DICTIONARY
U - PAGE 1
U - PAGE 1
• UBADOUS † adj. useless, incapable, weakly ...a1838 Sc.
• UBANGI n. (offensive) a Black person ...1979 US sl.
• U-BARREL n. a large steel drum used for collecting urine where there is no plumbing ...2003 Antarctica usage
• UBBLE-GUBBLE n. nonsense; gibberish ...20C US sl.
• UBBUBBOO n. a confused crying or yelling; a tumult; turmoil ...1702
• U.B.D.'D! int. you be damned! ...1910s sl.
• UBERANT †* adj. abundant, copious ...1622
• UBERATE † vb. 1. to make plentiful; to make plenteous and fruitful; to abound ...1623
† vb. 2. "to give suck, to fatten with the breast" - Cockeram ...1623
• UBEROUS * 1. adj. supplying milk or nourishment in abundance; said of animals, etc, or of the breasts ...1624
† adj. 2. of places: richly productive; fertile ...a1626
adj. 3. abundant, copious, full ...1633
• UBERTY * n. rich growth; fruitfulness; fertility; copiousness, abundance ...a1412
• UBI † n. 1. place, position; location ...1614
† n. 2. present place or position; whereabouts ...1778
phr. doctors' shorthand for the facetious diagnoses, Unexplained Beer Injury ...2003 UK medical sl.
• UBIATION † n. the act of occupying a new place ...1624
• UBICATION n. the condition of being in or occupying a certain place or position; location ...1644
• UBIETY n. condition in respect of place or location; whereness ...1674
• UBIQUARIAN adj. 1. existing everywhere ...1762
adj. 2. met with or experienced everywhere ...1825
* n. a person who goes everywhere ...1767
• UBIQUE adv. everywhere ...1709
• UBIQUIOUS †* adj. present or appearing everywhere ...1782
• UBIQUIT † vb. to make appear everywhere ...1676
• UBIQUITANT † n. one who, or that which is, or can be everywhere at once ...1654
• UBIQUITARIAN † n. one who or that which is or can be everywhere at once ...1644
• UBIQUITARINESS †* n. the quality of being everywhere at once ...1655
• UBIQUITARY * n. one who or that which is or can be everywhere at once ...1587
• UBIQUITY n. 1. the capacity of being everywhere or in all places at the same time ...1597
† n. 2. locality, region ...1633
• UBIT adj. dwarfish ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance ...1790 Sc.
• UBITOUS adj. extremely small, useless ...1880 Sc.
• UBITY †* n. place, locality ...1624
• U-BOAT n. a gangster disloyal to his gang chief ...1930 UK criminals' sl.
• UBROWN brandy ...1980s S. Afr. township usage
• U.B.S. n. underwear, usually female (UnderBodies) ...1970s US campus sl.
• UBUBBOO n. a confused crying or yelling; a tumult; turmoil ...1702
• U.C. n. an undercover agent ...1980s US sl.
• UCCLE n. the image of anyone ...1911 Sc.
• UC DAI LOI n. during the Vietnam conflict: an Australian soldier ...1975 Aust. sl.
• UCKERSAY n. a gullible person; a dupe ...1930 US Pig Latin for 'sucker'
• UCK-FAY! int. fuck! ...20C US Pig Latin
• UCKLE vb. to cover in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UCK-SHE-BAH n. human excrement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UD! int. God! ...1759
• UDDER † n. 1. the breast of a woman ...a1704
n. 2. a heap of rubbish, etc ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a despised, disrespected or foolish woman ...2001 UK sl.
n. 4. a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking ...2003 UK sl.
• UDDER-MUCKING adj. untidy, slovenly, dirty, muddling ...1896 Eng. dial.
• UDDERS n. the female breasts ...E18 sl.
• UDDERSOME adj. queer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
pron. others ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UDDERWAYS adj. contrary, disagreeable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. otherwise ...1901 Eng. dial.
• UDDIE adj. small, insignificant ...1908 Sc.
• UDDY adj. small, insignificant ...1908 Sc.
• UDGE vb. to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 eng. dial.
• UDGE AND PUDGE vb. to strain or exert oneself to the utmost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UDGIT n. 1. a term of reproach for a person ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the letter 'g' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UDOMETER n. a rain-gauge ...1825
• UD'S BLOOD! int. an oath; God's blood! ...1607
• UD'S BLUFF! int. an oath ...1664
• UD'S BOBBLEKENS! int. an oath ...1681
• UDS BOBS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDS BODKINS! int. an oath ...17C
• UD'S BOWS! int. an oath ...1684
• UD'S BUD! int. an oath ...1681
• UD'S BUDDIKINS! int. an oath ...1740
• UD'S DAGGERS! int. an oath ...1607
• UD'S DEATH! int. an oath ...1607
• UD'S DIGGERS! int. an oath ...1698
• UD'S FOOT! int. an oath ...a1586
• UD'S HASH! int. an oath ...1676
• UDSLID! int. an oath ...1614
• UD'S LIFE! int. an oath ...1614
• UD'S LIGHT! int. an oath ...1611
• UD'S NIGGERS! int. an oath ...1680
• UDS NIGGERS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDS NIGGS! int. an oath ...17C
• UD'S NIGS! int. an oath ...1664
• UDS NOGGERS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDSO! int. an oath ...1611
• UDSOOKERS! int. an oath ...1697
• UD'S PITTY! int. an oath ...1614
• UD'S PRECIOUS! int. an oath ...1613
• UD'S SOUL! int. an oath ...1611
• UDSWOONS! int. an oath ...1697
• UDS WOUNTIKINS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDS-MY-LIFE! int. an oath ...17C
• UDZOOKERS! int. an oath ...1777
• UDZOOKS! int. an oath ...1721
• UDZWOOKS! int. an oath ...1698
• U-EY n. a u-turn ...1969 US sl.
• UFF-DA! int. an expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain ...1950 Amer. dial.
• UFRONGIE † n. a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...a1838 Sc.
• UFRUNGIE † n. a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...a1838 Sc.
• UG † n. 1. fear, dread ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. vomited matter ...1797 Sc.
n. 3. a feeling of repulsion, disgust, or dislike; a feeling of nausea ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. an object of disgust; a bad or grotesque appearance; a person of disagreeable, disgusting manners ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to inspire or affect dread, loathing, or disgust ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to abhor, to loathe, to detest; to cause disgust or nausea ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to feel dread or apprehension, disgust, or loathing ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to annoy, to upset, to exasperate ...1808 Sc.
• UGANDAN AFFAIRS n. sexual intercourse ...1970s sl.
• UGANDAN DISCUSSION n. sexual intercourse ...1970s sl.
• UGERTFOW adj. affecting delicacy of taste; squeamish ...1768 Sc.
• UGERTFUL † adj. proud; nice, squeamish ...1755 Sc.
• UGFOU adj. disgusting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UGFU' adj. sickening, disgusting ...a1829 Sc.
• UGG vb. 1. to feel abhorrence or disgust; to loathe; to cause disgust or nausea; to vomit ...1722 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1824 Sc.
† vb. 3. to eat a light meal; to give someone an extra meal; to feed someone well ...1866 Sc.
• UGG BOOTS n. sheepskin boots or slippers ...1990s sl.
• UGGED † adj. 1. horrid, loathsome ...1570
adj. 2. upset, annoyed, disgusted, fed-up ...1923 Sc.
• UGGIES n. sheepskin boots or slippers ...1990s sl.
• UGGIN adj. disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, objectionable, annoying, vexatious; frightful, horrible, ghastly ...1838 Sc.
n. a lunch, a light meal, a snack, frequently of some delicacy or sweetmeat ...a1838 Sc.
• UGGING adj. causing loathing or disgust; loathsome, detestable, frightful ...1832 Sc.
n. dread, fear, horror, loathing ...c1250
• UGGINS n. a light meal, a snack, frequently of some delicacy or sweetmeat ...a1838 Sc.
• UGGLE † adj. having an appearance or aspect which causes dread or horror; frightful or horrible ...1499
vb. to soil, to besmear ...1898 Sc.
• UGGLEDY-MUGGLEDY adj. in confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UGGLESOME * adj. fearful, horrible, gruesome ...1561
• UGGOVOUS † adj. destitute, having nothing left; incapable, weakly, useless ...a1838 Sc.
• UGGSOME adj. disgusting, loathsome, repulsive, horrible ...1724 Sc.
• UGGY adj. angry ...1886 Eng. dial.
• UGH adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. expressive of disgust ...1837
• UGHLY adj. uglier than ugly ...1966 US sl.
• UGHTEN † n. the part of the night immediately before daybreak; early morning ...971
• UGHY adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UGIOVOUS † adj. destitute, having nothing left; incapable, weakly, useless ...a1838 Sc.
• UGJAY n. a jail ...1930 US Pig Latin for 'jug'
• UGLEE n. an unattractive person, usually female ...1950s sl.
• UGLESOME † adj. hideous, ugly ...1561
• UGLIER THAN A BAGFUL OF ASSHOLES adj. very ugly ...1966 Amer. sl.
• UGLIES, THE n. 1. a fit of depression or bad temper ...1846 sl.
n. 2. delirium tremens ...L19 sl.
n. 3. the state of being unattractive ...1950s sl.
n. 4. nitrogen narcosis, 'rapture of the deep' ...1970s sl.
• UGLIFICATION n. the act or process of making ugly ...1820
• UGLIFY vb. to make hideous, ugly, or repulsive in appearance; to disfigure ...1576
• UGLINESS † n. 1. horror, dread, loathing ...c1325
n. 2. bad temper; disagreeableness ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UGLISOME †* adj. horrible, horrid; ugly ...1530
• UGLY adj. 1. ill-tempered, sulky; angry, threatening; disagreeable ...1836 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. depressed, sad ...1836 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. awkward; inconvenient ...1881 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. huge; uncouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. difficult ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 6. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
n. 1. an ugly or unattractive person or animal; ugliness ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a term of address, as 'Mr. Ugly' ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a shade for a bonnet ...M19 UK society usage
n. 4. an abuse; a beating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. fornication ...1938 Amer. dial.
• UGLY, THE n. fornication ...20C Amer. dial.
• UGLY AS A BAGFUL OF BUSTED ARSEHOLES adj. very ugly ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
• UGLY AS A BAGFUL OF BUSTED BOILS adj. very ugly ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
• UGLY AS A HATFUL OF ARSEHOLES adj. especially ugly ...1971 Aust. sl.
• UGLY AS A SHITHOUSE RAT adj. extremely unattractive, ugly ...1990s Aust. sl.
• UGLY AS A TARANTULA adj. very angry, unpleasant ...L19 sl.
• UGLY AS BULL-BEEF adj. very ugly ...M19 sl.
• UGLY AS CAT-SHIT adj. very ugly, repulsive ...Amer. sl.
• UGLY AS FUCK adj. very ugly ...1989 US sl.
• UGLY AS SIN adj. very ugly or unattractive ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UGLY AUSTRALIAN n. a rough, loutish Australian; an Australian yobbo ...1974 Aust. sl.
• UGLY BIRD n. a suspicious character ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UGLY CUSTOMER n. a person who is likely to cause trouble, or be difficult to deal with; an unpleasant, menacing person ...1811
• UGLY DUCKLING n. an unattractive child who turns out more beautiful or admired than was thought possible ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UGLY ENOUGH TO SCARE A BUZZARD OFF A GUT WAGON adj. very ugly indeed ...1985 Amer. sl.
• UGLY ENOUGH TO STOP A CLOCK adj. ugly, unattractive ...1994 sl.
• UGLY-FAT n. a double chin ...1881 Eng. dial.
• UGLYMAN n. that member of the garrotting team who actually does the choking ...M19 sl.
• UGLY-MOUTHED adj. foul-mouthed, given to bad language ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UGLYOGRAPHIZE vb. to spell uncouthly; to write in an uncouth manner ...1834
• UGLYOGRAPHY n. bad handwriting; uncouth spelling ...1804
• UGLY PLUG n. an ugly face ...19C US sl.
• UGLY SISTER n. a blister ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• UGLY STICK n. a notional stick with which a person has been beaten in order to make them ugly ...1969 US sl.
• UGLY-TEMPERED adj. ill-tempered, passionate ...1890 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• UGLY WHISPER n. a scandal, slander ...1891 Eng. dial.
• UGMAY n. a 'sucker', a dupe, a gullible person; a fool, or a stupid person ...1918 US Pig Latin for 'mug'
• UGRINESS † n. horror ...c1375 Sc.
• UGS n. a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus'
• UGSOME adj. 1. ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of weather: threatening, stormy-looking ...1929 Sc.
• UGSOMELY adv. savagely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UGSOMENESS n. loathing; loathsomeness; ugliness, repulsiveness ...c1440
• U-HAUL n. a lesbian who falls in love at first sight and moves in right away with a new lover ...1990s US gay sl.
• UH-HUH n. 1. copulation ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UH-HUH, THE n. copulation ...E20 US sl.
• UH-OH! int. used in recognition of trouble ...2001 US sl.
• UH-UH! int. no ...1924 US sl.
• U.I. adj. under the influence; drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UIC SKI TEAM n. unemployed water skiers (Unemployment Insurance Clinic) ...1989 Can. sl.
• U-IE n. a U-turn ...1960s sl., orig. Aust.
• UIK vb. to retch, to vomit ...1929 Sc.
• UIKNAME n. a nickname ...1887 Sc.
• UIMATER n. a weakling ...1929 Sc.
• UIR vb. to hum a tune ...1929 Sc.
• UIRN vb. to turn sick, to feel squeamish ...1929 Sc.
• UIRRY adj. small, trifling, insignificant ...1929 Sc.
• UIRS n. small particles or remnants, frequently used of small potatoes ...1929 Sc.
• UITANNION adj. unusual, extraordinary ...1929 Sc.
• UITANY n. a great mass, swarm, multitude, esp. of small objects ...1929 Sc.
• UITER-ALD adj. extremely old ...1929 Sc.
• UITLANDER n. a foreigner, esp. other Whites ...1892 S. Afr. sl.
• UIZ n. a bright, blazing fire ...1929 Sc.
• UIZER n. a bright, blazing fire ...1929 Sc.
• UJINCTUM n. hell ...1919 Amer. dial.
• UJINCTUM, THE n. hell ...1919 Amer. dial.
• UKE n. a ukulele ...1915 sl., orig. US
• UKELELE n. 1. the bullet-drum of a Thompson submachine gun; the gun itself ...1929 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a short-handled shovel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• UKRAINER †* n. a native of the Ukraine ...a1815
• UKRAINIAN PEANUT n. a sunflower seed ...1987 Can. sl.
• UKULELE n. a short-handled shovel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• ULE n. a sultry heat, warm vapour, esp. mist rising from the ground or the sea on a warm day; heat from a fire ...1866 Sc.
• ULIGINOSE * adj. of soil: soaked with water; swampy ...c1440
• ULIGINOUS adj. 1. of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature ...1576
adj. 2. of places: soaked with water or moisture; water-logged; swampy ...1610
†* adj. 3. of air: damp, moist ...1661
• ULLAGE n. 1. the amount of wine or other liquor by which a cask or bottle falls short of being quite full ...1444
n. 2. wine left in the bottoms of glasses at a public dinner ...1874 sl.
• ULLAGED adj. 1. of a cask or bottle: short of contents ...1549
adj. 2. of inferior quality; refuse ...1892
• ULLAGONE n. a cry of lamentation; a wail; a funeral lament ...1828 Anglo-Irish
vb. to wail or lament loudly ...1828 Anglo-Irish
int. an exclamation or cry of sorrow ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• ULLAPSE! int. an exclamation uttered when anything goes wrong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ULLYA-PLUCK n. wool, hair, or feathers as remains of the carcass of an animal or bird ...1897 Sc.
• ULME † n. an elm tree ...1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ULM-TREE †* n. an elm tree ...c1000
• ULSTER n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• ULTAGH † n. an Ulsterman ...1649 Anglo-Irish
• ULTIM † adj. ultimate, final ...1626
• ULTIMATE n. 1. cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 2. crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
n. 3. in the coded terminology used in advertising for sexual contact: full sexual intercourse ...2006 UK sl.
• ULTIMATE FAVOR, THE n. copulation ...L17 Brit. sl.
• ULTIMATE XPHORIA n. MDMA, ecstasy ...2003 UK sl.
• ULTIMATION n. the act or process of brining to an ultimate result; final issue or development ...1791
• ULTIMATIVE adj. tending to produce some final result ...1885 rare
• ULTIMATUM † n. 1. the hinder parts, the buttocks ...1823 sl.
* n. 2. final lot or destiny ...1861
• ULTIME † adj. ultimate, final ...1626
• ULTIMITY * n. the final point or ultimate development of an action or thing; the last stage ...1613
• ULTIMO adj. of last month ...1616
† adv. on the last of a month ...1582
† n. the final point or limit ...1622
• ULTIMOGENITURE n. the mode of succession by which the right of inheritance pertains to the youngest of a family ...1882
• ULTIMUM † n. the final point or limit ...1649
• ULTION †* n. vengeance, revenge, avengement ...c1550
• ULTONIAN adj. belonging to Ulster ...1766
n. an inhabitant or native of Ulster ...1781
• ULTRA prep. lying beyond ...1883
n. 1. one who goes to the extreme of fashion ...1819
n. 2. one who holds extreme opinions, particularly in religion or politics ...1826
int. excellent! first-rate! wonderful! ...1980s sl.
• ULTRACOOL adj. extremely sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ULTRA-CREPIDARIAN adj. going beyond one's proper province; giving opinions on matters beyond one's knowledge ...1822
n. one who ventures beyond his scope; an ignorant or presumptuous critic ...1825
• ULTRACREPIDAST † n. one who ventures beyond his scope; an ignorant or presumptuous critic ...1640
• ULTRA-CREPIDATE vb. to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge ...1800
• ULTRACREPIDATION n. the act or fact of criticizing ignorantly ...1800
• ULTRAFIDIAN adj. going beyond mere faith; blindly credulous ...1825
• ULTRAGEOUS * adj. violently extreme ...1823
• ULTRAISM n. the principles or tenets of one who holds extreme opinions on any question; the fact of holding such opinions ...1821
• ULTRAIST n. one who holds extreme opinions; an extremist ...1842
• ULTRAISTIC adj. tending to extremes in opinion or practice ...1840
• ULTRAMARINE * adj. 1. situated beyond the sea ...1652
adj. 2. coming from beyond the sea, foreign ...1656
adj. 3. obscene, smutty ...L19 sl.
• ULTRAMONTANE adj. 1. belonging to the countries or peoples lying to the north of the Alps ...c1618
adj. 2. situated beyond, belonging to the other side of the mountains ...1786
n. an inhabitant or native of a country north of the Alps ...c1618
• ULTRAMUNDANE adj. lying beyond or outside of the world; belonging to things beyond the limits of the solar system ...1656
• ULTRASWOOPY adj. very stylish, streamlined ...2000s US sl.
• ULTRICE † n. a female avenger ...1490
• ULTRONEOUS adj. made, offered, etc., of one's own accord; spontaneous, voluntary ...1637
• ULTRONEOUSLY adv. of one's own accord; spontaneously, voluntarily ...1627
• ULTRONEOUSNESS * n. voluntary action; spontaneity ...1623
• ULULABLE † adj. howling, yelling ...1721
• ULULANT adj. howling ...1896
• ULULATE vb. to howl or wail; to lament loudly ...1623
• ULULATION n. 1. a howl or wail; a cry of lamentation ...1599
n. 2. the act of howling or wailing ...1799
• ULULATIVE † adj. wailing, lamenting ...1490
• ULULATORY adj. howling, wailing ...1831
• ULULU n. a wailing cry; a wail of lamentation ...1854
• ULVOSE † adj. full of reeds or weeds ...1727
• ULYSSEAN adj. characteristic of or resembling Ulysses in craft or deceit, or in extensive wanderings; deceitful, cunning, false ...1639
• ULYSSES n. a U-turn ...1968 US sl.
• ULZIE n. oil ...1787 Sc.
• UMAC n. a young man about town ...1960s S. Afr. Black usage
• UM AND AH vb. to hesitate, to be uncertain ...2000 UK sl.
• UMBARELLA n. an umbrella ...1892 Amer. dial.
• UM-BAY n. a bum; a worthless oaf ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'bum'
• UMBCAST † vb. to surround ...c1400
• UMBCLOSE † vb. to enclose ...c1330
• UMBE † adv. about, round ...a1300
† prep. 1. about, concerning, of ...c900
† prep. 2. around, about ...971
† prep. 3. after (in time) ...c1000
• UMBEBRAID † vb. to turn round ...a1300
• UMBECARVE † vb. to circumcise ...a1240
• UMBECAST † vb. 1. to surround, to encircle ...c1350
† vb. 2. to consider, to meditate ...1375
† vb. 3. to enclose, to confine ...c1440
• UMBECHEW † vb. to avoid, to shun ...1456 Sc.
• UMBECLAP † vb. to embrace ...a1400
• UMBECLEAD † vb. to clothe, to wrap up ...c1400
• UMBECLIP † vb. 1. to circumcise ...c1200
† vb. 2. to surround, to encircle ...a1300
• UMBECLOSE † vb. to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEDELVE † vb. to dig round ...c1440
• UMBEDRAW † vb. to withdraw ...1456
• UMBEFOLD † vb. to surround, to embrace ...a1400
• UMBEGANG † vb. to go round, to surround ...c1200
• UMBEGIVE † vb. to surround ...c1440
• UMBEGO † vb. to go around, to encircle; to surround with something ...c1300
• UMBEGRIP † vb. to grasp ...a1400
• UMBEGROW † vb. to grow round, to overgrow ...a1300
• UMBEHOLD † vb. to look about ...a1400-50
• UMBELAP † vb. to encompass, to surround ...a1350
• UMBELAY † vb. to beset, to surround, to encompass ...a1300
• UMBELIE † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMBELOOK † vb. to look about ...a1300
• UMBELOUK † vb. to include, to comprehend ...1357
• UMBEPITCH † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMBER † n. 1. shade, shadow ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the shadow of the pointer on a sundial ...1382
† n. 3. the visor of a helmet ...a1400
† n. 4. number ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 5. reflection ...c1407
† vb. 1. to shade, to protect ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to number ...c1400
• UMBERCHUTE n. an umbrella ...2002 Amer. dial.
• UMBEREACH † vb. to surround ...1513
• UMBEREL n. an umbrella ...1893 Amer dial.
• UMBERELL n. an umbrella ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• UMBERELLA n. an umbrella ...1927 Sc.
• UMBERELLER n. an umbrella ..1848 Amer. dial.
• UMBERELLY n. an umbrella ...1855 Amer. dial.
• UMBERILL n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
• UMBERILLO n. umbrella ...1837 Amer. dial.
• UMBERMENT † n. number, multitude ...1550-3
• UMBEROW † vb. to row about ...c1205
• UMBERSHOOT n. an umbrella ...1910 Amer. dial.
• UMBERSOL n. an umbrella ...1879 Amer. dial.
• UMBERSOLL n. an umbrella ...1879 Amer. dial.
• UMBERSORROW † adj. 1. hardy; resisting disease or the effects of severe weather ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 2. rough, rude, uncultivated; of a rugged or surly disposition ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 3. weakly, delicate ...1825 Sc.
• UMBERST † adj. ? most numerous ...1599
• UMBERSTICK n. an umbrella ...20C Ulster sl.
