1The faint colour beneath the surface of skin.
  • undertownounC12 meaningsThe pull of water back out under a breaking wave.
  • underwriternounC1Somebody who accepts a risk in return for a premium.
  • undetectableadjectiveC1Impossible to notice, find or measure.
  • undisclosedadjectiveC1Not made known publicly.
  • undoing/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/nounC1The cause of somebody's ruin.
  • undone/ʌnˈdʌn/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnfastened or untied.
  • undoubtedly/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/adverbB22 meaningsWithout any doubt at all.
  • undulatingadjectiveC1Rising and falling in gentle waves.
  • unduly/ʌnˈdjuːli/adverbC1More than is reasonable.
  • unearth/ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/verbB22 meaningsTo dig something up.
  • uneasy/ʌnˈiːzi/adjectiveB23 meaningsSlightly worried that something is wrong, without knowing exactly what.
  • unenviableadjectiveC1So difficult or unpleasant that nobody would want it.
  • uneventful/ˌʌnɪˈvɛntf(ʊ)l/adjectiveC1With nothing notable happening.
  • unfair dismissalnounC1Being sacked without lawful reason.
  • unfathomable/(ˌ)ʌnˈfæðəməbl̩/adjectiveC1Impossible to understand or get to the bottom of.
  • unflappable/ʌnˈflæpəbəl/adjectiveC1So impossible to fluster that no emergency ever ruffles you.
  • unforgivingadjectiveC12 meaningsUnwilling to forgive a mistake or offence.
  • ungainly/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/adjectiveC1Awkward and clumsy in movement.
  • ungovernableadjectiveC1Impossible to control or rule.
  • unholy/ʌnˈhəʊli/adjectiveB22 meaningsWicked or unnatural.
  • unicorn/ˈjuː.nɪ.kɔːn/nounB12 meaningsA legendary horse with a single horn.
  • uniformity/ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/nounC1The state of being the same all the way through.
  • 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/adjectiveC1Untidy 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.