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

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  • 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 meanings
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  • 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.
  • usher/ˈʌʃəɹ/nounB23 meaningsA person who shows people to their seats at a cinema, theatre, church or wedding.
  • usurper/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/nounC1Somebody who seizes a throne they had no right to.
  • usury/ˈjuːʒəɹi/nounC1Lending money at an unfairly high rate.
  • utensil/juˈtɛn.səl/nounC1Any tool used for preparing or eating food.
  • utilitarianismnounC1The view that the right act brings the most good to the most people.
  • utility/juːˈtɪlɪti/nounC12 meaningsA basic public service supplied to every home.
  • utilize/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/verbC1To put something to work for a purpose.
  • utterance/ˈʌtəɹəns/nounC1Something said, taken as a unit of speech.
  • vacant/ˈveɪkənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot occupied or lived in, and available to be used or taken.
  • vagabond/ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/nounC1A wanderer with no home and no settled work.
  • vagrant/ˈveɪɡɹənt/nounC12 meaningsA person without a settled home, who moves from place to place.
  • vague/veɪɡ/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnclear and without exact details.
  • vaguenessnounC1Having no clear boundary of meaning.
  • valence/ˈveɪl(ə)ns/nounC1How many bonds an atom can form.
  • validation/ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing told that what you feel makes sense.
  • validity/vəˈlɪd.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsWhether a study really measures what it claims to.
  • valour/ˈvælə/nounC1Great courage in the face of danger.
  • valuation/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/nounC1What a business or asset is judged to be worth.
  • vamp/væmp/nounC1A woman who uses her charm to exploit men.
  • vampire/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsAn undead creature of folklore that drinks blood.
  • vandal/ˈvændəl/nounC1A person who deliberately destroys property.
  • vanguard/ˈvanˌɡɑːd/nounC1The leading part of a movement or an army.
  • vanish/ˈvænɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo go out of sight suddenly and completely.
  • vanquish/ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/verbC1To defeat an enemy completely.
  • vantage/ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A position of advantage.
  • vantage point/ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/nounC1A position that gives a good view of things.
  • vanuatunounC1Pacific island nation where land diving was invented.
  • variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]adjectiveB24 meaningsChanging, or able to change.