• UMBERTY †* n. abundance ...1575
• UMBERUN † vb. to surround ...c1440
• UMBESCHEW † vb. to avoid, to shun ...1456 Sc.
• UMBESET † vb. to surround, to encompass, to beset ...a1300
• UMBESHADOW † vb. to shade about ...a1400
• UMBESHEAR † vb. to circumcise ...c1200
• UMBESHINE † vb. to shine about ...a1300
• UMBESIEGE † vb. to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMBESPREAD † vb. to spread about ...c1400
• UMBESSY n. etcetera ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UMBESTAND † vb. to stand round, to surround ...c1300
• UMBESTOUND † adv. at times; sometimes; after a short time ...c1205
• UMBESWEY † vb. to encircle ...a1300
• UMBETHINK † vb. 1. to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to bethink oneself; to call to mind ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• UMBETHINKING n. a reminder; a sudden act of reminding; often used of a reproof or sudden punishment ...1855 Eng. dial.
• UMBETHONRE † vb. to encompass, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMBETIGH † vb. to encircle, to surround ...a1300
• UMBEVIRON † vb. to environ ...1375
• UMBEWALT † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMBEWEAVE † vb. to enwrap ...a1300
• UMBEWEND † vb. to imbed, to enclose ...c1440
• UMBEWET † vb. to wet about ...c1440
• UMBEWHILE † adv. 1. after a time ...971
† adv. 2. at times; sometimes ...c1230
• UMBFOLD † vb. to embrace ...c1400
• UMBILIC † adj. belonging to the navel ...1681
† n. the centre; the middle point or part ...1607.
• UMBILICAL adj. 1. occupying a central point or position ...1742
adj. 2. related on the female side ...1888
• UMBILICALITY † n. 1. a close or intimate connection ...1646
† n. 2. an umbilical cord ...1658
• UMBILICUS n. the central point ...1897-8
• UMBLAY † vb. to wrap round ...a1300
• UMBLE-CUM-STUMBLE vb. to understand comprehensively, to detect, to suspect ...L19 sl.
• UMBLEMENT n. average quantity; a quantity only just sufficient ...1887 Eng. dial.
• UMBLES n. the edible inward parts of an animal, usually of a deer ...a1400
• UMBLETE † n. humility ...1377
• UMBLOOK † vb. to look round ...c1375
• UMBRA n. 1. a mere shadow of something ...1634
n. 2. shade; shadow ...1638
n. 3. an uninvited guest accompanying one who is invited ...1696
n. 4. the shade of a deceased person; a phantom or ghost ...1599
• UMBRACE †* vb. to surround; to obtain ...c1350
• UMBRACIOUS * adj. forming or abounding in shade; shady ...1839
• UMBRACIOUSNESS * n. the quality of giving shade ...1661
• UMBRACLE † n. shade or shadow; a shady place ...c1500
• UMBRAGE † n. 1. shade, shadow ...1426
n. 2. shade or shadow cast by trees or the like ...1540-1
* n. 3. a shadowy appearance or indication; a semblance, outline, or faint representation; a glimmering or trace of something ...1604
† n. 4. shelter, protection, screen ...1607
† n. 5. a feeling of suspicion or doubt ...1624
† n. 6. a pretext or pretense; a false show ...1634
† n. 7. a suspicion, hint, inkling, or slight idea of a matter ...1654-66
n. 8. displeasure, annoyance, offense, resentment ...1724
vb. 1. to shade or shadow; to overshadow, put in the shade ...1647
† vb. 2. to colour over, to disguise ...1675
† vb. 3. to give a pretext or ground for ...1689
* vb. 4. to offend, to displease ...a1894
• UMBRAGEOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady ...1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like ...1612
† adj. 4. obscure; dubious ...1635
• UMBRAGIOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady ...1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like ...1612
† adj. 4. obscure; dubious ...1635
• UMBRAID † n. upbraiding, reproach ...c1330
† vb. to upbraid, to reproach ...c1330
• UMBRARY † n. a visor ...c1443
• UMBRATE † adj. shady, umbrageous ...1501
† vb. 1. to shadow ...1623
† vb. 2. to adumbrate, to indicate ...1675
• UMBRATIC * adj. 1. shadowy, foreshadowing ...a1677
* adj. 2. confined to the shade or to retirement; retired, secluded ...1839
• UMBRATICAL † adj. 1. serving as a shadow or imperfect representation of something ...1633
† adj. 2. remaining in retirement or seclusion ...1636
† adj. 3. serving as a disguise or cloak ...1662
• UMBRATILE † adj. 1. spent within doors ...1592
adj. 2. belonging to or resembling a shadow ...1632
adj. 3. carried on in retirement or seclusion; not public or practical ...1640
† adj. 4. of a shadowy nature; unsubstantial; unreal ...1647 now rare or obs.
adj. 5. giving shade, shady ...1659
† adj. 6. of colour: shaded, dark ...1678.
adj. 7. staying or living in the shade or within-doors; recluse, retiring ...1850
n. one who spends their time in retirement or seclusion ...1888
• UMBRATILOUS † adj. shadowy, unreal; faint ...1637
• UMBRATION †* n. a shadowy indication or faint representation of something ...a1706
• UMBRATIOUS † adj. suspicious ...a1639
• UMBREL † n. 1. the visor of a helmet ...c1470
† n. 2. an umbrella ...1603 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• UMBRELL n. an umbrella ...1816 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• UMBRELLA n. 1. a broad-brimmed hat ...a1803
n. 2. cowardice ...1930s sl.
n. 3. a cowardly boxer; one who cannot take the punches ...1930s sl.
n. 4. a parachute ...1933 US sl.
n. 5. police protection, obtained through bribery ...1960s US sl.
n. 6. in the television and film industries: a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject ...1990 US sl.
n. 7. a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• UMBRELLA-RAIN n. rain which comes straight down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMBRELLAS n. an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UMBRELLIAN † adj. serving the purpose of an umbrella ...1721
• UMBRELLS n. a tribute paid to a person by drinking a toast and then inverting the glasses, so that they resembled opened umbrellas ...1838 Sc.
• UMBRERE † n. the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIACCO adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UMBRIAGO adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UMBRIER † n. the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIFEROUS adj. giving shade; umbrageous ...1616
• UMBRIL †* n. 1. a sun-shade, a parasol, an umbrella ...1610
†* n. 2. a centre ...1630
n. 3. a part of a helmet projecting above the eyes; a visor ...1824
• UMBRIPHILOUS † adj. shade-loving; growing in the shade ...1592
• UMBROSE * adj. shady; giving shade ...a1425
• UMBROSITY †* n. the state or condition of being shady ...1646
• UMBROSOUS † adj. full of shadow; shady ...1623
• UMBROUS adj. 1. lying in the shade; shady, shadowed ...1480
† adj. 2. without emotion; cold, lacking warm feeling ...1483
• UMBSET † vb. to surround ...c1400
• UMBSTEAD † vb. to surround ...c1450
• UMBTHINK † vb. to bethink ...a1300
• UMBWHILE † adv. at times, sometimes ...1393
• UMCAST vb. to bind, to wrap round ...1887 Sc.
• UMCLEAD † vb. to clothe about ...a1340
• UMCLIP † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMER n. an ember ...1886 Eng. dial.
• UMERELLER n. an umbrella ...1867 Amer. dial.
• UMERT n. a place shaded by trees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMEST † adj. 1. of clothes: uppermost, outermost ...c1400 Sc.
* adj. 2. of things of places: lying uppermost or highest ...c1425 Sc.
adj. 3. most important or prominent ...1513 Sc.
• UMFOLD † vb. to enclose, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMGANG † n. 1. the act of going round; the distance covered in this way; circuit, circumference ...a1300
†* n. 2. a turn or spell of work ...1538
• UMGANGING † n. going round ...a1340
• UMGIVE † vb. to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
• UMGO † vb. to go around; to encompass ...a1300
• UMGRIPE † vb. to embrace, to enfold ...a1300
• UMHEED † vb. to look about ...a1400-50
• UMHILL † vb. to cover ...a1340
• UMIK n. 1. a very small quantity of something; a handful ...a1838 Sc.
n. 2. a small, weak person or creature ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. a taboo name for a mouse ...1962 Sc.
• UMLAP † vb. to encompass, to surround ...a1300
• UMLAY † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMLE-JUMALD adj. mixed or jumbled together ...1861 Eng. dial.
• UMLIBUSH n. an omnibus ...1873 Eng. dial.
• UMLOUK † vb. to surround, to enclose ...a1300
• UMMERAGE n. umbrage ...1930 Sc.
• UMMIT n. a large piece ...1892 Eng. dial.
• UMP n. an umpire ...20C US sl.
• UMPCHAY n. a fool, a dolt, an oaf, a 'sucker' ...1931 US Pig Latin for 'chump'
• UMPERLODGE vb. to contradict, to bicker, to dispute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMPH! int. expressive of hesitation, doubt, or dissatisfaction ...a1568
• UMPHFF n. the name of any railway station as called out by a conductor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UMPIE n. an umpire ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UMPIRE n. 1. one who decides between disputants or contending parties and whose decision is usually accepted as final; an arbitrator ...c1400
† n. 2. something which stands between others either by way of connection or separation ...1598
n. 3. in games or contests: one to whose decision all doubtful points are referred, and who sees that the rules of the game or sport are not broken ...1714
• UMPIRER †* n. an umpire ...1650
• UMPIRESS n. a female umpire ...1602
• UMPKE n. a Polish person ...2005 Amer. dial.
• UMPLIST n. a sudden outburst of wind and rain ...1892 Sc.
• UMPRESS n. a female umpire ...1602
• UMPSTRIDDEN adv. astride, strideways ...1828 Eng. dial.
• UMPTEEN n. an unspecified large number or amount ...1918 sl.
• UMPTEENHUNDRED n. a point in the yet-to-be-determined indefinite future ...1988 sl.
• UMPTEEN MILLION TIMES adv. very many times, repeatedly ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UMPTEENTH adj. used of a great but unspecific number or amount ...1918 UK sl.
• UMPTUOUS adj. presumptuous ...1864 Eng. dial.
• UMPTY adj. 1. of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
adj. 2. unpleasant, deplorable, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
adv. completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
• UMPTY-DOO adj. drunk ...1910s Aust. sl.
• UMPTY-UMPH adj. 1. unpleasant, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
adj. 2. of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UMPY n. an umpire ...1958 Aust. sl.
• UMQUHILE † adj. former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
† adv. 1. at times, sometimes ...1154
adv. 2. at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
• UMRAGE n. umbrage ...1930 Sc.
• U.M.S. n. a sudden unpredictable change (Ugly Mood Swing) ...1980s US college sl.
• UMSEE † vb. to take heed ...a1400-50
• UMSEEK † vb. to search for ...c1460
• UMSET † vb. to surround, to invest ...a1300
• UMSHADE † vb. to shade about, to protect ...c1460
• UMSHINE † vb. to shine about ...a1400
• UMSHY n. a bruise or other injury ...1867 Sc.
• UMSIEGE † vb. to besiege ...a1325
• UMSKET adj. dusky, dirty-grey or brownish in colour ...1866 Sc.
• UMSTAND † vb. to stand round, to guard ...a1300
• UMSTOUND † adv. sometimes ...a1300
• UMSTRID adv. astride, strideways ...1674 Eng. dial.
• UMSTRIDE †* vb. to bestride ...a1352
• UMSTROKE †* n. edge, circumference ...1650
• UMTHINK † vb. to bethink, to consider, to reflect ...a1300
• UMTIFF † vb. to deck out, to adorn ...a1300
• UMTION n. an aim, an object ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMWHILE † adj. former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
† adv. 1. at times, sometimes ...1154
adv. 2. at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
• UMWRITHE † vb. to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• UN n. 1. an undesirable or unlikable person ...20C campus sl.
n. 2. an outsider, someone who does not fit in ...1990s US college sl.
• UNA adj. one ...1996 UK sl.
n. the number one ...M19 sl.
• UNABASED † adj. undaunted ...a1400
• UNABASEDLY † adv. dauntlessly, boldly ...1375 Sc.
• UNABILITY † n. inability ...c1400
• UNABLE † adj. 1. of things: unfit or unsuitable for some purpose ...1390
† adj. 2. not able to be done, impossible ...c1400
† adj. 3. awkward, unlucky ...1572
adj. 4. infirm ...1896 Sc.
† vb. 1. to render unable; to incapacitate or render unfit ...c1380
† vb. 2. to disable physically; to deprive of ability or power ...c1380
†* vb. 3. to annul or cancel ...1611
• UNABLED †* adj. 1. unqualified ...1497-8
†* adj. 2. not endowed with strength or vigour ...1597
• UNABLENESS † n. the condition of being unable; inability, incapacity; disability ...c1380
• UNABLE TO BITE ONE'S THUMB adj. intoxicated ...1798 Sc.
• UNABLE TO FIGHT ONE'S WAY OUT OF A PAPERBAG adj. ineffectual; lacking strength; lacking spirit ...Aust. sl.
• UNABLE TO FIGHT ONE'S WAY OUT OF A WET PAPERBAG adj. ineffectual; lacking strength; lacking spirit ...Aust. sl.
• UNABLE TO NECK IT adj. lacking moral courage ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNABLE TO SAY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER adj. drunk ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• UNABLE TO SCRATCH ONESELF adj. 1. dead drunk; totally intoxicated ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. very busy ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNABLE TO SEE SOMEONE'S ARSE FOR DUST phr. applied to a swift departure ...L19 sl.
• UNABLETY † n. inability ...c1380
• UNABLY † adv. in an unable or incapable manner ...a1400-50 now rare or obs.
• UNABSOILED † adj. unsettled ...1521
• UNABSOLVED † adj. unsettled, undecided ...1721
• UNACCESSIBLE † adj. inaccessible ...1596
• UNACCOMPTABLY † adv. not responsible or accountable ...a1677
• UNACCORDANCE † n. disagreement ...c1449.
• UNACCORDED adj. not agreed upon; not granted or bestowed ...1645
• UNACCORDING † adj. inharmonious ...1398
• UNACCOUNTABLE † adj. 1. incalculable; uncountable ...1690
adj. 2. remarkable, unusual; excessive ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. irresponsible, failing in memory, esp. used of old people ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a remarkable or eccentric person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• UNACCOUNTABLY † adv. 1. without being liable to be called to account; irresponsibly ...1679
adv. 2. excessively ...1874 Eng. dial.
• UNACCURACY † n. inaccuracy ...1702
• UNACCURATE † adj. inaccurate ...1660
• UNACCURATELY † adv. inaccurately ...1674
• UNACCURATENESS † n. inaccuracy ...1648
• UNACCURSED adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1674
• UNACCURST adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1674
• UNACCUSTOMABLE † adj. unusual ...1584
• UNACCUSTOMABLY † adv. unusually ...1651
• UNACCUSTOMARILY † adv. unusually, abnormally ...1634
• UNACHTELED † adj. unestimated ...c1250
• UNACQUAINT adj. not acquainted, unfamiliar, ignorant ...1716 Sc.
• UNACQUAINTED † adj. unknown, unfamiliar, strange, unusual ...1551
• UNACT †* vb. to reverse an act; to undo ...1594
• UNACTION † n. inaction ...1698
• UNACTIVE † adj. 1. inactive; indisposed or unable to act; hence, sluggish, slothful ...1591
† adj. 2. remaining quiescent or idle ...1599
• UNACTIVELY † adv. inactively ...1611
• UNACTIVENESS † n. inactivity ...1647
• UNACTIVITY † n. inactivity ...1654
• UNACUTE adj. lacking understanding ...1775
• UNADDITIONABLE † adj. not worth counting in or adding ...1716
• UNADDITIONED † adj. not provided with a title ...a1661
• UNADDLE † adj. of an egg: not bad ...1611
• UNADDLED adj. unearned ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNADEPT adj. unskilful, inept ...1817
n. one who is not an adept; an inexperienced person ...1742
• UNADEQUATE † adj. inadequate ...1644
• UNADROIT adj. unskilful, inept ...1841
• UNADVANTAGEABLE † adj. not advantageous or profitable, disadvantageous ...1603
• UNADVERTANCE † n. inadvertence ...1483
• UNADVERTEDLY † adv. without being noticed or observed ...1660
• UNADVISEDLY † adv. without warning; unexpectedly ...c1535
• UNADVISELY † adv. unadvisedly ...c1380
• UNADVISEMENT †* n. want of consideration or judgement ...1526
• UNADVISING † adj. imprudent ...1721
• UNAFEARD adj. unafraid ...a1500 arch. or Eng. dial.
• UNAFEARED adj. unafraid ...a1500 arch. or Eng. dial.
• UNAFFECTEDNESS † n. impassiveness, indifference ...1670
• UNAFFECTING † adj. free from affectation ...1602
• UNAFFECTIONATE † adj. unbiased; impartial ...1588
• UNAFFECTIONED adj. lacking emotional sensibility ...1788
• UNAFFILED † adj. unpolished, rude ...1390
• UNAFFRIGHTED adj. not frightened ...1586
• UNAFFRONTIVE † adj. unresisting ...1720
• UNAGAINSAYABLY †* adv. undeniably ...c1449
• UNAGAINSTANDABLY † adv. irresistibly ...c1449
• UNAGE vb. to kill, to deprive of life ...1717 Sc.
• UNAGED † adj. not of age ...1486
• UNAGHAST † adj. not aghast; unafraid ...a1510 Sc.
• UNAGIN † adj. without beginning ...a1225
• UNAGREEABLE * adj. 1. not agreeable or pleasing; not to one's liking or taste; disagreeable, uncongenial ...c1374
† adj. 2. unconformable or unsuitable to; inconsistent or incongruous with ...1550
• UNAGREEABLY † adv. inconsistently ...1546
• UNAIDANT † adj. not helpful ...1667
• UNAIMABLE † adj. too many to be counted, unreckonable, innumerable ...1382
• UNAIRABLE † adj. not capable of forming good music ...a1619
• UNAIRED † adj. untravelled ...a1616
• UNAISEMENT n. an uneasy state ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• UNAKIN adj. lacking relation ...1864
• UNAL adj. single; that is one only; based on unity ...1883
• UNALCHEMY † vb. to decompose chemically ...1661
• UNALLOYED adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• UNALPHABETED adj. not acquainted with the alphabet ...1799
• UNALTERATE † adj. unaltered ...1530 Sc.
• UNANEMNED † adj. unnamed, indescribable ...c1175
• UNANIMATE † adj. 1. dull, inanimate, not enlivened ...1614
† adj. 2. of one mind, agreeing, unanimous ...1633
vb. to make of one mind; to cause to be unanimous ...1702
• UNANIMATELY †* adv. unanimously ...1599
• UNANIME † adj. unanimous ...1610
• UNANIMELY † adv. unanimously ...1625
• UNANIMY † vb. to combine harmoniously ...1602
• UNANSWERABLE † adj. wanting in correspondence or agreement; discrepant, dissimilar ...1611
• UNAPPAIR † vb. to become impaired; to fade ...1426
• UNAPPAIRABLE † adj. incapable of being impaired; unfading ...1574
• UNAPPAIRED † adj. unimpaired ...1561
• UNAPPAREL † vb. to undress, to disrobe ...1577
• UNAPPASSIONATE † adj. impartial ...1598
• UNAPPASSIONATELY † adv. impartially ...1598
• UNAPPEARING † adj. unapparent ...1554
• UNAPPELLABLE † adj. unappealable ...1661
• UNAPPERCEIVED †* adj. unperceived ...1390
• UNAPPLAUSIVE adj. not praising ...1837
• UNAPPLIABLE † adj. inapplicable ...1588
• UNAPPOINT vb. to cancel ...1682
• UNAPPOSITELY adv. irrelevantly ...1680
• UNAPPREHENSIBLE † adj. that cannot be apprehended ...1613
• UNAPPREHENSIVELY † adv. undiscoverably, imperceptibly ...a1659
• UNAPPROVED † adj. not demonstrated; unproved ...1597
• UNAPPROVEN † adj. not approved ...1845 Sc.
• UNAPT † adj. of persons or things: unfitted or unfit to do something ...c1374
• UNAPTITUDE † n. inability ...1545
• UNARITHMETIC † adj. unskilled in arithmetic ...1789
• UNARRAY † vb. to deprive of array; to undress, to disrobe ...a1400
• UNARTED † adj. 1. ignorant of the arts; unskilled ...1603
† adj. 2. unartificial; plain ...1628
• UNARTFUL * adj. of persons: unskilful, maladroit ...1683
• UNARTIFICIAL † adj. not displaying special or skill; unskilful, inartistic, clumsy ...1591 now rare or obs.
• UNARTIFICIALLY † adv. inartistically, unskilfully ...1591
• UNARY † n. a unit ...1576
• UNASCRIED † adj. unobserved, undiscovered ...a1548
• UNASINOUS adj. agreeing in stupidity ...1656
• UNASPECTED † adj. unsuspected, unexpected ...1578
• UNASPECTIVE † adj. unregardful, careless, heedless ...1661
• UNASPIED † adj. unobserved, undiscovered ...c1400
• UN-ASS vb. 1. to hand over, to give up ...1960s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to stand up; to remove yourself from your immediate location ...1967 US sl.
vb. 3. to knock someone out of a sitting position ...1991 US sl.
• UNASSERVED † adj. 1. undeserved ...c1400
† adj. 2. unserved, neglected ...c1400
• UNASSOCIABLE adj. incompatible ...1816
• UNASSURE † adj. unreliable ...1531
† vb. to cancel the assurance of, to annul, to revoke ...1643
• UNASTRAINED † adj. unconstrained ...c1375
• UNATTACHED † adj. 1. not arrested or seized ...1498
adj. 2. pert. to a sexually or maritally available man or woman ...20C US colloq.
adj. 3. pert. to an adult woman who is not married ...20C US colloq.
• UNATTAINED † adj. untouched, unaffected ...1613
• UNATTENDANCE † n. inattention ...c1449
• UNATTENDING adj. inattentive ...1634
• UNATTENTIVE † adj. inattentive ...1591
• UNATTENTIVELY † adv. inattentively ...1611
• UNAUDIBLE † adj. inaudible ...1611
• UNAUSPICIOUS † adj. inauspicious ...1601
• UNAUTHORITIED adj. unauthorized ...1641
• UNAVALUABLE † adj. inestimable ...1638
• UNAVISY †* adj. not well-advised, imprudent ...c1420
• UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES n. formal dress breeches worn for Court appearances ...L19 US sl.
• UNAVOIDABLE WRECK n. the neck ...1930s rhyming sl.
• UNAWARED † adj. not forewarned ...1652
• UNAWARES † adj. ignorant, not aware, of something ...1548
• UNAWARNIST † adj. unannounced ...1533 Sc.
• UNAWARNISTLY † adv. without warning ...1533 Sc.
• UNAWNED † adj. unmanifested, undeclared ...c1200
• UNBAIN † adj. 1. not ready or willing; disobedient ...a1300
† adj. 2. unfriendly, disagreeable; uncivil ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. slow, inactive ...a1470
adj. 4. inconvenient, awkward ...1828 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of a road: distant, lonely ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNBALANCED adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UNBALEFUL † adj. harmless, gentle ...c1200.
• UNBALLAST vb. to render unsteady ...1836
• UNBANDONED † adj. not kept under control; loose ...1375 Sc.
