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

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  • undercoat/ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/nounB2+The layer of paint that goes on before the finish.
  • undercroftnounC2The vaulted cellar storey beneath a church or great hall, used for storage or meetings rather than for burials.
  • undercurrent/ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/nounC1A hidden feeling running beneath the surface.
  • undercut/ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt/<q:noun>nounB2+2 meaningsShort sides with longer hair left on top.
  • underdog/ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ/nounB2+The side everyone expects to lose.
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nounC1
A student working toward a first degree.
  • underground/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɹaʊnd/adjectiveB13 meaningsBelow the surface of the ground.
  • undergrowth/ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/nounB2+The bushes and plants growing under forest trees.
  • underling/ˈʌndəlɪŋ/nounC1Somebody of low rank who takes orders.
  • underpants/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌpænts/nounB1An undergarment covering the lower body.
  • underpassnounB1+A walkway or road passing beneath another road.
  • underpinningnounC1The support on which something else rests.
  • underside/ˈʌndəˌsaɪd/nounB1The bottom surface of something.
  • understanding/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/nounA2+2 meaningsA grasp of what something means.
  • understatement/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/nounB2Saying less than the case deserves.
  • understudy/ˈʌndɚstʌdi/nounB2+An actor ready to take over a part at short notice.
  • undertaker/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/nounB2+A person whose job is arranging funerals and preparing the dead.
  • undertaking/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/nounB2+A task taken on, or a formal promise.
  • undertone/ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/nounC1The faint colour beneath the surface of skin.
  • undertownounC12 meaningsThe pull of water back out under a breaking wave.
  • underwear/ˈʌndəwɛə/nounA2Clothes worn next to the skin.
  • underworld/ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/nounB2The world of organised crime, or the land of the dead.
  • underwriternounC1Somebody who accepts a risk in return for a premium.
  • undoing/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/nounC1The cause of somebody's ruin.
  • unease/ʌnˈiːz/nounB2+A vague feeling of anxiety.
  • unemployed/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no paid work but wanting it.
  • unemployment/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/nounB1+The state of having no paid work, and how widespread it is.
  • unfair dismissalnounC1Being sacked without lawful reason.
  • unhappinessnounB2A settled state of not being happy.
  • unicorn/ˈjuː.nɪ.kɔːn/nounB12 meaningsA legendary horse with a single horn.
  • unicycle/ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/nounB2+A cycle with a single wheel and no handlebars.
  • unification/ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB2+The joining of separate parts into one.
  • uniform/ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/nounA22 meaningsA set of identical clothes worn by members of a group.
  • uniformity/ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/nounC1The state of being the same all the way through.
  • union/ˈjuː.njən/nounB14 meaningsAn organisation of workers formed to protect their pay and working conditions.
  • union representativenounB2The worker chosen to speak for colleagues.
  • unison/ˈjunɪsən/nounC1Simultaneous performance of the same notes or actions.
  • unit/ˈjuː.nɪt/nounA22 meaningsA fixed amount used in measuring.
  • unity/ˈjuːnɪti/nounB2The state of being joined into one whole.
  • universal designnounC1Designing so that everybody can use something.
  • universality/ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/nounC1The quality of applying to everybody everywhere.
  • universe/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/nounB1Everything that exists.
  • university/junɪˈvɜːsəti/nounA2+An institution where adults study for a degree.
  • unleaded/ˌʌnˈlɛd.əd/nounB1+Petrol made without any lead in it.
  • unpleasantness/ʌnˈplɛz.ənt.nəs/nounB2+Bad feeling, or a disagreeable episode.
  • unrest/ʌnˈɹɛst/nounB2+Widespread dissatisfaction that could turn to trouble.
  • unsubscribe ratenounB2What share chose to stop receiving your email.
  • upbeat/ʌpˈbit/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCheerful and hopeful in tone.
  • 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.
  • 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 battlenounB2A struggle that is hard the whole way.
  • 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 speednounB1How fast data goes from you to the network.
  • uprising/ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/nounB2+A revolt by people against those in power.