• UNBANE adj. awkward, inconvenient; of a road: distant, lonely ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNBARBARIZE vb. to render less barbarous; to civilize ...1648
• UNBARBED adj. unmown, uncut ...1612 poetic
• UNBARE * vb. to lay bare, to expose to view ...1530
• UNBARK † vb. to disembark ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNBASHED † adj. unabashed ...1536
• UNBATED adj. not repressed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBATNAFOO † adj. of an animal: not thriving; in poor condition ...1929 Sc.
• UNBAULD † adj. humble, self-abased ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNBAY † vb. to free from barrier or restraint ...1687
• UNBE * vb. 1. to lack being; to be non-existent ...1434
vb. 2. to deprive of being; to make non-existent ...1624
• UNBEAR † adj. impatient ...1790 Eng. dial..
• UNBEAST † n. a wild beast; a monster; a ravenous or vile animal ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNBEAUTY †* adj. to render unbeautiful, to disfigure ...1495
• UNBECOME vb. 1. to deprive of something ...1624
vb. 2. to fail to become or suit; to be unbecoming to ...1628
• UNBECOMELY † adj. unbecoming; unsuitable ...c1200
• UNBEELIKE adj. improbable ....1846 Sc.
• UNBEEN adj. of a building: in a poor condition, in a poor state of repair, neglected, insecure ...1776 Sc.
• UNBEENED † adj. deprived of existence ...1642
• UNBEER † adj. impatient ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNBEGRAVE † adj. unburied ...1513
• UNBEGUILE vb. to undeceive ...1601
• UNBEHOLDING † adj. not under an obligation to a person; independent ...1615
• UNBEHOVABLE †* adj. unsuitable; unprofitable ...c1440
• UNBEHOVEFUL † adj. unprofitable, not useful; unnecessary ...1429
• UNBEHOVELY †* adj. unprofitable, not useful; unnecessary ...1390
• UNBEING † adj. non-existent ...1607
† n. absence or lack of being; non-existence ...1435
• UNBEKEND adj. unknown ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNBEKENT adj. 1. unknown, strange, unfamiliar to ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unobserved, unnoticed ...1903 Sc.
adj. 3. illegitimate; of unknown parentage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBELIEFFUL † adj. 1. unbelieving; wanting in belief ...c1380
†* adj. 2. incredible ..1388
• UNBELIEFFULNESS † n. atheism ...1382
• UNBELIEVE vb. to disbelieve ...1547
• UNBELIEVED † adj. 1. unbelieving ...c1200
† adj. 2. unbelievable, incredible ...c1425.
adj. 3. not believed, disbelieved ...1603
• UNBELIEVING adj. of a child: disobedient, unruly, obstinate, heedless ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• UNBELIKED adj. disliked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBELT vb. 1. to hand over money ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNBEMEANING-LIKE adv. unintentionally ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNBEND †* vb. 1. to abandon an effort or attempt ...a1400-50
† vb. 2. to slacken or weaken ...1605
• UNBENE † adj. ungenial, wild and rugged ...a1300
• UNBENEARTHLY-LIKE adj. unearthly ...1853 Sc. nonce word
• UNBENEFIT vb. to dissociate oneself from someone after a disagreement or an unpleasant occurrence ...1990s US teen sl.
• UNBENEVOLENCE * n. unkindness; harshness ...1688
• UNBEPRANKED adj. not decorated or ornamented ...1594
• UNBERISPED † adj. uncensured, unreproved, not objected to ...1481
• UNBESEEM vb. 1. to be unseemly or unbecoming for a person ...a1657
vb. 2. to fail in, to fall short of ...1812
• UNBESEEMING adj. 1. not befitting a person, etc.; unbecoming or inappropriate to ...1583
adj. 2. unbecoming; offending against propriety or good taste ...1594
• UNBESEEMLY * adj. unseemly ...1648
• UNBESEEN † adj. unprovided, destitute, devoid ...1390
adv. unobserved, secretly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBESEENNESS † n. heedlessness; want of care ...a1225
• UNBESOT * vb. to free from dullness or stupidity ...1603
• UNBESOTTED adj. able to understand, wise ...1875
• UNBESPEAK † vb. to countermand; to cancel an order or request for ...1661
• UNBET † adj. unamended ...c1200
• UNBETEAMING † adj. unconsenting ...1642
• UNBETHINK † vb. 1. to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to bethink oneself; to call to mind ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. 3. to forget ...1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to take unawares by word or conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBETHINKING adj. thoughtless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a reminder; a sudden act of reminding; often used of a reproof or sudden punishment ...1855 Eng. dial.
• UNBETHOUGHT † adj. 1. unpremeditated ...1558 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unthought of, unrealized ...1855
adj. 3. 1. forgotten ...1874 Eng. dial.
adv. unintentionally, unexpectedly ...1823 Eng. dial.
• UNBETIDE †* vb. to fail to happen ...c1374
• UNBETTERABLE adj. incapable of being improved ...1806
• UNBETTY † vb. to open a lock by means of a 'betty' (a short bar to wrench doors open) ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. of a prostitute: to unbutton the customer's trousers ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• UNBEWARE † adv. unaware ...1489
• UNBEWARES † adv. unawares ...1483
• UNBEWRAYED adj. not made public ...1605
• UNBIBURIED † adj. unburied ..a1225
• UNBIDDABLE adj. perverse, obstinate, intractable, not to be advised ...1825 Sc.
• UNBIDEABLE adj. unbearable, intolerable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBIELDY adj. unprotected, unsheltered ...1887 Sc.
• UNBIGGED adj. 1. uninhabited ...c1200
adj. 2. unbuilt ...1496
adj. 3. not built upon, without buildings, houses, etc. ...1555
• UNBIGGIT adj. unbuilt, dilapidated; not built upon ...1776 Sc.
• UNBIHEVE † adj. disadvantageous, unprofitable ...c1200
† n. disadvantage, detriment ...c1200
• UNBIHOOF † n. disadvantage, detriment ...c1205
• UNBIND † vb. 1. to set free, to cure from sickness or trouble ...c950
† vb. 2. to free from sin or its consequences; to absolve ...c950
† vb. 3. to make free, to release from some legal restraint of obligation ...1297
† vb. 4. to dissolve ...c1450
† vb. 5. to clear of phlegm ...1552
• UNBIRSED adj. unbruised ...1435 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNBISEINESS † n. inattention, carelessness ...a1225
• UNBISPUSED † adj. unmarried ...c1200
• UNBIWENE † adj. unexpected ...c1250
• UNBLAMEFUL † adj. blameless ...c1400
• UNBLANKED † adj. not disconcerted or silenced ...1570
• UNBLAUDIT adj. unsoiled, free from splashes, untarnished ...1973 Sc.
• UNBLEACHED AMERICAN n. 1. (derogatory or jocular) an American Black ..19C US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or jocular) an American Indian ...19C US sl.
• UNBLEACHED AUSTRALIAN n. a Native Australian, an Aboriginal ...L19 sl.
• UNBLECKED † adj. unstained ...c1380
• UNBLENCHED adj. 1. undismayed, unflinching ...1634
adj. 2. unstained, untarnished ...1813
• UNBLENCHING adj. unflinching ...1828
• UNBLESTFUL † adj. unfortunate, wretched, miserable, suffering misfortune ...1608
• UNBLINDED adj. not deluded or deceived ...1755
• UNBLING n. cheap, shoddy, unimpressive jewellery ...2005 UK sl.
• UNBLISS n. lack of bliss; unhappiness ...a1628
• UNBLITHE † adj. 1. unhappy; sad, sorrowful; not delighted ...c897
† adj. 2. of things: unpleasant, disagreeable ...c1320
• UNBLITHELY † adv. sorrowfully ...1415
• UNBLOODIED † adj. not involving bloodshed ...1644
• UNBLOODY † adj. 1. having no blood; bloodless ...1615
adj. 2. not bloodthirsty; averse to bloodshed ...c1665
• UNBLOODY GRAVE n. that of one who has not died by bloodshed ...1829
• UNBLOWED † adj. unready, immature ...1623
• UNBLOWN adj. unready, immature ...1594
• UNBLUNTED adj. deprived of money; temporarily without money ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
• UNBLUSH vb. to cease to be ashamed ...1620
• UNBODDEN adj. uninvited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBODEN † adj. 1. uninvited; unbidden ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. not provided with arms ...1456 Sc.
• UNBODING adj. unpromising, unpropitious ...1825 Sc.
• UNBOILED LOBSTER n. a policeman ...M19 sl.
• UNBOLD † adj. lacking in boldness; timid, bashful; backward, slow ...c897
• UNBOLNE †* vb. of a swelling: to go down; to subside ...a1425
• UNBOLT † vb. to unfold, to explain ...1607
• UNBOMBAST † vb. to take the stuffing out of ...1596
• UNBONNIE adj. ugly, ill-favoured, unsightly ...1830 Sc.
• UNBONNY adj. 1. not beautiful, unattractive, ugly ...1830 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unhealthy ...1881 Sc.
• UNBOOKED adj. not booklearned, unlearned ...1859
• UNBOOKISH adj. not bookish or studious; unlearned ...1604
• UNBOOTED adj. native, ignorant ...1940s US Black sl.
• UNBORE † adj. not yet born; still to be born ...a1250
• UNBORELY † adj. uncomely, inelegant ...a1400
• UNBORN TADPOLE n. a term of derision aimed at the Confederacy by northerners at the beginning of the war ...US Civil War usage
• UNBOSOM vb. to disclose, to reveal ...1588
• UNBOTELICH † adj. irremediable ...c1230
• UNBOTTOM † vb. to deprive of support or stay; to unsettle or make unstable ...1598
• UNBOTTOMED adj. unfathomable ...1760-72
• UNBOUGHT † adj. unpunished ...a1200
• UNBOUND * adj. unprovided, destitute ...a1300
• UNBOW † vb. to unbend, to straighten ...1538
• UNBOWABLE † adj. unbendable, inflexible ...1537
• UNBOWEL † vb. 1. to disembowel a person or animal; to eviscerate ...1552
† vb. 2. to empty of contents; to open up; to make hollow ...1597
† vb. 3. to exhaust oneself; to expend one's strength or means ...1647
† vb. 4. to display or reveal ...1650
• UNBOWELLED † adj. 1. disembowelled ...1592
adj. 2. unaffectionate, pitiless ...1592
• UNBOWELLING † n. 1. a disembowelling ...a1639
† n. 2. disclosure; revelation ...a1653 obs.
• UNBOWING adj. unyielding, unbending ...a1300
• UNBOWSOME † adj. 1. intractable, recalcitrant ...c1290 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unbending, unyielding, stiff, rigid ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBOWSOMENESS † n. intractability, recalcitrance ...1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNBRACE † vb. 1. to carve a mallard or duck ...c1470
vb. 2. to undo, to loosen or untie ...c1475
† vb. 3. to relax in feeling; to free oneself from restraint ...c1485
vb. 4. to lay open; to disclose, to reveal ...1607
vb. 5. to enfeeble, to weaken ...1711
• UNBRAIDED † adj. untarnished, undamaged ...1611
• UNBRAINED † adj. not deprived of brains ...c1614
• UNBRANGLED †* adj. not shaken or made uncertain ...1671 Sc.
• UNBRANSLABLE † adj. unshakable ...1633
• UNBRASHED † adj. unattacked, unassailed ...1596
• UNBRAW adj. plain, unattractive ...1973 Sc.
• UNBREATHE vb. to cease to breathe; to expire, to die ...1589
• UNBREATHED † adj. unexercised; unpractised ...1590
• UNBRED † adj. 1. unborn ...c1600
adj. 2. not imbued with good manners; unmannerly, ill-bred ...1622
• UNBREECHED † adj. stripped naked and lost all one's money ...1797 UK criminals' sl.
• UNBREWING † n. a fanciful name for a 'company' of carvers ...1486
• UNBRICHE † adj. useless, unserviceable ...1303
• UNBRIZZED † adj. unbruised, uncontused, uninjured ...1816 Sc.
• UNBROID † vb. to unbraid, to disentangle, to make plain ...1586
• UNBROIDED † of hair: adj. unbraided, loose, dishevelled ...c1374
• UNBROIDEN † of hair: adj. unbraided, loose, dishevelled ...c1374
• UNBROSTEN adj. unburst ...a1300
• UNBRUSSEN adj. unbroken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBRUTE vb. to make civilized ...1670
• UNBRUTIFY vb. to make civilized ...1812
• UNBUBBLE † vb. to disprove, to refute ...a1640
• UNBUCKLE vb. to unbend, to become less stiff, to throw off reserve, to become sociable ...1886
• UNBUILD vb. to destroy or demolish a building or structure ...1607
• UNBUILDED adj. unbuilt ...1519
• UNBUMPTIOUS adj. modest, humble ...1865
• UNBURIAL n. disinterment; exhumation ...1872
• UNBURLY † adj. uncomely, inelegant ...a1400
† adv. inelegantly ...c1475
• UNBUSIED adj. idle, inactive ...1570
• UNBUSK vb. to undress ...1596
• UNBUSKED adj. unadorned ...1798 Sc.
• UNBUTTON vb. to force or rip open a safe ...1949 US sl.
• UNBUTTON THE EARS vb. to listen ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBUTTON THE EYES vb. to open the eyes wide, to strain them ...1901 Eng. dial.
• UNBUTTON THE MUTTON vb. 1. to urinate ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to undo clothing and liberate the penis ...1971 Aust. sl.
• UNBUXOM † adj. 1. disobedient, not submissive or compliant ...a1250
† adj. 2. unready to bend, stiff ...c1412
† adj. 3. uncomely ...B1900
• UNBUXOMHEAD † n. 1. disobedience ...c1250
† n. 2. stiffness of body ...c1250
• UNBUXOMLY † adv. intractably, recalcitrantly ...1390
• UNBUXOMNESS † n. disobedience, obstinacy ...a1300
• UNC n. an uncle, esp. as a term of address ...1946 Aust. sl.
• UNCAIRDLY † adv. without taking care; recklessly ...1590 Sc.
• UNCALM vb. to agitate, to disturb ...1655
• UNCANKERED adj. unadulterated, unpolluted ...1768-74
• UNCANNIE adj. 1. dangerous, unreliable, insecure, treacherous, threatening ...1748 Sc.
adj. 2. hard, violent, severe, heavy, esp. of a blow or fall ...1759 Sc.
adj. 3. of persons: not safe to meddle with, as supposedly being in league with supernatural forces or having skill in magic, witchcraft or the like, malignant, baleful, mischievous ...1773 Sc.
adj. 4. weird, mysterious, ominous, spooky, eerie, esp. of things ...1819 Sc.
adj. 5. unskilful, not deft, clumsy, careless ...1825 Sc.
adj. 6. of things: unlucky, inauspicious, tempting ...1826 Sc.
adj. 7. awkward, not easy to manage ...1891 Sc.
• UNCANNILY adv. 1. unthinkingly, thoughtlessly ...1825 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. in an uncomfortably strange manner; weirdly ...1873
adv. 3. dangerously ...1873 Eng. dial.
• UNCANNINESS n. awkwardness; a state of general unsatisfactoriness ...1900 Eng. dial.
• UNCANNY † adj. 1. unruly, mischievous, malicious ...1596 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. giddy, careless, incautious, imprudent ...1638 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. unreliable, not to be trusted ...1639
adj. 4. dangerous, unreliable, insecure, treacherous, threatening ...1748 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. harsh, unkind, rude; severe, esp. used of a blow or fall ...1773 Sc.. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. awkward, unskilful; inconvenient ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 7. suspected of evil doings ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 8. of things: unlucky, inauspicious, tempting ...1826 Sc.
adj. 9. partaking of a supernatural character; mysterious, weird, uncomfortably strange or unfamiliar ...1843 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNCAPABILITY † n. incapability ...c1642
• UNCAPABLE † adj. incapable ...1587
• UNCAPACITATE † vb. to incapacitate ...1668
• UNCAPACITY † n. inability ...1681
• UNCAPTIOUS adj. meek, mild ...1661
• UNCARED adj. untended; uncared for ...Bk1905 Ireland
• UNCAREDLY † adv. without taking care; recklessly ...1590 Sc.
• UNCARNIVOROUS adj. vegetarian ...1822
• UNCASE vb. 1. to strip a person; to undress ...1570-6
† vb. 2. to skin or flay an animal or person ...1575
† vb. 3. to cast, to throw off ...1581
vb. 4. to uncover, to lay bare, to expose to view or observation ...1587
• UNCASSEN adj. of clothes: not faded or worn ...1930 Sc.
• UNCASTIGATE † adj. not censured ...1539
• UNCASTIGATED adj. not censured ...1657
• UNCASUISTLY † adv. sincerely, straightforwardly ...1649
• UNCATHOLIC n. one who is not a Catholic ...1865
• UNCAUPONATED † adj. unadulterated, unpolluted ...a1752
• UNCAUTELOUS † adj. incautious, unwary ...1628
• UNCAUTELOUSNESS † n. incautiousness ...a1656
• UNCAUTIONED † adj. incautious ...1671
• UNCAUTIOUS † adj. incautious ...1644
• UNCAUTIOUSNESS † n. incautiousness ...1680
• UNCE † n. a claw ...1609
• UNCEASABLE † adj. incessant ...1604
• UNCENSORIOUS adj. not censuring ...a1711
• UNCERT †* adj. uncertain ...1543 Sc.
• UNCERTAINED † adj. uncertain, doubting ...1470
• UNCERTAINNESS * n. uncertainty ...1601
• UNCESSABLE † adj. continuous, without stop ...1596
• UNCESSANT † adj. incessant ...1548
• UNCESSANTLY † adv. incessantly ...c1460
• UNCESSANTNESS † n. incessantness ...1627
• UNCH † n. a nuncheon, a light meal, a snack ...1668 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCHAGHE † n. a foolish or wanton woman ...1534
• UNCHANCE n. mischance, misfortune, a calamity ...a1400-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNCHANCY adj. 1. unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate ...1533 chiefly Sc.
adj. 2. mischievous; dangerous; risky; not safe to meddle with ...1786 chiefly Sc.
adj. 3. inconvenient, ill-timed ...1860 chiefly Sc.
• UNCHARGEANT † adj. not onerous or burdensome ...c1380
• UNCHARGED † adj. 1. not called upon; unsummoned ...1456
adj. 2. unassailed, unattacked ...1607
• UNCHARY adj. 1. incautious ...1601
adj. 2. careless, heedless ...1856
• UNCHASTE adj. 1. lascivious ...14C sl.
adj. 2. defiled; having been deflowered involuntarily ...14C sl.
• UNCHASTIED † adj. unchastised ...c1340
• UNCHASTITY n. sexual impurity; lasciviousness ...1382
• UNCHAWED adj. not vexed, not disheartened, or disgruntled ...1961 Sc.
• UNCHEERLY † adj. gloomy, depressing ...1627
• UNCHEQUE † adj. without check or stoppage, continuous ...1671
• UNCHID adj. not rebuked or scolded ...1860
• UNCHIDDEN adj. not rebuked or scolded ...1472
• UNCHIE adv. slightly, somewhat ...1931 Sc.
n. a little bit, a small amount ...1931 Sc.
• UNCHILDLY † adj. unfilial, undutiful to parents ...1597
• UNCHIVALRIC adj. not courteously attentive to women, discourteous ...1851
• UNCHIVALRY n. lack of courteous attention to women ...1858
• UNCHOLERIC adj. meek, mild ...1831
• UNCHRISOM * adj. unchristened ...1831
• UNCHRISTEN † adj. unchristian ...c1000
• UNCHRISTENLIKE † adj. unchristianlike ...1570
• UNCHRISTENLY † adv. unchristianly ...1535
• UNCHUMMY adj. unfriendly ...1920s sl.
• UNCIAL adj. 1. pert. to an inch or an ounce ...1650
adj. 2. of letters or writing: having the large rounded forms (not joined to each other) characteristic of early Greek and Latin manuscripts; also, loosely, of large size, capital ...1712
n. a capital letter ...1775
• UNCIPHER † vb. to decipher ...1598
• UNCIRCUMCIDED † adj. uncircumcised ...1382
• UNCIRCUMCIS † adj. uncircumcised ...c1250
• UNCIRCUMCISED adj. not spiritually chastened or purified; irreligious; heathen ...a1400
• UNCIRCUMLOCUTORY adj. concise ...1808
• UNCIRCUMSCRIBED adj. infinite ...1610
• UNCIRCUMSCRIPT † adj. infinite ...c1374
• UNCIRCUMSCRIPTION n. infiniteness ...1852
• UNCIRCUMSPECT adj. 1. of persons: not cautious, imprudent, unwary ...1502
adj. 2. of actions, etc.: incautious ...1563
• UNCIRCUMSPECTION n. incautiousness ...1598
• UNCIRCUMSPECTLY adv. incautiously ...1535
• UNCLAD adj. naked ...E15
• UNCLAP † vb. to open up ...1621
• UNCLE adj. outwardly subservient, in the context of Black/White relations ...20C sl., orig. US Black
n. 1. a pawnbroker ...1756 UK sl.
n. 2. a privy ...L18 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a term of address or title for an elderly man unrelated to the speaker ...1813 Amer. dial.
n. 4. used by a White person in reference to a Black man ...1830 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the USA, esp. the US armed forces, or other federal/national authorities ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a form of address to a Black male whose name one does not know or ignores ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a magistrate ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a general term of address to a man ...20C sl.
n. 9. a pederast or a fellator who is interested in young boys ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 10. bed ...1925 rhyming sl. (Uncle Ned)
n. 11. a man who has a mistress ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a person who buys stolen goods from criminals ...1950 US sl.
n. 13. a large ant ...1960 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to cheat or swindle of something ...a1592
vb. 2. to act in a passive or subservient fashion ...1969 US sl.
int. used to signify one's surrender, usually in a physical confrontation ...1910s US sl.
• UNCLEAD † vb. to unclothe, to undress ...a1300
• UNCLEAN † adj. 1. of air or smells: foul or impure ...c1400
* adj. 2. of land: foul with weeds, etc. ...c1440
• UNCLE AND AUNT n. a plant ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLEANSABLE * adj. unpardonable ...1483
• UNCLEAN SPIRIT n. a wicked or evil spirit; a demon ...c950
• UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT adj. completely and dramatically ignorant about a particular subject ...1988 US sl.
• UNCLE ARTHUR n. 1. Guinness and the family who own it ...20C Irish sl.
n. 2. arthritis personified ...1992 Amer. dial.
• UNCLEAVE vb. to become unfastened or detached ...1596
• UNCLE BEN n. 1. a pawnbroker ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. in bingo: the number 10 ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 3. a homosexual Black man who prefers White men; hence, a term of abuse ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• UNCLE BENNY n. a pawnbroker ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• UNCLE BERT n. a shirt ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLE BERTIE adj. angry, esp. if only temporarily; characteristically ill-tempered ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'shirty'
• UNCLE BILL n. 1. a policeman ...1930s sl.
n. 2. the police force in general; the law personified ...1962 sl.
• UNCLE BLOODY n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2001 US sl.
• UNCLE BOB n. 1. a police officer ...1965 UK sl.
n. 2. a job ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'knob'
• UNCLE C n. cocaine ...2002 UK sl.
• UNCLE CHARLES n. cocaine ...2002 UK sl.
• UNCLE CHARLEY n. an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.
• UNCLE CHARLIE n. 1. a representation of the dominant White culture in the US ...1963 US sl.
n. 2, (often derogatory) a White man; the boss ...1970 Amer. dial., Black usage
n. 3. among truckers using citizen's band radio: the Federal Communications Commission ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. the Viet Cong ...1985 US sl.
• UNCLE CHARLIE IS VISITING phr. I am experiencing menstruation ...2001 US sl.
• UNCLE CHARLIE'S DEAD phr. used as a warning that one's slip is showing ...1967 Amer. sl.
• UNCLE DANIEL n. in hot rodding: a deceptively normal-looking car that has been modified and enhanced for speed ...1958 US sl.
• UNCLE DICK adj. sick ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
n. the penis ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'prick'
vb. to be sick or ill ...1970s rhyming sl.
• UNCLE FRED n. bread ...1932 UK rhyming sl., generally childish
• UNCLE GEORDIE n. a nickname for the devil ...1896 Sc.
• UNCLE GEORGE n. 1. King George III ...1829
n. 2. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious Black person ...20C sl.
• UNCLE HO n. Ho Chi Minh ...1976 US sl.
• UNCLE-IN-LAW n. the husband of one's aunt ...1561
• UNCLE JOE n. Joseph Stalin ...1943 UK sl.
• UNCLE JOHN n. a penis ...2000s sl.
• UNCLE JUNK n. heroin ...1985 US sl.
• UNCLE LESTER n. a child molester ...2002 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLE MAC n. 1. a smack ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. heroin ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'smack'
• UNCLE MELVIN n. the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground ...1989 Amer. dial.
• UNCLEMENT † adj. of the weather: inclement ...1598
• UNCLE MERV vb. of a man: to ogle, to leer ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'perv'
• UNCLE MILTIE n. Milton Berle ...1968 US sl.
• UNCLE MILTY n. Miltown™, a branded tranquillizer ...1998 US sl.
• UNCLE NABS n. the police ...1970s US Black sl.
• UNCLE NED n. 1. a Black South African ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 2. bread ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 3. the head ...1925 rhyming sl.
n. 4. a bed ...1925 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLE PAYTHER n. a whinging complainer ...20C Irish sl.
• UNCLE SAM n. the government or people of the United States ...1813
n. 2. a cut of lamb ...20C rhyming sl.
• UNCLE SAMANTHA n. the US government ...1950s homosexual sl.
• UNCLE SAMMY n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S ACTION n. introduction into one of the services (after being drafted) ...1940s US Black sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S ICEBOX n. Alaska ...1888
• UNCLE SAM'S I.O.U. n. money, a note ...1940s sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S PETS n. soldiers ...1940s US Black college sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S SHEEP n. illegally killed deer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• UNCLE SAMUEL n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• UNCLE SAMWELL n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• UNCLES AND AUNTS n. trousers ...1928 US rhyming sl. for 'pants'
• UNCLE SHAM n. (derogatory) the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...1960s US Black sl.
• UNCLE SID n. LSD ...2003 UK sl.
• UNCLE THOMAS n. 1. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious Black person ...20C sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1920s US sl.
• UNCLE THREE BALLS n. a pawnbroker ...L19 sl.
• UNCLE TOM adj. outwardly subservient, in the context of Black/White relations ...20C sl., orig. US Black
n. 1. a Black person who curries favour from Whites through obsequious, fawning behaviour ...1922 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a tattletale, a telltale; a person who befriends another, usually in the workplace, only to deceive them ...1940s sl.
vb. of a Black person: to try to curry favour with White people by obsequious behaviour ...1937 US sl.
• UNCLE TOMAHAWK n. a Native American who is condemned as insufficiently nationalistic ...1970s US sl.
• UNCLE TOMISH adj. outwardly subservient, in the context of Black/White relations ...20C sl., orig. US Black
• UNCLE TOMISM n. (derogatory) 'Uncle Tom' behaviour ...1980s Amer. dial.
• UNCLE TOMMING n. (derogatory) behaving obsequiously toward White people ...1944 Amer. dial.
• UNCLE TOMMYHAWK n. (derogatory) an American Indian who is a traitor to militant Indian causes ...M20 US sl.
• UNCLEW vb. 1. to impoverish ...1607
vb. 2. to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNCLE WHISKERS n. a federal agent or agency ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• UNCLE WILF n. the police ...20C rhyming sl. for 'filth'
• UNCLE WILLIE adj. 1. silly ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
adj. 2. chilly ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLIFY vb. to make an uncle of ...1799
• UNCLIT vb. to unfasten ...1587
• UNCLOAK vb. to expose, to lay bare, to reveal ...1659
• UNCLOSE * adj. 1. open, not closed ...c1400
* adj. 2. unreserved, straightforward, frank ...1605
* adj. 3. not intimate; distant ...1659
vb. 1. to make open, to cause to open ...a1300
vb. 2. to disclose, to make known, to reveal ...a1300
† vb. 3. to hatch ...1486
† vb. 4. to unharness a horse ...1615
• UNCLOURED adj. not injured with blows or hard knocks ...1719 Sc.
• UNCLOWRED † adj. unbeaten, unwounded ...1721 Sc.
• UNCLOYED † adj. unhurt, uninjured ...1562
• UNCLUBBABLE adj. not fit or inclined for society; unsociable ...1764
• UNCLUE vb. 1. to impoverish ...1607
vb. 2. to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNCLY adj. pert. to an uncle ...1822 Sc.
• UNCO adj. 1. unknown, strange; foreign ...c1410 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. rude, uncouth, unseemly ...1720 Sc.
adj. 3. remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. unusual, out of the ordinary; odd, strange, peculiar, weird, uncanny ...1725 Sc.
adj. 5. reserved in manner, shy, bashful ...1808 Sc.
adj. 6. weird, uncanny; terrible; unlucky ...1828 Sc.
adj. 7. awkward; clumsy; uncoordinated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. extremely, remarkably, very ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
* adv. 2. strangely, peculiarly ...1864 Sc.
n. 1. a strange or unusual thing or tale; a novelty or piece of news; a wonder; a curiosity; generally plural ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stranger, a foreigner ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. wonder, excitement ...1823 Sc.
n. 4. a clumsy, awkward or uncoordinated person ...1988 Aust. sl.
• UNCOACTED adj. not compelled or constrained ...1545
• UNCO BODY n. 1. a stranger, an outsider, a newcomer ...1811 Sc.
n. 2. a simple, unimportant person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOCKED adj. of a hat: not cocked or turned up ...1721
• UNCOES n. news; strange tidings ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCO FOLK n. strangers ...1774 Sc.
• UNCOFT adj. unbought ...1536 Sc.
• UNCOGGED adj. 1. not blocked or stopped ...1637
adj. 2. of dice: not cogged or loaded ...1870
• UNCOGGLED adj. unbiased, steady ...1920 Sc.
• UNCOGIBLE † adj. incapable of being constrained, unrestrainable ...1646
• UNCOGITABLE † adj. unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1529
• UNCOGNISANT adj. lacking perception ...1860
• UNCOGNIZABLE adj. unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1720
• UNCOGNIZED adj. unobserved, undiscovered ...1877
• UNCOGNOSCIBILITY n. unintelligibility ...1802-12
• UNCOGNOSCIBLE adj. unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1810
• UNCOHERENT † adj. incoherent ...1588
• UNCOIF vb. to tear off an adversary's head-gear in a quarrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOIFING n. quarrelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOLIES adv. strangely; very much; to an extreme degree ...1874 Sc.
• UNCO-LIKE adj. 1. having a strange appearance, odd-looking, with a wild, strange look, looking out of sorts or woebegone ...1660 Sc.
adj. 2. rude, uncouth, unseemly ...1822 Sc.
adj. 3. strange, abnormal ...1842 Sc.
adv. in a strange manner ...1636 Sc.
• UNCOLINS adv. in a strange or odd manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOLLY adj. odd, strange ...1853 Sc.
• UNCO-LOOKING adj. having a wild, strange look ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOLOURED adj. 1. not invested with any deceptive appearance or quality; open, undisguised; not influenced or affected by something ...1585
adj. 2. plain, simple ...1845
• UNCOLOUREDLY adv. openly ...1561
• UNCOLTED adj. deprived of a horse ...1596
• UNCOLY adv. 1. very much, to a great or remarkable degree ...1820 Sc.
adv. 2. strangely ...1874 Sc.
• UNCO MAN n. a stranger ...1768 Sc.
• UNCOMATIBLE adj. unattainable; inaccessible ...1694
• UNCOMBED adj. rude, inelegant ...1633
• UNCOMBINE vb. to disunite ...1595
• UNCOMBUST † adj. unburnt ...a1568
• UNCOME † adj. not yet arrived ...1512 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
† n. a disease ...1538
• UNCOME-AT-ABLE adj. unattainable; inaccessible ...1694
• UNCOMED adj. unarrived ...1792 Eng. dial.
• UNCOMELILY † adv. 1. in an unseemly manner; unfittingly ...c1420
† adv. 2. improperly, unduly ...1561
• UNCOMELINESS † n. unruliness ...1607
• UNCOMELY † adv. in an uncomely manner; unsuitably, unbecomingly ...c1375
• UNCOMFORT n. discomfort ...1805
* vb. to render miserable ...1637
• UNCOMFORTABLE † adj. incapable of being comforted; inconsolable ...1592
• UNCOMFORTABLENESS † n. inconsolableness ...a1539
• UNCOMFORTABLY † adv. inconsolably ...a1548
• UNCOMFORTLESS † adj. miserable ...1598
• UNCOMING † n. failure to arrive ...1593
• UNCOMMENSURATE † adj. disproportionate ...1676
• UNCOMMODED † adj. annoyed, vexed ...1683
• UNCOMMODIOUS † adj. annoying, vexatious ...1539
• UNCOMMODIOUSLY † adv. in an annoying or vexatious manner ...1545
• UNCOMMON adv. in an unusual degree; unusually, remarkably ...1867 Sc.
• UNCOMMON HORN n. an unusually urgent sexual appetite ...2001 UK sl.
• UNCOMMUNICATE † adj. not shared or imparted ...1664
• UNCOMMUTED adj. not exchanged ...1870
• UNCOMPANABLE † adj. not fit or inclined for society; uncompanionable, unsociable ...1555
• UNCOMPANE † vb. to avoid or shun society ...1589
• UNCOMPANIED adj. unaccompanied ...a1547
• UNCOMPANIONED adj. unmatched, unequalled ...1608
• UNCOMPARABLE † adj. incomparable ...1382
• UNCOMPASSED adj. not bounded or circumscribed; unlimited ...1577
• UNCOMPASSIONATED adj. unpitied ...1867
• UNCOMPEERED adj. incomparable, unique, unparalleled ...1602
• UNCOMPELLABLE adj. inflexible ...1613
• UNCOMPT † adj. 1. of style: inelegant, unpolished ...1633
† adj. 2. of persons: not neat in dress or appearance ...a1641
• UNCOMPULSED adj. unforced ...1911 Sc.
• UNCONABLE † adj. improper, unbefitting ...a1340
• UNCONABLENESS † n. unseemly behaviour; unseemliness; unfittingness ...a1340
• UNCONABLETY † n. unseemly behaviour; unseemliness; unfittingness ...a1340
• UNCONABLY † adv. in an unseemly manner; unfittingly; improperly, unduly ...a1340
• UNCONCEIVED † adj. uncomprehended; not understood ...1619
• UNCONCLUDENCY † n. inconclusive argument ...1654
• UNCONCLUDENT † adj. inconclusive ...1634
• UNCONCLUDING † adj. inconclusive ...a1643
• UNCONCLUDINGNESS † n. lack of conclusion ...1647
• UNCONDESCENDABLE † adj. incapable of coming down; heavenly, sublime ...1683
• UNCONDESCENSION n. haughtiness, disdainfulness ...1681
• UNCONDESCENSIVE † adj. haughty, disdainful ...1681
• UNCONDITED † adj. unseasoned, unflavoured ...a1667
• UNCONDITIONABLE † adj. free from conditions, unconditional ...1642
• UNCONDITIONATE adj. not subject to or limited by conditions; unconditional ...1642
• UNCONESS n. strangeness, peculiarity, eccentricity ...1637 Sc.
• UNCONFIRMED † adj. uninstructed, ignorant ...1588 obs.
• UNCONFORMIST † n. a nonconformist ...1640
• UNCONFORMITANT †* n. a nonconformist ...1605
• UNCONNEXED † adj. disconnected ...1716
• UNCONSCIONABLE n. an arrant rogue ...1825
• UNCONSCIOUS adj. performing instinctively (and successfully) ...1990s US college sl.
n. 1. a day-dreamer ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1920s US college sl.
n. 3. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• UNCONSIDERANCE † n. neglect of something ...1546
• UNCONSIDERER † n. a careless or thoughtless person ...c1456
• UNCONSTABILITY n. want of stability; inconstancy; changeableness ...1611
• UNCONSTANCE † n. inconstancy ...c1449
• UNCONSTANT † adj. unfaithful in love or wedlock ...1561
• UNCONSTANTNESS † n. inconstancy ...1551
• UNCONSTANTY † n. inconstancy, changeableness ...1563
• UNCONSULTED † adj. uncounselled, unadvised ...1567
• UNCONTENTED adj. discontented ...1890 Eng. dial.
• UNCONTROLLABLE † adj. indisputable, irrefutable ...1577
• UNCONTROVERSABLE † adj. undoubted, indisputable ...1617
• UNCONVENIENT adj. inconvenient ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOOL adj. unpleasant, aggressive, dangerous; excitable; tending to show your feelings more than is prudent or advisable ...1953 US sl.
• UNCOQUED † adj. uncooked ...1617
• UNCORE † adj. unchosen; not employed; unused ...a1300
• UNCORKED adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UNCORN † n. dissolute conduct in youth; 'wild oats' ...1513 Sc.
• UNCORRUMPED † adj. unadulterated, undiluted, uncorrupted ...a1400-50
• UNCORRUPTED adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• UNCORSAYED † adj. not trained, not broken in ...a1400-50
• UNCORSE † vb. to remove from the body ...c1470
• UNCORVEN † adj. unpruned ...c1380
• UNCOSOME adj. awkwardly or perversely disposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOST † n. 1. bad disposition; evil nature ...c1220
† n. 2. additional or incidental expenses ...c1480
• UNCOTH adj. strange, unfamiliar; unusual; unseemly ...1684 Eng. dial.
adv. very, uncommonly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• UNCOTTERED adj. unravelled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUCH adj. strange, awkward (possibly a misprint for 'uncouth') ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUNSELFOW † adj. unadvisable ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOURTESY † n. discourtesy, incivility ...c1380
• UNCOUS * adj. 1. hooked, curved ...1658
adj. 2. melancholy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUTH † adj. 1. of facts or matters of knowledge: unknown; also, not certainly known, uncertain ...c897
* adj. 2. of an unknown or unfamiliar character; unusual, uncommon, strange; marvellous ...c900
†* adj. 3. unknowing, ignorant ...c1220
† adj. 4. of a strange and unpleasant or distasteful character ...c1380
† adj. 5. unrecognizable ...1390
† adj. 6. pert. to other nations; foreign ...1533 Sc.
adj. 7. of places: not commonly known or frequented; solitary, desolate, wild, ragged, rough ...a1542
† adj. 8. unseemly, indecorous ...1589
† adj. 9. of life, surroundings, etc.: unattractive, unpleasant, uncomfortable ...1611 obs. or arch.
† adj. 10. strange; uneasy; at a loss ...1660
adj. 11. of people, animals, things, places: unknown, unfamiliar, strange ...1721 Sc.
adv. very, exceedingly, extremely, to a marked degree ...1706 Sc.
n. 1. an unknown person; a stranger ...a1225
n. 2. quaint or novel anecdote ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUTHIE adj. 1. unfriendly, inhospitable, dreary, awe-inspiring, fear-inspiring ...1768 Sc.
adj. 2. dreary; uncomfortable; unfriendly ...1768 Sc.
adj. 3. eerie, full of dread or fear ...1808 Sc.
adj. 4. unseemly, uncouth ...1825 Sc.
• UNCOUTHLY adj. awkward ...1821
• UNCOUTHS n. things not commonly known; news ...a1529
• UNCOUTHSOME * adj. unfavourable, unpleasant ...1684
• UNCOUTHY † adj. 1. dreary, causing fear ...1768 Sc.
adj. 2. unfriendly, inhospitable ...1768 Sc.
† adj. 3. under the influence of fear ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 4. unseemly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOVENABLE † adj. 1. inappropriate, unsuitable, unfitting ...c1374
† adj. 2. unseasonable ...c1380
• UNCOVER † vb. to drive a fox out of cover ...1824 Sc.
• UNCOVERLICH † adj. irrecoverable ...c1230
• UNCRAFTILY † adv. unskilfully ...1519
• UNCRAFTINESS † n. unskilfulness ...c1520
• UNCRAFTY † adj. not dexterous or ingenious; unskilful ...1483
• UNCRAIZED † adj. uncracked, unbroken ...1848 Sc.
• UN-CRED adj. unfashionable ...2001 UK sl.
• UNCREDIBILITY † n. the state of being unbelievable ...1486
• UNCREDIBLE † adj. 1. very great and incredible ...c1440
†* adj. 2. incredulous, unbelieving ...1553
• UNCREDIT † vb. to distrust; to discredit ...1615
• UNCREDITABLE adj. discreditable; disreputable ...1643
• UNCRIED UP adj. not extolled or praised ...1630
• UNCROSSED adj. not thwarted, opposed, or resisted ...a1634
• UNCROWNED KING n. an unofficial but recognized leader in a particular field ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNCRUBEET adj. uncurbed, unrestrained; uncropped, untrimmed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCRUNK adj. of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1973 Amer. dial.
• UNCRUNKED adj. of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1972 Amer. dial.
• UNCRY † vb. to countermand ...1594
• UNCTION n. 1. a soothing influence or reflection ...1602
n. 2. an auction ...1830 Sc.
n. 3. punishment; an unpleasant or dangerous experience ...1921 Sc.
• UNCTION BODY n. an auctioneer ...1933 Sc.
• UNCTIONEER n. an auctioneer ...1871 Sc.
• UNCTIONER † n. an auctioneer ...1830 Sc.
• UNCTIOUS † adj. giving consolation or relief ...1645
• UNCTUOSE †* adj. of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; oily, greasy ...c1400
• UNCTUOSITY n. oiliness, greasiness ...1398
• UNCTUOUS adj. 1. of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; oily, greasy ...1387
adj. 2. of meat: greasy, fat, rich ...1495 arch.
adj. 3. having an oily or greasy feel or appearance ...1668
adj. 4. sanctimonious ...1742
adj. 5. complacent ...1822
• UNCTURE † n. ointment ...c1400
• UNCULAR * adj. belonging to an uncle ...1847
• UNCULPABLE † adj. not culpable or blameworthy; free from fault or blame ...1382
• UNCULT † adj. uncultured ...1675
• UNCULTED † adj. wild, uncultivated ...1548
• UNCULTIVED † adj. wild, uncultivated ...1605
• UNCUMBER vb. to free from encumbrance; to disencumber; to remove obstacles ...c1440
• UNCUNNE † n. improper conduct ...c1200
• UNCUNNESS † n. ignorance ...c1250
• UNCUNNING adj. of persons: ignorant, unlearned, unskilful, stupid ...1340 arch.
† n. lack of knowledge; ignorance ...c1290
• UNCUNNINGHEAD † n. unfamiliarity with, inexperience ...1340
• UNCUNNINGLY adv. ignorantly, unskilfully ...a1340
• UNCUNNINGNESS n. ignorance; unskilfulness ...a1325
• UNCUNNINGSHIP † n. unfamiliarity with, inexperience ...a1300
• UNCUNT vb. to withdraw the penis from a woman's vagina ...1961 US sl.
• UNCUNTY adj. unattractive, lacking sex appeal ...1970s sl.
• UNCURE † vb. to uncover; to disclose ...c1440
• UNCURIOUS † adj. 1. not elaborately made ...1598
† adj. 2. clear, intelligible ...1601-3
adj. 3. wearisome, tedious ...1684-5
• UNCURIOUSLY † adv. in a plain or unelaborate manner ...1490
• UNCUS-POKE n. a gossip; a very talkative person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCUSTOM † n. an improper or illegal tax ...1569 Sc.
† vb. to disaccustom ...1530
• UNCUSTOMABLE † adj. not according to custom; unusual ...1387
• UNCUSTOMED † adj. 1. unaccustomed to something ...c1520 obs. or arch.
† adj. 2. not customary; unusual ...1552 obs. or arch.
adj. 3. smuggled, not having paid duty ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCUT adj. 1. of drugs: pure, unadulterated ...1930s sl.
adj. 2. not circumcised ...1957 US sl.
† vb. to sever by cutting ...1611
• UND †* n. a wave ...c1200
• UNDAFTINESS † n. untidiness ...1555
• UNDAINTEOUS † adj. not dainty through rarity; so plentiful as to be of little value ...c1449
• UNDAINTY adj. unbecoming, improper ...1911 Sc.
• UNDALA adj. mean, despicable ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDALI adj. 1. mean, despicable ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. strange, queer ...1908 Sc.
• UNDAMAGED GOODS n. a virgin female ...20C US sl.
• UNDAMNIFIED † adj. undamaged, unimpaired ...1576
• UNDAMPED adj. 1. of persons, their spirits, etc.: not discouraged or checked; undepressed, constant, steadfast ...1742
adj. 2. loud, undiminished ...1883
• UNDANGERED adj. safe, secure ...c1400
• UNDASHED adj. not discouraged or dismayed; undaunted ...1601
• UNDATION †* n. a waving; an undulation, movement of waves ...1656
• UNDAUNTED † adj. 1. of horses: not broken in, untamed ...1422
† adj. 2. unbridled, unrestrained ...1512
†* adj. 3. unsubdued, unconquered ...1513
† adj. 4. undisciplined; disorderly ...1533 Sc.
• UNDAUNTONED † adj. not tamed or broken in; unsubdued ...1609 Sc.
• UNDEAD adj. alive ...a1400-50
• UNDEADLINESS † n. immortality ...c1000
• UNDEADLY † adj. not subject to death; immortal ...c950
• UNDEAR † adj. 1. of little value or estimation; worthless, cheap ...c897
adj. 2. not beloved, not regarded with affection ...1748
• UNDEBONAIRTY † n. ungraciousness, discourtesy ...a1300
• UNDECEIVABLE † adj. incapable of deceiving; undeceptive; certain, sure ...1534
• UNDECENNARY * adj. given, occurring, or observed every eleventh year, or once in every eleven years ...a1847
• UNDECENNIAL adj. given, occurring, or observed every eleventh year, or once in every eleven years ...1864
• UNDECENT adj. indecent ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDECENTNESS n. indecency ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDECIMAN adj. connected with eleven o'clock ...1883
• UNDECISED † adj. undecided ...1528
• UNDECOCT † adj. undigested ...1542
• UNDECOCTED † adj. uncooked ...1542
• UNDEEDY adj. helpless, incapable ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDEEMAN adj. great beyond belief, incredibly big, intense, etc. ...1808 Sc.
• UNDEEMINT † adj. incalculable ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDEEMIS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UNDEEMOUS adj. 1. unexampled, unparalleled, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of weather: very rough, wild, boisterous ...1898 Sc.
• UNDEEMOUSLY adv. excessively ...1844 Sc.
• UNDEEP n. a shoal, shallow place ...1513
• UNDEETED adj. undefiled ...1859 Eng. dial.
• UNDEFALCATED adj. not curtailed or reduced; undiminished ...a1745
• UNDEFAULTING † adj. unfailing ...a1440
• UNDEFEASED † adj. undischarged, under obligation still ...1492 Sc.
• UNDEFENCED † adj. unguarded, exposed to danger ...1451
• UNDEFENDED † adj. not forbidden, permitted, allowed ...1399
• UNDEFENSABLE † 1. adj. unprotected, exposed to danger ...c1412
† adj. 2. unpreventable, inevitable ...1622
• UNDEFILED †* adj. undefaced, unimpaired ...1432-50
• UNDEFOILED†* adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1325
• UNDEFOULED † adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1300
• UNDEFOULINGNESS † n. purity ...c1400
• UNDEFRAYED adj. not paid ...1611
• UNDEGRATE † adj. ungrateful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDELATED adj. not mentioned ...1597
• UNDELAYED † adj. undiluted; not weakened by dilution ...1600
• UNDELIBERATED adj. of actions: careless, thoughtless ...a1674
• UNDELICIOUS † adj. 1. not dainty or delicate; coarse, rough ...a1618
adj. 2. not pleasant or agreeable ...1829
• UNDELIVERED † adj. unconsidered; unwise ...c1425
• UNDEMIT † adj. uncensured ...1802 Sc.
• UNDEMNIFIED †* adj. uninjured, unhurt ...1576
• UNDENIABLE adj. excellent, first-rate...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. very, extremely, unquestionably ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• UNDEPARTABLE † adj. inseparable; indivisible ...c1374
• UNDER adj. 1. drug-exhilarated ...c1920 US sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1930s sl.
adj. 3. unconscious due to anaesthesia ...20C sl.
adj. 4. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. sexual intercourse ...1936 UK sl.
† vb. to cast down, to depress ...1502
• UNDER A CLOUD adj. depressed; in a gloomy state; uncertain ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDERAGE adj. in snowboarding: used to describe the not-yet-perfected performance of a trick or manoeuvre ...1995 US sl.
• UNDER AND OVER adv. frequently, over and over again ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
• UNDER-ARM adj. pornographic ...1979 UK sl.
• UNDER BANISTY adv. secretly, surreptitiously ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UNDERBEAR * vb. 1. to sustain, to suffer, to endure ...c950
* vb. 2. to sustain, to support, to bear up ...1382
† vb. 3. to introduce, to apply ...1382
• UNDERBEARER n. one who assists in carrying the coffin at a funeral ...1700
• UNDERBEIT † vb. to work under ...1670
• UNDER-BELONGINGS n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• UNDERBENEATHS n. teeth ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• UNDERBETHINK vb. to remember, to recollect ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERBID † vb. to value at a lower rate; to undervalue ...1593
• UNDERBOARD adj. 1. not open, dishonest ...17C sl.
adj. 2. of a dead body: laid out and awaiting burial ...1748 Sc.
† adv. 1. under the table ...a1548
† adv. 2. in an underhand or secret manner; clandestinely; not openly or honestly; opposed to 'aboveboard' ...1581
• UNDER-BOD n. the swelling of the sea under a floating object ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDER-BODY † n. 1. the lower part of a woman's dress ...1621
n. 2. an undergarment for a woman or child ...1863 Amer. dial.
• UNDERBREATH adj. low-toned, whispered ...1853
n. 1. a low subdued tone; a whisper ...1844
n. 2. whispered rumour ...1880
• UNDER-BREE n. a bright light appearing under clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-BREET n. a bright light appearing under clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER BREEZE adv. very fast ...20C W. Indies sl.
• UNDER-BRIGHT n. a bright light appearing under the clouds in the horizon ...1824
• UNDERBRING vb. to bring in surreptitiously ...1382
• UNDER-BRUSHINGS n. underwood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER CANVAS adj. in a tent ...1864
• UNDERCARRIAGE n. the penis ...1990s sl.
• UNDERCARRY n. the movement of water beneath the surface ...1894
• UNDERCAST † vb. 1. to cast down; to make subject, to subdue ...a1340
† vb. 2. to consider, to reflect ...1489
1 UNDER-CHAP n. the lower jaw ...1607
• UNDERCHUNDERS n. underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDERCOAT † n. a woman's underskirt; a petticoat ...1741
• UNDERCOATIE n. a woman's underskirt, a petticoat ...1773 Sc.
• UNDER-COLD n. a chill generally affecting the lower parts, occasioned by the wind blowing up under the clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCOMESTUMBLE vb. to understand; generally used facetiously ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-CONDUCT † n. a subterranean conduit ...1624
• UNDERCONSTUMBLE vb. to understand ...1865 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCOT † vb. to suppurate or fester inwardly ...1584 Sc.
• UNDER-COVER adj. 1. safe from the police; out of jail ...1901 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. in hiding, secret, clandestine ...1928 US criminals' sl.
adj. 3. of a racehorse: trained in secret ...1951 US sl.
n. 1. a plain-clothes detective or undercover agent ...1930s sl.
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...1950s US Black sl.
• UNDER-COVER MAN n. 1. an employer's detective spying on the employees ...1931 US sl.
n. 2. an informer to the police; a policeman, a detective on a special watching job ...1931 US sl.
n. 3. a male homosexual, esp. if passive ...1942 US sl.
• UNDER-COVER OPERATIVE n. a detective, esp. a Federal ...1924 US police sl.
• UNDERCRACKERS n. underpants ...1997 UK sl.
• UNDERCRAFT † n. 1. hidden or secret craft or cunning ...c1400
† n. 2. a sly, underhand trick ...1691
• UNDERCREEP † vb. 1. to creep in stealthily ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to subvert secretly; to outdo by crafty or stealth; to undersell in trade; to overreach; to take a mean or underhand advantage of ...1592
† vb. 3. to evade, to escape ...a1618
• UNDER-CREEPING adj. underhand, sly, sneaking ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. slyness, underhand ways ...1893 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCROP † vb. to question stealthily; to sound ...1596
• UNDERCUMESTUMBLE vb. to understand ...M19 sl.
• UNDERCUMFUND vb. to understand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTAND vb. to understand ...1824 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTUMBLE vb. to understand ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to flounder in speech ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUT † vb. to cut down or cut off ...1382
• UNDERDAKS n. underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDER-DARK † adj. somewhat dark; darkish ...1382
• UNDERDEALER † n. an underhand dealer or agent ...1682
• UNDERDEALING † n. underhand or secret action ...1649
• UNDERDELVE † vb. to dig under; to undermine by digging ...c1000
• UNDERDIG vb. to understand fully ...2000s US Black sl.
• UNDER-DIMPLE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• UNDERDOLVEN † adj. dug, excavated ...1382
• UNDERDONE adj. of the complexion: pale ...L19 sl.
• UNDERDRAW vb. to represent or depict inadequately ...1865
• UNDERDRESS n. underclothes; a set of underclothing ...1785
• UNDERDRIFT n. a hidden tendency or activity ...1891
• UNDER DUBBER n. a turnkey; an assistant jailer ...1850s sl.
• UNDER DUBSMAN n. a turnkey; an assistant jailer ...1850s sl.
• UNDERDUNGERS n. underpants ...1981 NZ sl.
• UNDER-EARTHLY † adj. subterranean, underground ...1598
• UNDER-ENTRANCE n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• UNDERER † n. an inferior; one of lower rank; one subject to authority ...c1449
• UNDERF † adj. irresolute, weak ...a1225
• UNDERFALL n. a foot-hill slope ...1857
• UNDERFEEL † vb. to examine or pry into quietly or secretly ...1600
• UNDERFIND † vb. 1. to perceive, to understand ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to discover something secret; to find out ...B1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDER FIRE adj. exposed to severe criticism ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDERFO † vb. 1. to receive a thing; to have something given to one; to come to have or possess ...c888
† vb. 2. to take in hand; to undertake ...c893
† vb. 3. to receive by way of hurt or harm; to undergo, to suffer ...c1000
† vb. 4. to receive willingly; to accept ...c1000
† vb. 5. to have understanding of or skill in ...a1300
†* vb. 6. to reprove, to rebuke ...c1400
• UNDERFOLD vb. to wrap up, to hide, to conceal ...1612
• UNDERFONG † vb. 1. to receive a thing; to have something given to one; to come to have or possess ...c1175
† vb. 2. to comprehend; to conceive ...a1300
† vb. 3. to take in hand; to undertake ...c1330
† vb. 4. to receive by way of hurt or harm; to undergo, to suffer ...1382
†* vb. 5. to surround, to enclose ...1599
† vb. 6. to seduce, to entrap, to overcome ...1579
• UNDERFOOT † adj. inferior, abject, low, downtrodden, suppressed, subject to authority ...1594
† adv. 1. below the real or current value ...1594
* adv. 2. quietly, secretly ...1860
• UNDER FOUR EYES adj. face to face ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• UNDERFUG n. an undervest; also, underpants ...1924 Brit. public schools' sl.
• UNDERFUGS n. underpants ...1910s sl.
• UNDER FULL SAIL adj. drunk ...1930s US sl.
• UNDERGANG n. an archway; a tunnel or passage beneath a railway etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to submit to ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to suffer adversity; to suffer mental pain; to endure ...a1470 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERGANGING n. the act of undergoing or enduring; anything endured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERGARMENTS n. underwear; the clothing worn next to the skin ...M19 sl.
• UNDER-GENTLEMAN n. an inferior gentleman ...1766
• UNDER-GET † vb. to catch up with, to overtake ...1390
• UNDER GLASS adj. 1. imprisoned; arrested ...1920s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDERGO † vb. 1. to work under, so as to impair or destroy; to undermine ...c1000
† vb. 2. to submit to ...c1200
† vb. 3. to investigate, to occupy oneself with ...c1250
† vb. 4. to deceive, to get the better of ...c1250
† vb. 5. to get knowledge of; to be informed of ...c1290
† vb. 6. to accept, to admit, to allow ...c1315
† vb. 7. to expose oneself to risk ...c1315
* vb. 8. to take in hand; to undertake ...1601
†* vb. 9. to partake of, to enjoy ...1603
• UNDERGORE adj. in a state of leprous eruption ...1802 Sc. obs.
• UNDERGRADUATE † adj. of lower degree; of inferior importance ...1654
• UNDERGRADUETTE n. a female undergraduate ...Bk1958 sl.
• UNDERGRO n. a swelling or disturbance of the sea, an under-swell ...1908 Sc.
• UNDERGROPE † vb. to search into, to investigate; to learn ...a1412
• UNDERGROUND adj. 1. hidden, concealed, secret ...1677
adj. 2. undergrown, short, dumpy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. in secrecy or concealment; in a hidden or obscure manner ...1632
• UNDERGROUND n. a hidden counter culture ...1966 US sl.
• UNDERGROUND BEAN n. a peanut ...1959 Amer. dial.
• UNDERGROUND-BOOK n. a book on geology ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• UNDERGROUND CHICKEN n. rabbit ...1930s Aust. sl.
• UNDERGROUND HANG-OUT n. a graveyard ...1901 US criminals' sl.
• UNDERGROUND KITE n. an illicit letter passed in prison ...c1910 US prison sl.
• UNDERGROUND MOON n. the moon when it makes a change between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock; the claim is made that foul weather is sure to accompany ...1905 Amer. dial.
• UNDERGROUND MUTTON n. rabbit meat ...1919 Aust. sl.
• UNDERGROUND PEA n. a peanut ...1966 Amer. dial.
• UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, THE n. the 'grapevine' or that system of communication which subsists in the underworld, esp. between convicts and the outer world ...1879 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDERGROUND TUNNEL, THE n. the system by which contraband articles, such as whisky, drugs, etc. are brought into a prison ...1904 US prison sl.
• UNDERGROUND WIRES, THE n. the 'grapevine' or that system of communication which subsists in the underworld, esp. between convicts and the outer world ...1918 US criminals' sl.
• UNDERGROWING † adj. arising, occurring ...a1440
• UNDERGROWN † adj. showing signs of puberty ...1601
• UNDERGROWTH n. the short hair about the nape of the neck ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-GRUB vb. to undermine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERGUNNED adj. having too small a surfboard for the surf conditions ...1989 Aust. sl.
• UNDER HACK adj. controlled and ordered by another ...1899 Amer. dial.
• UNDERHALF n. 1. an inferior part, lesser portion ...1888 Sc.
n. 2. one's husband ...1888 Sc.
• UNDERHAND adj. secret, clandestine, surreptitious ...1592
† adv. 1. under rule or command; in subjection ...a900
adv. 2. in reserve ...1929 Sc.
n. a position of inferiority ...1886
• UNDERHANDED adj. 1. short, undersized, poorly developed ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scarce ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. short-handed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERHANG † vb. to hang, to suspend ...1603
• UNDERHANGING adj. having a prominent lower jaw ...1865
• UNDER-HAPPED adj. not sufficiently clothed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER HATCHES adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDERHEAD n. 1. a subordinate official ...1599
† n. 2. a person of inferior intelligence; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1643
• UNDER-HEADED † adj. of inferior intellect or parts; dull, stupid ...1646
• UNDERHEAR † vb. to overhear ...c1570
• UNDERHEILD † adj. subject to authority ...a1300
• UNDERHEW * vb. to undercut, to undermine ...1523
• UNDERHOLD n. an advantage, the upper hand ...1874 Amer. dial.
• UNDERINGNESS † n. harmlessness, innocence ...a1300
• UNDERKEEP † vb. to restrain; to keep under or in subjection ...1590
• UNDER-KIND † n. a sub-species; an inferior or lower kind ...1571
• UNDERLAY † vb. to make subject; to submit ...a1300
• UNDERLAYER † n. 1. an underlying part or thing; a base or support ...a1592
† n. 2. a cobbler ...1692
• UNDERLEGGED † adj. having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1681
• UNDERLIE † vb. 1. to be subject or subordinate to a person or thing; to submit to or be controlled by ...c897
† vb. 2. to lie below ground; to be buried ...1648
• UNDERLIMBED adj. having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1686
• UNDER-LINE * adv. below the level of the sea ...1605
• UNDERLING adj. 1. subordinate to a person, subject to authority ...c1370
adj. 2. undersized, small, weak, inferior ...a1722
adj. 3. trivial, unimportant ...1804
n. 1. a subordinate, one subject to authority ...c1175
† n. 2. a small or weakly child, animal, or plant; the weakest animal of a herd, etc. which is bullied by the rest; the smallest pig of a litter; a small or inferior fruit or vegetable ...1688 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERLINGS adv. under ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERLIVE † vb. to live in a manner unworthy of oneself ...1655
• UNDERLOOK n. a covert look or glance ...1821
• UNDERLOOK vb. to look at someone or someone with grave doubt ...1965 Barbados sl.
• UNDERLOUT † adj. subservient, submissive ...a1300
† n. 1. one who is subject or subordinate to another; an underling or servant; an inferior; the lowest boy on a farm; a lazy servant-boy ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything weak or inferior to the rest; used esp. of animals and trees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to be subject, to submit ...a1400
• UNDERLY * adj. 1. subordinate; inferior, low ...1648
* adj. 2. in a low state of health ...1715
adj. 3. backward, behind time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. underprivileged ...1991 Amer. dial.
• UNDERMAN * n. an inferior or subordinate man ...a1300
vb. to demean, to degrade ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UNDER MANNERS adj. behaving as required, submitting to another person's orders ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• UNDERMASTER n. 1. a subordinate instructor; in schools, a master or teacher below the headmaster ...1388
* n. 2. a subordinate director or supervisor ...1688
• UNDERMATCH † n. one who is no match for another; an inferior rival ...a1661
• UNDERMATCHED † adj. not equal to another; inferior ...1642
• UNDERMEAL † n. 1. the time of undern (the forenoon; later used especially for the early part of the afternoon) ...c1000
† n. 2. an after-dinner nap or sleep ...1426
† n. 3. a slight afternoon meal ...c1440.
• UNDERMER adv. more under ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERMIND vb. 1. to undermine ...1788 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to deceive; to try to take away a person's character ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNDERMINDED adj. sly, deceptive, double-faced; underhand, mean, treacherous ...1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• UNDERN † n. 1. the forenoon ...1684 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the period between noon and sunset; the evening ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a light luncheon; a light meal partaken of in the middle of the morning or the afternoon; the time allotted to such a repast ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to work in the after-part of the day ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERNEAN adj./adv./prep. underneath ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. deceitful, treacherous, underhand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER ONE † adv. in one, unitedly, conjointly, together, at one time ...1596 obs. exc. Eng, dial.
• UNDER ONE'S HAT adj. secret ...L19 US sl.
• UNDER ONE'S OWN STEAM phr. acting independently ...1912 sl.
• UNDER PAR adj. less than average, or less than projected ...1767 UK
• UNDERPARTS n. the genitals, either male or female ...19C colloq.
• UNDERPASS n. the posterior; the buttocks; the anus ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'arse'
• UNDERPINNERS n. the legs ...1859
• UNDERPINNINGS n. the legs ...1848 US sl.
• UNDERPUT n. a mistress ...E17 sl.
• UNDERPUTTED † adj. undermined, without a firm foundation or base ...1733 Sc.
• UNDER-RECKON vb. to undervalue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-RIGGING n. the male genitals ...E19 sl.
• UNDERS n. 1. underclothes, underwear ...1731
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. colloq.
• UNDERSCRIBER n. one whose name appears written below in a document; an undersigned person ...c1785 Sc.
• UNDERSCRIVER † n. one whose name appears written below in a document; an undersigned person ...1785 Sc.
• UNDER SHELL † n. a waistcoat ...1753 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER-SIDE n. 1. death; the grave ...19C euphemism
n. 2. the posteriors, the bottom ...19C colloq.
• UNDERSOOK n. an undercurrent flowing in a direction opposite to that of the surface water, underflow ...1904 Sc.
• UNDER-SORT n. people of inferior degree ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-STAIN n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1980 UK euphemism
• UNDERSTAND vb. to hear ...1884 Eng. dial.
• UNDERSTANDINGS n. 1. boots or shoes ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the legs ...E19 sl.
n. 3. of a woman: sexual conquests ...L19 sl.
• UNDER STARTER'S ORDERS adj. arrested ...1959 UK police & criminals' sl.
• UNDER-STORY n. a basement ...1733 Sc.
• UNDERSTRAPPER n. a child, in contradistinction to an adult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERSTUMBLE vb. to understand ...M19 sl.
• UNDERSUBSCRIBE † vb. to sign a document ...1706 Sc.
• UNDERSUBSCRIBER † n. one who signs a document, the undersigned ...1703 Sc.
• UNDERSUBSCRIVE † vb. to sign a document ...1706 Sc.
• UNDERTAKER n. 1. someone who operates a funeral parlour; a man who makes his livelihood by performing burials ...E19
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a life sentence; any other very long sentence ...1935 US prison sl.
n. 4. a bookmaker who will only accept bets at odds under those offered by his competition ...1989 Aust. sl.
• UNDERTAKER'S JOB n. 1. a hopeless ('dead') proposition ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a horse or greyhound which is deliberately, for the sake of the odds, not meant to win, whatever legitimate gamblers may presume ...1970s gambling sl.
• UNDER THE AFFLUENCE OF INKAHOL adj. under the influence of alcohol, drunk ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE ARM adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory; loathsome ...1937 Brit. sl.
• UNDER THE BED adj. clandestine, secret, corrupt ...M19
• UNDER THE BUNK! int. shut up! ...c1920 US prison sl.
• UNDER THE COSH adj. 1. in trouble, at a disadvantage ...1950s sl.
adj. 2. under pressure, usually at work ...2000s sl.
• UNDER THE DAISIES adj. dead and buried ...1866 sl.
• UNDER THE ETHER adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDER THE GIRDLE adj. of children: unborn ...Bk1958 sl.
• UNDER THE GUN adj. under great pressure or stress ...1940s sl., orig. US
• UNDER THE HAMMER adj. 1. in trouble, at a disadvantage ...1950s sl.
adj. 2. in Australian Rules football: about to be tackled ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE HATCHES adj. 1. down in position or circumstances; in a state of depression, humiliation, or restraint; down out of sight ...c1550
adj. 2. in trouble, dead, in jail ...M16 sl.
• UNDER THE INFLUENCE adj. drunk ...20C US sl.
• UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INCOHOL adj. drunk ...1984 Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE JUNIPER TREE adj. downcast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• UNDER THE LAND adj. at a disadvantage ...1821 US sl.
• UNDER THE LAP adv. 1. confidentially ...1930s Aust. sl.
adv. 2. clandestinely; underhandedly; illicitly; illegally ...1940s Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE ROPE adj. marked for death, esp. one under sentence to be hanged ...1931 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER THE ROSE adj. surreptitiously ...Bk1958 sl.
• UNDER THE SALT phr. at the lower part of the table; i.e. among the less honoured guests ...19C
• UNDER THE SCREW adj. in prison ...M19 sl.
• UNDER THE SCREWS adj. under pressure ...E19
• UNDER THE SEA n. a ship lying-to in a heavy gale, and making bad weather of it ...1867
• UNDER THE TABLE adj. 1. clandestine, secret, corrupt ...M19
adj. 2. drunk ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. given as a bribe ...c1920 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER THE UMBER OF † adv. on pretense of ...1423
• UNDER THE WEATHER adj. 1. ill ...1850 sl. orig. US
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol or having a hangover ...19C sl.
adj. 3. pert. to a woman who is menstruating ...20C US sl.
• UNDER THE WAND † adj. subject to the rule of a person ...c1400 Sc.
• UNDER THE WHIP adj. at a disadvantage ...1900s Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE WIND adv. secretly, by underhand means ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER THE WIRE phr. at the very last minute ...1930s
• UNDER THE YARD † adj. under the rule, control, or discipline of ...c1386
• UNDERTHINGS n. women's underwear, esp. underpants ...M20 euphemism
• UNDER-THUMB adv. secretly; in an underhand manner ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDER TRUST † phr. in a state of supposed safety ...1545 obs. exc. arch.
• UNDER TUG † n. an under petticoat ...1753 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER TWO EYES adj. face to face ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• UNDER VEIL † adv. surreptitiously ...1382
• UNDERWAY adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UNDERWEAR n. an unshaven chin ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• UNDERWEIGHT n. a girl under twenty-one exported to the Argentine to become a prostitute there ...20C UK White slavers' usage
• UNDERWHELM vb. to arouse little or no interest in someone ...1956 UK jocular
• UNDER-WITTED adj. weak in intellect; of inferior understanding; half-witted, silly ...1683
• UNDER-WORKS n. the male genitals ...E19 sl.
• UNDERWORLD n. 1. hell; the region of departed souls ...E17 sl.
n. 2. the world of thieves, prostitutes, tramps, sexual degenerates, and confidence men ...19C Brit. & US usage
n. 3. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• UNDER WRAPS adj. secret ...1939 sl.
adv. restrainedly ...20C
phr. kept in secret ...1939 UK sl.
• UNDER YEARS † adj. below the legal age of majority, under age ...1590
• UNDER YONDER n. the anus ...1972 US sl.
• UNDEVALDIN' adj. unceasing, never ending ...1792 Sc.
• UNDHERLOOD vb. to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLOOT n. one who is befooled, bullied, or made game of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLUDE vb. 1. to give a false pretext ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDIES n. women's underpants ...1906 sl.
• UNDIGESTED ANANIAS n. a triumphant liar ...L19 sl.
• UNDIGHT adj. untidy, not set to rights; unmended ...1817 Sc.
• UNDIGHTED adj. 1. undressed; undecked; unprepared ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. undefiled ...1859 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. unwiped, dirty ...1884 Sc.
• UNDO A THUNK vb. to get into a rage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDOCKIT adj. of hair: uncut, unshorn ...1887 Sc.
• UNDOFFED adj. unclothed, undressed, naked ...c1440
• UNDOMIOUS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UNDOOMIS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UNDOOTFA adj. doubtful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDOUGHT adj. sickly, puny, feeble; contemptible ...1773 Sc.
n. a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• UNDREINT † adj. undrowned ...c1175
• UNDRESSED adj. used of a citizens' band radio operated without a linear amplifier ...1976 US sl.
• UNDRINKLED † adj. undrowned ...c1250
• UNDUB vb. to open or unfasten; to unlock ...1753 criminals' sl.
• UNDUE PERVERSITY n. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana ...1980s US campus sl.
• UNDUMIOUS adj. extraordinary, enormous, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...1747 Sc.
• UNDUMOUS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UBANGI n. (offensive) a Black person ...1979 US sl.
• U-BARREL n. a large steel drum used for collecting urine where there is no plumbing ...2003 Antarctica usage
• UBBLE-GUBBLE n. nonsense; gibberish ...20C US sl.
• UBBUBBOO n. a confused crying or yelling; a tumult; turmoil ...1702
• U.B.D.'D! int. you be damned! ...1910s sl.
• UBERANT †* adj. abundant, copious ...1622
• UBERATE † vb. 1. to make plentiful; to make plenteous and fruitful; to abound ...1623
† vb. 2. "to give suck, to fatten with the breast" - Cockeram ...1623
• UBEROUS * 1. adj. supplying milk or nourishment in abundance; said of animals, etc, or of the breasts ...1624
† adj. 2. of places: richly productive; fertile ...a1626
adj. 3. abundant, copious, full ...1633
• UBERTY * n. rich growth; fruitfulness; fertility; copiousness, abundance ...a1412
• UBI † n. 1. place, position; location ...1614
† n. 2. present place or position; whereabouts ...1778
phr. doctors' shorthand for the facetious diagnoses, Unexplained Beer Injury ...2003 UK medical sl.
• UBIATION † n. the act of occupying a new place ...1624
• UBICATION n. the condition of being in or occupying a certain place or position; location ...1644
• UBIETY n. condition in respect of place or location; whereness ...1674
• UBIQUARIAN adj. 1. existing everywhere ...1762
adj. 2. met with or experienced everywhere ...1825
* n. a person who goes everywhere ...1767
• UBIQUE adv. everywhere ...1709
• UBIQUIOUS †* adj. present or appearing everywhere ...1782
• UBIQUIT † vb. to make appear everywhere ...1676
• UBIQUITANT † n. one who, or that which is, or can be everywhere at once ...1654
• UBIQUITARIAN † n. one who or that which is or can be everywhere at once ...1644
• UBIQUITARINESS †* n. the quality of being everywhere at once ...1655
• UBIQUITARY * n. one who or that which is or can be everywhere at once ...1587
• UBIQUITY n. 1. the capacity of being everywhere or in all places at the same time ...1597
† n. 2. locality, region ...1633
• UBIT adj. dwarfish ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. a long, hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth, from its woolly appearance ...1790 Sc.
• UBITOUS adj. extremely small, useless ...1880 Sc.
• UBITY †* n. place, locality ...1624
• U-BOAT n. a gangster disloyal to his gang chief ...1930 UK criminals' sl.
• UBROWN brandy ...1980s S. Afr. township usage
• U.B.S. n. underwear, usually female (UnderBodies) ...1970s US campus sl.
• UBUBBOO n. a confused crying or yelling; a tumult; turmoil ...1702
• U.C. n. an undercover agent ...1980s US sl.
• UCCLE n. the image of anyone ...1911 Sc.
• UC DAI LOI n. during the Vietnam conflict: an Australian soldier ...1975 Aust. sl.
• UCKERSAY n. a gullible person; a dupe ...1930 US Pig Latin for 'sucker'
• UCK-FAY! int. fuck! ...20C US Pig Latin
• UCKLE vb. to cover in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UCK-SHE-BAH n. human excrement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UD! int. God! ...1759
• UDDER † n. 1. the breast of a woman ...a1704
n. 2. a heap of rubbish, etc ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a despised, disrespected or foolish woman ...2001 UK sl.
n. 4. a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking ...2003 UK sl.
• UDDER-MUCKING adj. untidy, slovenly, dirty, muddling ...1896 Eng. dial.
• UDDERS n. the female breasts ...E18 sl.
• UDDERSOME adj. queer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
pron. others ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UDDERWAYS adj. contrary, disagreeable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. otherwise ...1901 Eng. dial.
• UDDIE adj. small, insignificant ...1908 Sc.
• UDDY adj. small, insignificant ...1908 Sc.
• UDGE vb. to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 eng. dial.
• UDGE AND PUDGE vb. to strain or exert oneself to the utmost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UDGIT n. 1. a term of reproach for a person ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the letter 'g' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UDOMETER n. a rain-gauge ...1825
• UD'S BLOOD! int. an oath; God's blood! ...1607
• UD'S BLUFF! int. an oath ...1664
• UD'S BOBBLEKENS! int. an oath ...1681
• UDS BOBS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDS BODKINS! int. an oath ...17C
• UD'S BOWS! int. an oath ...1684
• UD'S BUD! int. an oath ...1681
• UD'S BUDDIKINS! int. an oath ...1740
• UD'S DAGGERS! int. an oath ...1607
• UD'S DEATH! int. an oath ...1607
• UD'S DIGGERS! int. an oath ...1698
• UD'S FOOT! int. an oath ...a1586
• UD'S HASH! int. an oath ...1676
• UDSLID! int. an oath ...1614
• UD'S LIFE! int. an oath ...1614
• UD'S LIGHT! int. an oath ...1611
• UD'S NIGGERS! int. an oath ...1680
• UDS NIGGERS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDS NIGGS! int. an oath ...17C
• UD'S NIGS! int. an oath ...1664
• UDS NOGGERS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDSO! int. an oath ...1611
• UDSOOKERS! int. an oath ...1697
• UD'S PITTY! int. an oath ...1614
• UD'S PRECIOUS! int. an oath ...1613
• UD'S SOUL! int. an oath ...1611
• UDSWOONS! int. an oath ...1697
• UDS WOUNTIKINS! int. an oath ...17C
• UDS-MY-LIFE! int. an oath ...17C
• UDZOOKERS! int. an oath ...1777
• UDZOOKS! int. an oath ...1721
• UDZWOOKS! int. an oath ...1698
• U-EY n. a u-turn ...1969 US sl.
• UFF-DA! int. an expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain ...1950 Amer. dial.
• UFRONGIE † n. a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...a1838 Sc.
• UFRUNGIE † n. a grotesque object; a person of forbidding aspect ...a1838 Sc.
• UG † n. 1. fear, dread ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. vomited matter ...1797 Sc.
n. 3. a feeling of repulsion, disgust, or dislike; a feeling of nausea ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. an object of disgust; a bad or grotesque appearance; a person of disagreeable, disgusting manners ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to inspire or affect dread, loathing, or disgust ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to abhor, to loathe, to detest; to cause disgust or nausea ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to feel dread or apprehension, disgust, or loathing ...a1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to annoy, to upset, to exasperate ...1808 Sc.
• UGANDAN AFFAIRS n. sexual intercourse ...1970s sl.
• UGANDAN DISCUSSION n. sexual intercourse ...1970s sl.
• UGERTFOW adj. affecting delicacy of taste; squeamish ...1768 Sc.
• UGERTFUL † adj. proud; nice, squeamish ...1755 Sc.
• UGFOU adj. disgusting ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UGFU' adj. sickening, disgusting ...a1829 Sc.
• UGG vb. 1. to feel abhorrence or disgust; to loathe; to cause disgust or nausea; to vomit ...1722 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1824 Sc.
† vb. 3. to eat a light meal; to give someone an extra meal; to feed someone well ...1866 Sc.
• UGG BOOTS n. sheepskin boots or slippers ...1990s sl.
• UGGED † adj. 1. horrid, loathsome ...1570
adj. 2. upset, annoyed, disgusted, fed-up ...1923 Sc.
• UGGIES n. sheepskin boots or slippers ...1990s sl.
• UGGIN adj. disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, objectionable, annoying, vexatious; frightful, horrible, ghastly ...1838 Sc.
n. a lunch, a light meal, a snack, frequently of some delicacy or sweetmeat ...a1838 Sc.
• UGGING adj. causing loathing or disgust; loathsome, detestable, frightful ...1832 Sc.
n. dread, fear, horror, loathing ...c1250
• UGGINS n. a light meal, a snack, frequently of some delicacy or sweetmeat ...a1838 Sc.
• UGGLE † adj. having an appearance or aspect which causes dread or horror; frightful or horrible ...1499
vb. to soil, to besmear ...1898 Sc.
• UGGLEDY-MUGGLEDY adj. in confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• UGGLESOME * adj. fearful, horrible, gruesome ...1561
• UGGOVOUS † adj. destitute, having nothing left; incapable, weakly, useless ...a1838 Sc.
• UGGSOME adj. disgusting, loathsome, repulsive, horrible ...1724 Sc.
• UGGY adj. angry ...1886 Eng. dial.
• UGH adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. expressive of disgust ...1837
• UGHLY adj. uglier than ugly ...1966 US sl.
• UGHTEN † n. the part of the night immediately before daybreak; early morning ...971
• UGHY adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UGIOVOUS † adj. destitute, having nothing left; incapable, weakly, useless ...a1838 Sc.
• UGJAY n. a jail ...1930 US Pig Latin for 'jug'
• UGLEE n. an unattractive person, usually female ...1950s sl.
• UGLESOME † adj. hideous, ugly ...1561
• UGLIER THAN A BAGFUL OF ASSHOLES adj. very ugly ...1966 Amer. sl.
• UGLIES, THE n. 1. a fit of depression or bad temper ...1846 sl.
n. 2. delirium tremens ...L19 sl.
n. 3. the state of being unattractive ...1950s sl.
n. 4. nitrogen narcosis, 'rapture of the deep' ...1970s sl.
• UGLIFICATION n. the act or process of making ugly ...1820
• UGLIFY vb. to make hideous, ugly, or repulsive in appearance; to disfigure ...1576
• UGLINESS † n. 1. horror, dread, loathing ...c1325
n. 2. bad temper; disagreeableness ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UGLISOME †* adj. horrible, horrid; ugly ...1530
• UGLY adj. 1. ill-tempered, sulky; angry, threatening; disagreeable ...1836 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. depressed, sad ...1836 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. awkward; inconvenient ...1881 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. huge; uncouth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. difficult ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 6. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
n. 1. an ugly or unattractive person or animal; ugliness ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a term of address, as 'Mr. Ugly' ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a shade for a bonnet ...M19 UK society usage
n. 4. an abuse; a beating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. fornication ...1938 Amer. dial.
• UGLY, THE n. fornication ...20C Amer. dial.
• UGLY AS A BAGFUL OF BUSTED ARSEHOLES adj. very ugly ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
• UGLY AS A BAGFUL OF BUSTED BOILS adj. very ugly ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
• UGLY AS A HATFUL OF ARSEHOLES adj. especially ugly ...1971 Aust. sl.
• UGLY AS A SHITHOUSE RAT adj. extremely unattractive, ugly ...1990s Aust. sl.
• UGLY AS A TARANTULA adj. very angry, unpleasant ...L19 sl.
• UGLY AS BULL-BEEF adj. very ugly ...M19 sl.
• UGLY AS CAT-SHIT adj. very ugly, repulsive ...Amer. sl.
• UGLY AS FUCK adj. very ugly ...1989 US sl.
• UGLY AS SIN adj. very ugly or unattractive ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UGLY AUSTRALIAN n. a rough, loutish Australian; an Australian yobbo ...1974 Aust. sl.
• UGLY BIRD n. a suspicious character ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UGLY CUSTOMER n. a person who is likely to cause trouble, or be difficult to deal with; an unpleasant, menacing person ...1811
• UGLY DUCKLING n. an unattractive child who turns out more beautiful or admired than was thought possible ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UGLY ENOUGH TO SCARE A BUZZARD OFF A GUT WAGON adj. very ugly indeed ...1985 Amer. sl.
• UGLY ENOUGH TO STOP A CLOCK adj. ugly, unattractive ...1994 sl.
• UGLY-FAT n. a double chin ...1881 Eng. dial.
• UGLYMAN n. that member of the garrotting team who actually does the choking ...M19 sl.
• UGLY-MOUTHED adj. foul-mouthed, given to bad language ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UGLYOGRAPHIZE vb. to spell uncouthly; to write in an uncouth manner ...1834
• UGLYOGRAPHY n. bad handwriting; uncouth spelling ...1804
• UGLY PLUG n. an ugly face ...19C US sl.
• UGLY SISTER n. a blister ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• UGLY STICK n. a notional stick with which a person has been beaten in order to make them ugly ...1969 US sl.
• UGLY-TEMPERED adj. ill-tempered, passionate ...1890 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• UGLY WHISPER n. a scandal, slander ...1891 Eng. dial.
• UGMAY n. a 'sucker', a dupe, a gullible person; a fool, or a stupid person ...1918 US Pig Latin for 'mug'
• UGRINESS † n. horror ...c1375 Sc.
• UGS n. a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus'
• UGSOME adj. 1. ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of weather: threatening, stormy-looking ...1929 Sc.
• UGSOMELY adv. savagely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UGSOMENESS n. loathing; loathsomeness; ugliness, repulsiveness ...c1440
• U-HAUL n. a lesbian who falls in love at first sight and moves in right away with a new lover ...1990s US gay sl.
• UH-HUH n. 1. copulation ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UH-HUH, THE n. copulation ...E20 US sl.
• UH-OH! int. used in recognition of trouble ...2001 US sl.
• UH-UH! int. no ...1924 US sl.
• U.I. adj. under the influence; drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UIC SKI TEAM n. unemployed water skiers (Unemployment Insurance Clinic) ...1989 Can. sl.
• U-IE n. a U-turn ...1960s sl., orig. Aust.
• UIK vb. to retch, to vomit ...1929 Sc.
• UIKNAME n. a nickname ...1887 Sc.
• UIMATER n. a weakling ...1929 Sc.
• UIR vb. to hum a tune ...1929 Sc.
• UIRN vb. to turn sick, to feel squeamish ...1929 Sc.
• UIRRY adj. small, trifling, insignificant ...1929 Sc.
• UIRS n. small particles or remnants, frequently used of small potatoes ...1929 Sc.
• UITANNION adj. unusual, extraordinary ...1929 Sc.
• UITANY n. a great mass, swarm, multitude, esp. of small objects ...1929 Sc.
• UITER-ALD adj. extremely old ...1929 Sc.
• UITLANDER n. a foreigner, esp. other Whites ...1892 S. Afr. sl.
• UIZ n. a bright, blazing fire ...1929 Sc.
• UIZER n. a bright, blazing fire ...1929 Sc.
• UJINCTUM n. hell ...1919 Amer. dial.
• UJINCTUM, THE n. hell ...1919 Amer. dial.
• UKE n. a ukulele ...1915 sl., orig. US
• UKELELE n. 1. the bullet-drum of a Thompson submachine gun; the gun itself ...1929 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a short-handled shovel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• UKRAINER †* n. a native of the Ukraine ...a1815
• UKRAINIAN PEANUT n. a sunflower seed ...1987 Can. sl.
• UKULELE n. a short-handled shovel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• ULE n. a sultry heat, warm vapour, esp. mist rising from the ground or the sea on a warm day; heat from a fire ...1866 Sc.
• ULIGINOSE * adj. of soil: soaked with water; swampy ...c1440
• ULIGINOUS adj. 1. of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature ...1576
adj. 2. of places: soaked with water or moisture; water-logged; swampy ...1610
†* adj. 3. of air: damp, moist ...1661
• ULLAGE n. 1. the amount of wine or other liquor by which a cask or bottle falls short of being quite full ...1444
n. 2. wine left in the bottoms of glasses at a public dinner ...1874 sl.
• ULLAGED adj. 1. of a cask or bottle: short of contents ...1549
adj. 2. of inferior quality; refuse ...1892
• ULLAGONE n. a cry of lamentation; a wail; a funeral lament ...1828 Anglo-Irish
vb. to wail or lament loudly ...1828 Anglo-Irish
int. an exclamation or cry of sorrow ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• ULLAPSE! int. an exclamation uttered when anything goes wrong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ULLYA-PLUCK n. wool, hair, or feathers as remains of the carcass of an animal or bird ...1897 Sc.
• ULME † n. an elm tree ...1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ULM-TREE †* n. an elm tree ...c1000
• ULSTER n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• ULTAGH † n. an Ulsterman ...1649 Anglo-Irish
• ULTIM † adj. ultimate, final ...1626
• ULTIMATE n. 1. cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 2. crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
n. 3. in the coded terminology used in advertising for sexual contact: full sexual intercourse ...2006 UK sl.
• ULTIMATE FAVOR, THE n. copulation ...L17 Brit. sl.
• ULTIMATE XPHORIA n. MDMA, ecstasy ...2003 UK sl.
• ULTIMATION n. the act or process of brining to an ultimate result; final issue or development ...1791
• ULTIMATIVE adj. tending to produce some final result ...1885 rare
• ULTIMATUM † n. 1. the hinder parts, the buttocks ...1823 sl.
* n. 2. final lot or destiny ...1861
• ULTIME † adj. ultimate, final ...1626
• ULTIMITY * n. the final point or ultimate development of an action or thing; the last stage ...1613
• ULTIMO adj. of last month ...1616
† adv. on the last of a month ...1582
† n. the final point or limit ...1622
• ULTIMOGENITURE n. the mode of succession by which the right of inheritance pertains to the youngest of a family ...1882
• ULTIMUM † n. the final point or limit ...1649
• ULTION †* n. vengeance, revenge, avengement ...c1550
• ULTONIAN adj. belonging to Ulster ...1766
n. an inhabitant or native of Ulster ...1781
• ULTRA prep. lying beyond ...1883
n. 1. one who goes to the extreme of fashion ...1819
n. 2. one who holds extreme opinions, particularly in religion or politics ...1826
int. excellent! first-rate! wonderful! ...1980s sl.
• ULTRACOOL adj. extremely sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ULTRA-CREPIDARIAN adj. going beyond one's proper province; giving opinions on matters beyond one's knowledge ...1822
n. one who ventures beyond his scope; an ignorant or presumptuous critic ...1825
• ULTRACREPIDAST † n. one who ventures beyond his scope; an ignorant or presumptuous critic ...1640
• ULTRA-CREPIDATE vb. to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge ...1800
• ULTRACREPIDATION n. the act or fact of criticizing ignorantly ...1800
• ULTRAFIDIAN adj. going beyond mere faith; blindly credulous ...1825
• ULTRAGEOUS * adj. violently extreme ...1823
• ULTRAISM n. the principles or tenets of one who holds extreme opinions on any question; the fact of holding such opinions ...1821
• ULTRAIST n. one who holds extreme opinions; an extremist ...1842
• ULTRAISTIC adj. tending to extremes in opinion or practice ...1840
• ULTRAMARINE * adj. 1. situated beyond the sea ...1652
adj. 2. coming from beyond the sea, foreign ...1656
adj. 3. obscene, smutty ...L19 sl.
• ULTRAMONTANE adj. 1. belonging to the countries or peoples lying to the north of the Alps ...c1618
adj. 2. situated beyond, belonging to the other side of the mountains ...1786
n. an inhabitant or native of a country north of the Alps ...c1618
• ULTRAMUNDANE adj. lying beyond or outside of the world; belonging to things beyond the limits of the solar system ...1656
• ULTRASWOOPY adj. very stylish, streamlined ...2000s US sl.
• ULTRICE † n. a female avenger ...1490
• ULTRONEOUS adj. made, offered, etc., of one's own accord; spontaneous, voluntary ...1637
• ULTRONEOUSLY adv. of one's own accord; spontaneously, voluntarily ...1627
• ULTRONEOUSNESS * n. voluntary action; spontaneity ...1623
• ULULABLE † adj. howling, yelling ...1721
• ULULANT adj. howling ...1896
• ULULATE vb. to howl or wail; to lament loudly ...1623
• ULULATION n. 1. a howl or wail; a cry of lamentation ...1599
n. 2. the act of howling or wailing ...1799
• ULULATIVE † adj. wailing, lamenting ...1490
• ULULATORY adj. howling, wailing ...1831
• ULULU n. a wailing cry; a wail of lamentation ...1854
• ULVOSE † adj. full of reeds or weeds ...1727
• ULYSSEAN adj. characteristic of or resembling Ulysses in craft or deceit, or in extensive wanderings; deceitful, cunning, false ...1639
• ULYSSES n. a U-turn ...1968 US sl.
• ULZIE n. oil ...1787 Sc.
• UMAC n. a young man about town ...1960s S. Afr. Black usage
• UM AND AH vb. to hesitate, to be uncertain ...2000 UK sl.
• UMBARELLA n. an umbrella ...1892 Amer. dial.
• UM-BAY n. a bum; a worthless oaf ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'bum'
• UMBCAST † vb. to surround ...c1400
• UMBCLOSE † vb. to enclose ...c1330
• UMBE † adv. about, round ...a1300
† prep. 1. about, concerning, of ...c900
† prep. 2. around, about ...971
† prep. 3. after (in time) ...c1000
• UMBEBRAID † vb. to turn round ...a1300
• UMBECARVE † vb. to circumcise ...a1240
• UMBECAST † vb. 1. to surround, to encircle ...c1350
† vb. 2. to consider, to meditate ...1375
† vb. 3. to enclose, to confine ...c1440
• UMBECHEW † vb. to avoid, to shun ...1456 Sc.
• UMBECLAP † vb. to embrace ...a1400
• UMBECLEAD † vb. to clothe, to wrap up ...c1400
• UMBECLIP † vb. 1. to circumcise ...c1200
† vb. 2. to surround, to encircle ...a1300
• UMBECLOSE † vb. to enclose, to enwrap ...c1400
• UMBEDELVE † vb. to dig round ...c1440
• UMBEDRAW † vb. to withdraw ...1456
• UMBEFOLD † vb. to surround, to embrace ...a1400
• UMBEGANG † vb. to go round, to surround ...c1200
• UMBEGIVE † vb. to surround ...c1440
• UMBEGO † vb. to go around, to encircle; to surround with something ...c1300
• UMBEGRIP † vb. to grasp ...a1400
• UMBEGROW † vb. to grow round, to overgrow ...a1300
• UMBEHOLD † vb. to look about ...a1400-50
• UMBELAP † vb. to encompass, to surround ...a1350
• UMBELAY † vb. to beset, to surround, to encompass ...a1300
• UMBELIE † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMBELOOK † vb. to look about ...a1300
• UMBELOUK † vb. to include, to comprehend ...1357
• UMBEPITCH † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMBER † n. 1. shade, shadow ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the shadow of the pointer on a sundial ...1382
† n. 3. the visor of a helmet ...a1400
† n. 4. number ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 5. reflection ...c1407
† vb. 1. to shade, to protect ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to number ...c1400
• UMBERCHUTE n. an umbrella ...2002 Amer. dial.
• UMBEREACH † vb. to surround ...1513
• UMBEREL n. an umbrella ...1893 Amer dial.
• UMBERELL n. an umbrella ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• UMBERELLA n. an umbrella ...1927 Sc.
• UMBERELLER n. an umbrella ..1848 Amer. dial.
• UMBERELLY n. an umbrella ...1855 Amer. dial.
• UMBERILL n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
• UMBERILLO n. umbrella ...1837 Amer. dial.
• UMBERMENT † n. number, multitude ...1550-3
• UMBEROW † vb. to row about ...c1205
• UMBERSHOOT n. an umbrella ...1910 Amer. dial.
• UMBERSOL n. an umbrella ...1879 Amer. dial.
• UMBERSOLL n. an umbrella ...1879 Amer. dial.
• UMBERSORROW † adj. 1. hardy; resisting disease or the effects of severe weather ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 2. rough, rude, uncultivated; of a rugged or surly disposition ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 3. weakly, delicate ...1825 Sc.
• UMBERST † adj. ? most numerous ...1599
• UMBERSTICK n. an umbrella ...20C Ulster sl.
• UMBERTY †* n. abundance ...1575
• UMBERUN † vb. to surround ...c1440
• UMBESCHEW † vb. to avoid, to shun ...1456 Sc.
• UMBESET † vb. to surround, to encompass, to beset ...a1300
• UMBESHADOW † vb. to shade about ...a1400
• UMBESHEAR † vb. to circumcise ...c1200
• UMBESHINE † vb. to shine about ...a1300
• UMBESIEGE † vb. to besiege, to environ ...1422
• UMBESPREAD † vb. to spread about ...c1400
• UMBESSY n. etcetera ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UMBESTAND † vb. to stand round, to surround ...c1300
• UMBESTOUND † adv. at times; sometimes; after a short time ...c1205
• UMBESWEY † vb. to encircle ...a1300
• UMBETHINK † vb. 1. to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to bethink oneself; to call to mind ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• UMBETHINKING n. a reminder; a sudden act of reminding; often used of a reproof or sudden punishment ...1855 Eng. dial.
• UMBETHONRE † vb. to encompass, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMBETIGH † vb. to encircle, to surround ...a1300
• UMBEVIRON † vb. to environ ...1375
• UMBEWALT † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMBEWEAVE † vb. to enwrap ...a1300
• UMBEWEND † vb. to imbed, to enclose ...c1440
• UMBEWET † vb. to wet about ...c1440
• UMBEWHILE † adv. 1. after a time ...971
† adv. 2. at times; sometimes ...c1230
• UMBFOLD † vb. to embrace ...c1400
• UMBILIC † adj. belonging to the navel ...1681
† n. the centre; the middle point or part ...1607.
• UMBILICAL adj. 1. occupying a central point or position ...1742
adj. 2. related on the female side ...1888
• UMBILICALITY † n. 1. a close or intimate connection ...1646
† n. 2. an umbilical cord ...1658
• UMBILICUS n. the central point ...1897-8
• UMBLAY † vb. to wrap round ...a1300
• UMBLE-CUM-STUMBLE vb. to understand comprehensively, to detect, to suspect ...L19 sl.
• UMBLEMENT n. average quantity; a quantity only just sufficient ...1887 Eng. dial.
• UMBLES n. the edible inward parts of an animal, usually of a deer ...a1400
• UMBLETE † n. humility ...1377
• UMBLOOK † vb. to look round ...c1375
• UMBRA n. 1. a mere shadow of something ...1634
n. 2. shade; shadow ...1638
n. 3. an uninvited guest accompanying one who is invited ...1696
n. 4. the shade of a deceased person; a phantom or ghost ...1599
• UMBRACE †* vb. to surround; to obtain ...c1350
• UMBRACIOUS * adj. forming or abounding in shade; shady ...1839
• UMBRACIOUSNESS * n. the quality of giving shade ...1661
• UMBRACLE † n. shade or shadow; a shady place ...c1500
• UMBRAGE † n. 1. shade, shadow ...1426
n. 2. shade or shadow cast by trees or the like ...1540-1
* n. 3. a shadowy appearance or indication; a semblance, outline, or faint representation; a glimmering or trace of something ...1604
† n. 4. shelter, protection, screen ...1607
† n. 5. a feeling of suspicion or doubt ...1624
† n. 6. a pretext or pretense; a false show ...1634
† n. 7. a suspicion, hint, inkling, or slight idea of a matter ...1654-66
n. 8. displeasure, annoyance, offense, resentment ...1724
vb. 1. to shade or shadow; to overshadow, put in the shade ...1647
† vb. 2. to colour over, to disguise ...1675
† vb. 3. to give a pretext or ground for ...1689
* vb. 4. to offend, to displease ...a1894
• UMBRAGEOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady ...1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like ...1612
† adj. 4. obscure; dubious ...1635
• UMBRAGIOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady ...1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like ...1612
† adj. 4. obscure; dubious ...1635
• UMBRAID † n. upbraiding, reproach ...c1330
† vb. to upbraid, to reproach ...c1330
• UMBRARY † n. a visor ...c1443
• UMBRATE † adj. shady, umbrageous ...1501
† vb. 1. to shadow ...1623
† vb. 2. to adumbrate, to indicate ...1675
• UMBRATIC * adj. 1. shadowy, foreshadowing ...a1677
* adj. 2. confined to the shade or to retirement; retired, secluded ...1839
• UMBRATICAL † adj. 1. serving as a shadow or imperfect representation of something ...1633
† adj. 2. remaining in retirement or seclusion ...1636
† adj. 3. serving as a disguise or cloak ...1662
• UMBRATILE † adj. 1. spent within doors ...1592
adj. 2. belonging to or resembling a shadow ...1632
adj. 3. carried on in retirement or seclusion; not public or practical ...1640
† adj. 4. of a shadowy nature; unsubstantial; unreal ...1647 now rare or obs.
adj. 5. giving shade, shady ...1659
† adj. 6. of colour: shaded, dark ...1678.
adj. 7. staying or living in the shade or within-doors; recluse, retiring ...1850
n. one who spends their time in retirement or seclusion ...1888
• UMBRATILOUS † adj. shadowy, unreal; faint ...1637
• UMBRATION †* n. a shadowy indication or faint representation of something ...a1706
• UMBRATIOUS † adj. suspicious ...a1639
• UMBREL † n. 1. the visor of a helmet ...c1470
† n. 2. an umbrella ...1603 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• UMBRELL n. an umbrella ...1816 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• UMBRELLA n. 1. a broad-brimmed hat ...a1803
n. 2. cowardice ...1930s sl.
n. 3. a cowardly boxer; one who cannot take the punches ...1930s sl.
n. 4. a parachute ...1933 US sl.
n. 5. police protection, obtained through bribery ...1960s US sl.
n. 6. in the television and film industries: a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject ...1990 US sl.
n. 7. a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• UMBRELLA-RAIN n. rain which comes straight down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMBRELLAS n. an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UMBRELLIAN † adj. serving the purpose of an umbrella ...1721
• UMBRELLS n. a tribute paid to a person by drinking a toast and then inverting the glasses, so that they resembled opened umbrellas ...1838 Sc.
• UMBRERE † n. the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIACCO adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UMBRIAGO adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UMBRIER † n. the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIFEROUS adj. giving shade; umbrageous ...1616
• UMBRIL †* n. 1. a sun-shade, a parasol, an umbrella ...1610
†* n. 2. a centre ...1630
n. 3. a part of a helmet projecting above the eyes; a visor ...1824
• UMBRIPHILOUS † adj. shade-loving; growing in the shade ...1592
• UMBROSE * adj. shady; giving shade ...a1425
• UMBROSITY †* n. the state or condition of being shady ...1646
• UMBROSOUS † adj. full of shadow; shady ...1623
• UMBROUS adj. 1. lying in the shade; shady, shadowed ...1480
† adj. 2. without emotion; cold, lacking warm feeling ...1483
• UMBSET † vb. to surround ...c1400
• UMBSTEAD † vb. to surround ...c1450
• UMBTHINK † vb. to bethink ...a1300
• UMBWHILE † adv. at times, sometimes ...1393
• UMCAST vb. to bind, to wrap round ...1887 Sc.
• UMCLEAD † vb. to clothe about ...a1340
• UMCLIP † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMER n. an ember ...1886 Eng. dial.
• UMERELLER n. an umbrella ...1867 Amer. dial.
• UMERT n. a place shaded by trees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMEST † adj. 1. of clothes: uppermost, outermost ...c1400 Sc.
* adj. 2. of things of places: lying uppermost or highest ...c1425 Sc.
adj. 3. most important or prominent ...1513 Sc.
• UMFOLD † vb. to enclose, to surround ...a1400-50
• UMGANG † n. 1. the act of going round; the distance covered in this way; circuit, circumference ...a1300
†* n. 2. a turn or spell of work ...1538
• UMGANGING † n. going round ...a1340
• UMGIVE † vb. to enclose, to surround, to environ ...a1300
• UMGO † vb. to go around; to encompass ...a1300
• UMGRIPE † vb. to embrace, to enfold ...a1300
• UMHEED † vb. to look about ...a1400-50
• UMHILL † vb. to cover ...a1340
• UMIK n. 1. a very small quantity of something; a handful ...a1838 Sc.
n. 2. a small, weak person or creature ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. a taboo name for a mouse ...1962 Sc.
• UMLAP † vb. to encompass, to surround ...a1300
• UMLAY † vb. to surround ...a1300
• UMLE-JUMALD adj. mixed or jumbled together ...1861 Eng. dial.
• UMLIBUSH n. an omnibus ...1873 Eng. dial.
• UMLOUK † vb. to surround, to enclose ...a1300
• UMMERAGE n. umbrage ...1930 Sc.
• UMMIT n. a large piece ...1892 Eng. dial.
• UMP n. an umpire ...20C US sl.
• UMPCHAY n. a fool, a dolt, an oaf, a 'sucker' ...1931 US Pig Latin for 'chump'
• UMPERLODGE vb. to contradict, to bicker, to dispute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMPH! int. expressive of hesitation, doubt, or dissatisfaction ...a1568
• UMPHFF n. the name of any railway station as called out by a conductor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UMPIE n. an umpire ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UMPIRE n. 1. one who decides between disputants or contending parties and whose decision is usually accepted as final; an arbitrator ...c1400
† n. 2. something which stands between others either by way of connection or separation ...1598
n. 3. in games or contests: one to whose decision all doubtful points are referred, and who sees that the rules of the game or sport are not broken ...1714
• UMPIRER †* n. an umpire ...1650
• UMPIRESS n. a female umpire ...1602
• UMPKE n. a Polish person ...2005 Amer. dial.
• UMPLIST n. a sudden outburst of wind and rain ...1892 Sc.
• UMPRESS n. a female umpire ...1602
• UMPSTRIDDEN adv. astride, strideways ...1828 Eng. dial.
• UMPTEEN n. an unspecified large number or amount ...1918 sl.
• UMPTEENHUNDRED n. a point in the yet-to-be-determined indefinite future ...1988 sl.
• UMPTEEN MILLION TIMES adv. very many times, repeatedly ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UMPTEENTH adj. used of a great but unspecific number or amount ...1918 UK sl.
• UMPTUOUS adj. presumptuous ...1864 Eng. dial.
• UMPTY adj. 1. of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
adj. 2. unpleasant, deplorable, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
adv. completely, entirely ...1930s US Black sl.
• UMPTY-DOO adj. drunk ...1910s Aust. sl.
• UMPTY-UMPH adj. 1. unpleasant, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
adj. 2. of an indefinite number, usually a large one ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UMPY n. an umpire ...1958 Aust. sl.
• UMQUHILE † adj. former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
† adv. 1. at times, sometimes ...1154
adv. 2. at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
• UMRAGE n. umbrage ...1930 Sc.
• U.M.S. n. a sudden unpredictable change (Ugly Mood Swing) ...1980s US college sl.
• UMSEE † vb. to take heed ...a1400-50
• UMSEEK † vb. to search for ...c1460
• UMSET † vb. to surround, to invest ...a1300
• UMSHADE † vb. to shade about, to protect ...c1460
• UMSHINE † vb. to shine about ...a1400
• UMSHY n. a bruise or other injury ...1867 Sc.
• UMSIEGE † vb. to besiege ...a1325
• UMSKET adj. dusky, dirty-grey or brownish in colour ...1866 Sc.
• UMSTAND † vb. to stand round, to guard ...a1300
• UMSTOUND † adv. sometimes ...a1300
• UMSTRID adv. astride, strideways ...1674 Eng. dial.
• UMSTRIDE †* vb. to bestride ...a1352
• UMSTROKE †* n. edge, circumference ...1650
• UMTHINK † vb. to bethink, to consider, to reflect ...a1300
• UMTIFF † vb. to deck out, to adorn ...a1300
• UMTION n. an aim, an object ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UMWHILE † adj. former, late; of persons: now deceased ...1431
† adv. 1. at times, sometimes ...1154
adv. 2. at one time, at some previous time; formerly ...c1375 arch.
• UMWRITHE † vb. to wind round, to entwine ...a1340
• UN n. 1. an undesirable or unlikable person ...20C campus sl.
n. 2. an outsider, someone who does not fit in ...1990s US college sl.
• UNA adj. one ...1996 UK sl.
n. the number one ...M19 sl.
• UNABASED † adj. undaunted ...a1400
• UNABASEDLY † adv. dauntlessly, boldly ...1375 Sc.
• UNABILITY † n. inability ...c1400
• UNABLE † adj. 1. of things: unfit or unsuitable for some purpose ...1390
† adj. 2. not able to be done, impossible ...c1400
† adj. 3. awkward, unlucky ...1572
adj. 4. infirm ...1896 Sc.
† vb. 1. to render unable; to incapacitate or render unfit ...c1380
† vb. 2. to disable physically; to deprive of ability or power ...c1380
†* vb. 3. to annul or cancel ...1611
• UNABLED †* adj. 1. unqualified ...1497-8
†* adj. 2. not endowed with strength or vigour ...1597
• UNABLENESS † n. the condition of being unable; inability, incapacity; disability ...c1380
• UNABLE TO BITE ONE'S THUMB adj. intoxicated ...1798 Sc.
• UNABLE TO FIGHT ONE'S WAY OUT OF A PAPERBAG adj. ineffectual; lacking strength; lacking spirit ...Aust. sl.
• UNABLE TO FIGHT ONE'S WAY OUT OF A WET PAPERBAG adj. ineffectual; lacking strength; lacking spirit ...Aust. sl.
• UNABLE TO NECK IT adj. lacking moral courage ...Bk1902 colloq.
• UNABLE TO SAY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER adj. drunk ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• UNABLE TO SCRATCH ONESELF adj. 1. dead drunk; totally intoxicated ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. very busy ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNABLE TO SEE SOMEONE'S ARSE FOR DUST phr. applied to a swift departure ...L19 sl.
• UNABLETY † n. inability ...c1380
• UNABLY † adv. in an unable or incapable manner ...a1400-50 now rare or obs.
• UNABSOILED † adj. unsettled ...1521
• UNABSOLVED † adj. unsettled, undecided ...1721
• UNACCESSIBLE † adj. inaccessible ...1596
• UNACCOMPTABLY † adv. not responsible or accountable ...a1677
• UNACCORDANCE † n. disagreement ...c1449.
• UNACCORDED adj. not agreed upon; not granted or bestowed ...1645
• UNACCORDING † adj. inharmonious ...1398
• UNACCOUNTABLE † adj. 1. incalculable; uncountable ...1690
adj. 2. remarkable, unusual; excessive ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. irresponsible, failing in memory, esp. used of old people ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a remarkable or eccentric person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• UNACCOUNTABLY † adv. 1. without being liable to be called to account; irresponsibly ...1679
adv. 2. excessively ...1874 Eng. dial.
• UNACCURACY † n. inaccuracy ...1702
• UNACCURATE † adj. inaccurate ...1660
• UNACCURATELY † adv. inaccurately ...1674
• UNACCURATENESS † n. inaccuracy ...1648
• UNACCURSED adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1674
• UNACCURST adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1674
• UNACCUSTOMABLE † adj. unusual ...1584
• UNACCUSTOMABLY † adv. unusually ...1651
• UNACCUSTOMARILY † adv. unusually, abnormally ...1634
• UNACHTELED † adj. unestimated ...c1250
• UNACQUAINT adj. not acquainted, unfamiliar, ignorant ...1716 Sc.
• UNACQUAINTED † adj. unknown, unfamiliar, strange, unusual ...1551
• UNACT †* vb. to reverse an act; to undo ...1594
• UNACTION † n. inaction ...1698
• UNACTIVE † adj. 1. inactive; indisposed or unable to act; hence, sluggish, slothful ...1591
† adj. 2. remaining quiescent or idle ...1599
• UNACTIVELY † adv. inactively ...1611
• UNACTIVENESS † n. inactivity ...1647
• UNACTIVITY † n. inactivity ...1654
• UNACUTE adj. lacking understanding ...1775
• UNADDITIONABLE † adj. not worth counting in or adding ...1716
• UNADDITIONED † adj. not provided with a title ...a1661
• UNADDLE † adj. of an egg: not bad ...1611
• UNADDLED adj. unearned ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNADEPT adj. unskilful, inept ...1817
n. one who is not an adept; an inexperienced person ...1742
• UNADEQUATE † adj. inadequate ...1644
• UNADROIT adj. unskilful, inept ...1841
• UNADVANTAGEABLE † adj. not advantageous or profitable, disadvantageous ...1603
• UNADVERTANCE † n. inadvertence ...1483
• UNADVERTEDLY † adv. without being noticed or observed ...1660
• UNADVISEDLY † adv. without warning; unexpectedly ...c1535
• UNADVISELY † adv. unadvisedly ...c1380
• UNADVISEMENT †* n. want of consideration or judgement ...1526
• UNADVISING † adj. imprudent ...1721
• UNAFEARD adj. unafraid ...a1500 arch. or Eng. dial.
• UNAFEARED adj. unafraid ...a1500 arch. or Eng. dial.
• UNAFFECTEDNESS † n. impassiveness, indifference ...1670
• UNAFFECTING † adj. free from affectation ...1602
• UNAFFECTIONATE † adj. unbiased; impartial ...1588
• UNAFFECTIONED adj. lacking emotional sensibility ...1788
• UNAFFILED † adj. unpolished, rude ...1390
• UNAFFRIGHTED adj. not frightened ...1586
• UNAFFRONTIVE † adj. unresisting ...1720
• UNAGAINSAYABLY †* adv. undeniably ...c1449
• UNAGAINSTANDABLY † adv. irresistibly ...c1449
• UNAGE vb. to kill, to deprive of life ...1717 Sc.
• UNAGED † adj. not of age ...1486
• UNAGHAST † adj. not aghast; unafraid ...a1510 Sc.
• UNAGIN † adj. without beginning ...a1225
• UNAGREEABLE * adj. 1. not agreeable or pleasing; not to one's liking or taste; disagreeable, uncongenial ...c1374
† adj. 2. unconformable or unsuitable to; inconsistent or incongruous with ...1550
• UNAGREEABLY † adv. inconsistently ...1546
• UNAIDANT † adj. not helpful ...1667
• UNAIMABLE † adj. too many to be counted, unreckonable, innumerable ...1382
• UNAIRABLE † adj. not capable of forming good music ...a1619
• UNAIRED † adj. untravelled ...a1616
• UNAISEMENT n. an uneasy state ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• UNAKIN adj. lacking relation ...1864
• UNAL adj. single; that is one only; based on unity ...1883
• UNALCHEMY † vb. to decompose chemically ...1661
• UNALLOYED adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• UNALPHABETED adj. not acquainted with the alphabet ...1799
• UNALTERATE † adj. unaltered ...1530 Sc.
• UNANEMNED † adj. unnamed, indescribable ...c1175
• UNANIMATE † adj. 1. dull, inanimate, not enlivened ...1614
† adj. 2. of one mind, agreeing, unanimous ...1633
vb. to make of one mind; to cause to be unanimous ...1702
• UNANIMATELY †* adv. unanimously ...1599
• UNANIME † adj. unanimous ...1610
• UNANIMELY † adv. unanimously ...1625
• UNANIMY † vb. to combine harmoniously ...1602
• UNANSWERABLE † adj. wanting in correspondence or agreement; discrepant, dissimilar ...1611
• UNAPPAIR † vb. to become impaired; to fade ...1426
• UNAPPAIRABLE † adj. incapable of being impaired; unfading ...1574
• UNAPPAIRED † adj. unimpaired ...1561
• UNAPPAREL † vb. to undress, to disrobe ...1577
• UNAPPASSIONATE † adj. impartial ...1598
• UNAPPASSIONATELY † adv. impartially ...1598
• UNAPPEARING † adj. unapparent ...1554
• UNAPPELLABLE † adj. unappealable ...1661
• UNAPPERCEIVED †* adj. unperceived ...1390
• UNAPPLAUSIVE adj. not praising ...1837
• UNAPPLIABLE † adj. inapplicable ...1588
• UNAPPOINT vb. to cancel ...1682
• UNAPPOSITELY adv. irrelevantly ...1680
• UNAPPREHENSIBLE † adj. that cannot be apprehended ...1613
• UNAPPREHENSIVELY † adv. undiscoverably, imperceptibly ...a1659
• UNAPPROVED † adj. not demonstrated; unproved ...1597
• UNAPPROVEN † adj. not approved ...1845 Sc.
• UNAPT † adj. of persons or things: unfitted or unfit to do something ...c1374
• UNAPTITUDE † n. inability ...1545
• UNARITHMETIC † adj. unskilled in arithmetic ...1789
• UNARRAY † vb. to deprive of array; to undress, to disrobe ...a1400
• UNARTED † adj. 1. ignorant of the arts; unskilled ...1603
† adj. 2. unartificial; plain ...1628
• UNARTFUL * adj. of persons: unskilful, maladroit ...1683
• UNARTIFICIAL † adj. not displaying special or skill; unskilful, inartistic, clumsy ...1591 now rare or obs.
• UNARTIFICIALLY † adv. inartistically, unskilfully ...1591
• UNARY † n. a unit ...1576
• UNASCRIED † adj. unobserved, undiscovered ...a1548
• UNASINOUS adj. agreeing in stupidity ...1656
• UNASPECTED † adj. unsuspected, unexpected ...1578
• UNASPECTIVE † adj. unregardful, careless, heedless ...1661
• UNASPIED † adj. unobserved, undiscovered ...c1400
• UN-ASS vb. 1. to hand over, to give up ...1960s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to stand up; to remove yourself from your immediate location ...1967 US sl.
vb. 3. to knock someone out of a sitting position ...1991 US sl.
• UNASSERVED † adj. 1. undeserved ...c1400
† adj. 2. unserved, neglected ...c1400
• UNASSOCIABLE adj. incompatible ...1816
• UNASSURE † adj. unreliable ...1531
† vb. to cancel the assurance of, to annul, to revoke ...1643
• UNASTRAINED † adj. unconstrained ...c1375
• UNATTACHED † adj. 1. not arrested or seized ...1498
adj. 2. pert. to a sexually or maritally available man or woman ...20C US colloq.
adj. 3. pert. to an adult woman who is not married ...20C US colloq.
• UNATTAINED † adj. untouched, unaffected ...1613
• UNATTENDANCE † n. inattention ...c1449
• UNATTENDING adj. inattentive ...1634
• UNATTENTIVE † adj. inattentive ...1591
• UNATTENTIVELY † adv. inattentively ...1611
• UNAUDIBLE † adj. inaudible ...1611
• UNAUSPICIOUS † adj. inauspicious ...1601
• UNAUTHORITIED adj. unauthorized ...1641
• UNAVALUABLE † adj. inestimable ...1638
• UNAVISY †* adj. not well-advised, imprudent ...c1420
• UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES n. formal dress breeches worn for Court appearances ...L19 US sl.
• UNAVOIDABLE WRECK n. the neck ...1930s rhyming sl.
• UNAWARED † adj. not forewarned ...1652
• UNAWARES † adj. ignorant, not aware, of something ...1548
• UNAWARNIST † adj. unannounced ...1533 Sc.
• UNAWARNISTLY † adv. without warning ...1533 Sc.
• UNAWNED † adj. unmanifested, undeclared ...c1200
• UNBAIN † adj. 1. not ready or willing; disobedient ...a1300
† adj. 2. unfriendly, disagreeable; uncivil ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. slow, inactive ...a1470
adj. 4. inconvenient, awkward ...1828 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of a road: distant, lonely ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNBALANCED adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UNBALEFUL † adj. harmless, gentle ...c1200.
• UNBALLAST vb. to render unsteady ...1836
• UNBANDONED † adj. not kept under control; loose ...1375 Sc.
• UNBANE adj. awkward, inconvenient; of a road: distant, lonely ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNBARBARIZE vb. to render less barbarous; to civilize ...1648
• UNBARBED adj. unmown, uncut ...1612 poetic
• UNBARE * vb. to lay bare, to expose to view ...1530
• UNBARK † vb. to disembark ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNBASHED † adj. unabashed ...1536
• UNBATED adj. not repressed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBATNAFOO † adj. of an animal: not thriving; in poor condition ...1929 Sc.
• UNBAULD † adj. humble, self-abased ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNBAY † vb. to free from barrier or restraint ...1687
• UNBE * vb. 1. to lack being; to be non-existent ...1434
vb. 2. to deprive of being; to make non-existent ...1624
• UNBEAR † adj. impatient ...1790 Eng. dial..
• UNBEAST † n. a wild beast; a monster; a ravenous or vile animal ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNBEAUTY †* adj. to render unbeautiful, to disfigure ...1495
• UNBECOME vb. 1. to deprive of something ...1624
vb. 2. to fail to become or suit; to be unbecoming to ...1628
• UNBECOMELY † adj. unbecoming; unsuitable ...c1200
• UNBEELIKE adj. improbable ....1846 Sc.
• UNBEEN adj. of a building: in a poor condition, in a poor state of repair, neglected, insecure ...1776 Sc.
• UNBEENED † adj. deprived of existence ...1642
• UNBEER † adj. impatient ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNBEGRAVE † adj. unburied ...1513
• UNBEGUILE vb. to undeceive ...1601
• UNBEHOLDING † adj. not under an obligation to a person; independent ...1615
• UNBEHOVABLE †* adj. unsuitable; unprofitable ...c1440
• UNBEHOVEFUL † adj. unprofitable, not useful; unnecessary ...1429
• UNBEHOVELY †* adj. unprofitable, not useful; unnecessary ...1390
• UNBEING † adj. non-existent ...1607
† n. absence or lack of being; non-existence ...1435
• UNBEKEND adj. unknown ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNBEKENT adj. 1. unknown, strange, unfamiliar to ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unobserved, unnoticed ...1903 Sc.
adj. 3. illegitimate; of unknown parentage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBELIEFFUL † adj. 1. unbelieving; wanting in belief ...c1380
†* adj. 2. incredible ..1388
• UNBELIEFFULNESS † n. atheism ...1382
• UNBELIEVE vb. to disbelieve ...1547
• UNBELIEVED † adj. 1. unbelieving ...c1200
† adj. 2. unbelievable, incredible ...c1425.
adj. 3. not believed, disbelieved ...1603
• UNBELIEVING adj. of a child: disobedient, unruly, obstinate, heedless ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• UNBELIKED adj. disliked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBELT vb. 1. to hand over money ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNBEMEANING-LIKE adv. unintentionally ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNBEND †* vb. 1. to abandon an effort or attempt ...a1400-50
† vb. 2. to slacken or weaken ...1605
• UNBENE † adj. ungenial, wild and rugged ...a1300
• UNBENEARTHLY-LIKE adj. unearthly ...1853 Sc. nonce word
• UNBENEFIT vb. to dissociate oneself from someone after a disagreement or an unpleasant occurrence ...1990s US teen sl.
• UNBENEVOLENCE * n. unkindness; harshness ...1688
• UNBEPRANKED adj. not decorated or ornamented ...1594
• UNBERISPED † adj. uncensured, unreproved, not objected to ...1481
• UNBESEEM vb. 1. to be unseemly or unbecoming for a person ...a1657
vb. 2. to fail in, to fall short of ...1812
• UNBESEEMING adj. 1. not befitting a person, etc.; unbecoming or inappropriate to ...1583
adj. 2. unbecoming; offending against propriety or good taste ...1594
• UNBESEEMLY * adj. unseemly ...1648
• UNBESEEN † adj. unprovided, destitute, devoid ...1390
adv. unobserved, secretly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBESEENNESS † n. heedlessness; want of care ...a1225
• UNBESOT * vb. to free from dullness or stupidity ...1603
• UNBESOTTED adj. able to understand, wise ...1875
• UNBESPEAK † vb. to countermand; to cancel an order or request for ...1661
• UNBET † adj. unamended ...c1200
• UNBETEAMING † adj. unconsenting ...1642
• UNBETHINK † vb. 1. to think about, to consider; to remember ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to bethink oneself; to call to mind ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. 3. to forget ...1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to take unawares by word or conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBETHINKING adj. thoughtless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a reminder; a sudden act of reminding; often used of a reproof or sudden punishment ...1855 Eng. dial.
• UNBETHOUGHT † adj. 1. unpremeditated ...1558 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unthought of, unrealized ...1855
adj. 3. 1. forgotten ...1874 Eng. dial.
adv. unintentionally, unexpectedly ...1823 Eng. dial.
• UNBETIDE †* vb. to fail to happen ...c1374
• UNBETTERABLE adj. incapable of being improved ...1806
• UNBETTY † vb. to open a lock by means of a 'betty' (a short bar to wrench doors open) ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. of a prostitute: to unbutton the customer's trousers ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• UNBEWARE † adv. unaware ...1489
• UNBEWARES † adv. unawares ...1483
• UNBEWRAYED adj. not made public ...1605
• UNBIBURIED † adj. unburied ..a1225
• UNBIDDABLE adj. perverse, obstinate, intractable, not to be advised ...1825 Sc.
• UNBIDEABLE adj. unbearable, intolerable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBIELDY adj. unprotected, unsheltered ...1887 Sc.
• UNBIGGED adj. 1. uninhabited ...c1200
adj. 2. unbuilt ...1496
adj. 3. not built upon, without buildings, houses, etc. ...1555
• UNBIGGIT adj. unbuilt, dilapidated; not built upon ...1776 Sc.
• UNBIHEVE † adj. disadvantageous, unprofitable ...c1200
† n. disadvantage, detriment ...c1200
• UNBIHOOF † n. disadvantage, detriment ...c1205
• UNBIND † vb. 1. to set free, to cure from sickness or trouble ...c950
† vb. 2. to free from sin or its consequences; to absolve ...c950
† vb. 3. to make free, to release from some legal restraint of obligation ...1297
† vb. 4. to dissolve ...c1450
† vb. 5. to clear of phlegm ...1552
• UNBIRSED adj. unbruised ...1435 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNBISEINESS † n. inattention, carelessness ...a1225
• UNBISPUSED † adj. unmarried ...c1200
• UNBIWENE † adj. unexpected ...c1250
• UNBLAMEFUL † adj. blameless ...c1400
• UNBLANKED † adj. not disconcerted or silenced ...1570
• UNBLAUDIT adj. unsoiled, free from splashes, untarnished ...1973 Sc.
• UNBLEACHED AMERICAN n. 1. (derogatory or jocular) an American Black ..19C US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or jocular) an American Indian ...19C US sl.
• UNBLEACHED AUSTRALIAN n. a Native Australian, an Aboriginal ...L19 sl.
• UNBLECKED † adj. unstained ...c1380
• UNBLENCHED adj. 1. undismayed, unflinching ...1634
adj. 2. unstained, untarnished ...1813
• UNBLENCHING adj. unflinching ...1828
• UNBLESTFUL † adj. unfortunate, wretched, miserable, suffering misfortune ...1608
• UNBLINDED adj. not deluded or deceived ...1755
• UNBLING n. cheap, shoddy, unimpressive jewellery ...2005 UK sl.
• UNBLISS n. lack of bliss; unhappiness ...a1628
• UNBLITHE † adj. 1. unhappy; sad, sorrowful; not delighted ...c897
† adj. 2. of things: unpleasant, disagreeable ...c1320
• UNBLITHELY † adv. sorrowfully ...1415
• UNBLOODIED † adj. not involving bloodshed ...1644
• UNBLOODY † adj. 1. having no blood; bloodless ...1615
adj. 2. not bloodthirsty; averse to bloodshed ...c1665
• UNBLOODY GRAVE n. that of one who has not died by bloodshed ...1829
• UNBLOWED † adj. unready, immature ...1623
• UNBLOWN adj. unready, immature ...1594
• UNBLUNTED adj. deprived of money; temporarily without money ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
• UNBLUSH vb. to cease to be ashamed ...1620
• UNBODDEN adj. uninvited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBODEN † adj. 1. uninvited; unbidden ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. not provided with arms ...1456 Sc.
• UNBODING adj. unpromising, unpropitious ...1825 Sc.
• UNBOILED LOBSTER n. a policeman ...M19 sl.
• UNBOLD † adj. lacking in boldness; timid, bashful; backward, slow ...c897
• UNBOLNE †* vb. of a swelling: to go down; to subside ...a1425
• UNBOLT † vb. to unfold, to explain ...1607
• UNBOMBAST † vb. to take the stuffing out of ...1596
• UNBONNIE adj. ugly, ill-favoured, unsightly ...1830 Sc.
• UNBONNY adj. 1. not beautiful, unattractive, ugly ...1830 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unhealthy ...1881 Sc.
• UNBOOKED adj. not booklearned, unlearned ...1859
• UNBOOKISH adj. not bookish or studious; unlearned ...1604
• UNBOOTED adj. native, ignorant ...1940s US Black sl.
• UNBORE † adj. not yet born; still to be born ...a1250
• UNBORELY † adj. uncomely, inelegant ...a1400
• UNBORN TADPOLE n. a term of derision aimed at the Confederacy by northerners at the beginning of the war ...US Civil War usage
• UNBOSOM vb. to disclose, to reveal ...1588
• UNBOTELICH † adj. irremediable ...c1230
• UNBOTTOM † vb. to deprive of support or stay; to unsettle or make unstable ...1598
• UNBOTTOMED adj. unfathomable ...1760-72
• UNBOUGHT † adj. unpunished ...a1200
• UNBOUND * adj. unprovided, destitute ...a1300
• UNBOW † vb. to unbend, to straighten ...1538
• UNBOWABLE † adj. unbendable, inflexible ...1537
• UNBOWEL † vb. 1. to disembowel a person or animal; to eviscerate ...1552
† vb. 2. to empty of contents; to open up; to make hollow ...1597
† vb. 3. to exhaust oneself; to expend one's strength or means ...1647
† vb. 4. to display or reveal ...1650
• UNBOWELLED † adj. 1. disembowelled ...1592
adj. 2. unaffectionate, pitiless ...1592
• UNBOWELLING † n. 1. a disembowelling ...a1639
† n. 2. disclosure; revelation ...a1653 obs.
• UNBOWING adj. unyielding, unbending ...a1300
• UNBOWSOME † adj. 1. intractable, recalcitrant ...c1290 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unbending, unyielding, stiff, rigid ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNBOWSOMENESS † n. intractability, recalcitrance ...1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNBRACE † vb. 1. to carve a mallard or duck ...c1470
vb. 2. to undo, to loosen or untie ...c1475
† vb. 3. to relax in feeling; to free oneself from restraint ...c1485
vb. 4. to lay open; to disclose, to reveal ...1607
vb. 5. to enfeeble, to weaken ...1711
• UNBRAIDED † adj. untarnished, undamaged ...1611
• UNBRAINED † adj. not deprived of brains ...c1614
• UNBRANGLED †* adj. not shaken or made uncertain ...1671 Sc.
• UNBRANSLABLE † adj. unshakable ...1633
• UNBRASHED † adj. unattacked, unassailed ...1596
• UNBRAW adj. plain, unattractive ...1973 Sc.
• UNBREATHE vb. to cease to breathe; to expire, to die ...1589
• UNBREATHED † adj. unexercised; unpractised ...1590
• UNBRED † adj. 1. unborn ...c1600
adj. 2. not imbued with good manners; unmannerly, ill-bred ...1622
• UNBREECHED † adj. stripped naked and lost all one's money ...1797 UK criminals' sl.
• UNBREWING † n. a fanciful name for a 'company' of carvers ...1486
• UNBRICHE † adj. useless, unserviceable ...1303
• UNBRIZZED † adj. unbruised, uncontused, uninjured ...1816 Sc.
• UNBROID † vb. to unbraid, to disentangle, to make plain ...1586
• UNBROIDED † of hair: adj. unbraided, loose, dishevelled ...c1374
• UNBROIDEN † of hair: adj. unbraided, loose, dishevelled ...c1374
• UNBROSTEN adj. unburst ...a1300
• UNBRUSSEN adj. unbroken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBRUTE vb. to make civilized ...1670
• UNBRUTIFY vb. to make civilized ...1812
• UNBUBBLE † vb. to disprove, to refute ...a1640
• UNBUCKLE vb. to unbend, to become less stiff, to throw off reserve, to become sociable ...1886
• UNBUILD vb. to destroy or demolish a building or structure ...1607
• UNBUILDED adj. unbuilt ...1519
• UNBUMPTIOUS adj. modest, humble ...1865
• UNBURIAL n. disinterment; exhumation ...1872
• UNBURLY † adj. uncomely, inelegant ...a1400
† adv. inelegantly ...c1475
• UNBUSIED adj. idle, inactive ...1570
• UNBUSK vb. to undress ...1596
• UNBUSKED adj. unadorned ...1798 Sc.
• UNBUTTON vb. to force or rip open a safe ...1949 US sl.
• UNBUTTON THE EARS vb. to listen ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBUTTON THE EYES vb. to open the eyes wide, to strain them ...1901 Eng. dial.
• UNBUTTON THE MUTTON vb. 1. to urinate ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to undo clothing and liberate the penis ...1971 Aust. sl.
• UNBUXOM † adj. 1. disobedient, not submissive or compliant ...a1250
† adj. 2. unready to bend, stiff ...c1412
† adj. 3. uncomely ...B1900
• UNBUXOMHEAD † n. 1. disobedience ...c1250
† n. 2. stiffness of body ...c1250
• UNBUXOMLY † adv. intractably, recalcitrantly ...1390
• UNBUXOMNESS † n. disobedience, obstinacy ...a1300
• UNC n. an uncle, esp. as a term of address ...1946 Aust. sl.
• UNCAIRDLY † adv. without taking care; recklessly ...1590 Sc.
• UNCALM vb. to agitate, to disturb ...1655
• UNCANKERED adj. unadulterated, unpolluted ...1768-74
• UNCANNIE adj. 1. dangerous, unreliable, insecure, treacherous, threatening ...1748 Sc.
adj. 2. hard, violent, severe, heavy, esp. of a blow or fall ...1759 Sc.
adj. 3. of persons: not safe to meddle with, as supposedly being in league with supernatural forces or having skill in magic, witchcraft or the like, malignant, baleful, mischievous ...1773 Sc.
adj. 4. weird, mysterious, ominous, spooky, eerie, esp. of things ...1819 Sc.
adj. 5. unskilful, not deft, clumsy, careless ...1825 Sc.
adj. 6. of things: unlucky, inauspicious, tempting ...1826 Sc.
adj. 7. awkward, not easy to manage ...1891 Sc.
• UNCANNILY adv. 1. unthinkingly, thoughtlessly ...1825 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. in an uncomfortably strange manner; weirdly ...1873
adv. 3. dangerously ...1873 Eng. dial.
• UNCANNINESS n. awkwardness; a state of general unsatisfactoriness ...1900 Eng. dial.
• UNCANNY † adj. 1. unruly, mischievous, malicious ...1596 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. giddy, careless, incautious, imprudent ...1638 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. unreliable, not to be trusted ...1639
adj. 4. dangerous, unreliable, insecure, treacherous, threatening ...1748 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. harsh, unkind, rude; severe, esp. used of a blow or fall ...1773 Sc.. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. awkward, unskilful; inconvenient ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 7. suspected of evil doings ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 8. of things: unlucky, inauspicious, tempting ...1826 Sc.
adj. 9. partaking of a supernatural character; mysterious, weird, uncomfortably strange or unfamiliar ...1843 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNCAPABILITY † n. incapability ...c1642
• UNCAPABLE † adj. incapable ...1587
• UNCAPACITATE † vb. to incapacitate ...1668
• UNCAPACITY † n. inability ...1681
• UNCAPTIOUS adj. meek, mild ...1661
• UNCARED adj. untended; uncared for ...Bk1905 Ireland
• UNCAREDLY † adv. without taking care; recklessly ...1590 Sc.
• UNCARNIVOROUS adj. vegetarian ...1822
• UNCASE vb. 1. to strip a person; to undress ...1570-6
† vb. 2. to skin or flay an animal or person ...1575
† vb. 3. to cast, to throw off ...1581
vb. 4. to uncover, to lay bare, to expose to view or observation ...1587
• UNCASSEN adj. of clothes: not faded or worn ...1930 Sc.
• UNCASTIGATE † adj. not censured ...1539
• UNCASTIGATED adj. not censured ...1657
• UNCASUISTLY † adv. sincerely, straightforwardly ...1649
• UNCATHOLIC n. one who is not a Catholic ...1865
• UNCAUPONATED † adj. unadulterated, unpolluted ...a1752
• UNCAUTELOUS † adj. incautious, unwary ...1628
• UNCAUTELOUSNESS † n. incautiousness ...a1656
• UNCAUTIONED † adj. incautious ...1671
• UNCAUTIOUS † adj. incautious ...1644
• UNCAUTIOUSNESS † n. incautiousness ...1680
• UNCE † n. a claw ...1609
• UNCEASABLE † adj. incessant ...1604
• UNCENSORIOUS adj. not censuring ...a1711
• UNCERT †* adj. uncertain ...1543 Sc.
• UNCERTAINED † adj. uncertain, doubting ...1470
• UNCERTAINNESS * n. uncertainty ...1601
• UNCESSABLE † adj. continuous, without stop ...1596
• UNCESSANT † adj. incessant ...1548
• UNCESSANTLY † adv. incessantly ...c1460
• UNCESSANTNESS † n. incessantness ...1627
• UNCH † n. a nuncheon, a light meal, a snack ...1668 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCHAGHE † n. a foolish or wanton woman ...1534
• UNCHANCE n. mischance, misfortune, a calamity ...a1400-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNCHANCY adj. 1. unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate ...1533 chiefly Sc.
adj. 2. mischievous; dangerous; risky; not safe to meddle with ...1786 chiefly Sc.
adj. 3. inconvenient, ill-timed ...1860 chiefly Sc.
• UNCHARGEANT † adj. not onerous or burdensome ...c1380
• UNCHARGED † adj. 1. not called upon; unsummoned ...1456
adj. 2. unassailed, unattacked ...1607
• UNCHARY adj. 1. incautious ...1601
adj. 2. careless, heedless ...1856
• UNCHASTE adj. 1. lascivious ...14C sl.
adj. 2. defiled; having been deflowered involuntarily ...14C sl.
• UNCHASTIED † adj. unchastised ...c1340
• UNCHASTITY n. sexual impurity; lasciviousness ...1382
• UNCHAWED adj. not vexed, not disheartened, or disgruntled ...1961 Sc.
• UNCHEERLY † adj. gloomy, depressing ...1627
• UNCHEQUE † adj. without check or stoppage, continuous ...1671
• UNCHID adj. not rebuked or scolded ...1860
• UNCHIDDEN adj. not rebuked or scolded ...1472
• UNCHIE adv. slightly, somewhat ...1931 Sc.
n. a little bit, a small amount ...1931 Sc.
• UNCHILDLY † adj. unfilial, undutiful to parents ...1597
• UNCHIVALRIC adj. not courteously attentive to women, discourteous ...1851
• UNCHIVALRY n. lack of courteous attention to women ...1858
• UNCHOLERIC adj. meek, mild ...1831
• UNCHRISOM * adj. unchristened ...1831
• UNCHRISTEN † adj. unchristian ...c1000
• UNCHRISTENLIKE † adj. unchristianlike ...1570
• UNCHRISTENLY † adv. unchristianly ...1535
• UNCHUMMY adj. unfriendly ...1920s sl.
• UNCIAL adj. 1. pert. to an inch or an ounce ...1650
adj. 2. of letters or writing: having the large rounded forms (not joined to each other) characteristic of early Greek and Latin manuscripts; also, loosely, of large size, capital ...1712
n. a capital letter ...1775
• UNCIPHER † vb. to decipher ...1598
• UNCIRCUMCIDED † adj. uncircumcised ...1382
• UNCIRCUMCIS † adj. uncircumcised ...c1250
• UNCIRCUMCISED adj. not spiritually chastened or purified; irreligious; heathen ...a1400
• UNCIRCUMLOCUTORY adj. concise ...1808
• UNCIRCUMSCRIBED adj. infinite ...1610
• UNCIRCUMSCRIPT † adj. infinite ...c1374
• UNCIRCUMSCRIPTION n. infiniteness ...1852
• UNCIRCUMSPECT adj. 1. of persons: not cautious, imprudent, unwary ...1502
adj. 2. of actions, etc.: incautious ...1563
• UNCIRCUMSPECTION n. incautiousness ...1598
• UNCIRCUMSPECTLY adv. incautiously ...1535
• UNCLAD adj. naked ...E15
• UNCLAP † vb. to open up ...1621
• UNCLE adj. outwardly subservient, in the context of Black/White relations ...20C sl., orig. US Black
n. 1. a pawnbroker ...1756 UK sl.
n. 2. a privy ...L18 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a term of address or title for an elderly man unrelated to the speaker ...1813 Amer. dial.
n. 4. used by a White person in reference to a Black man ...1830 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the USA, esp. the US armed forces, or other federal/national authorities ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a form of address to a Black male whose name one does not know or ignores ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a magistrate ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a general term of address to a man ...20C sl.
n. 9. a pederast or a fellator who is interested in young boys ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 10. bed ...1925 rhyming sl. (Uncle Ned)
n. 11. a man who has a mistress ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a person who buys stolen goods from criminals ...1950 US sl.
n. 13. a large ant ...1960 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to cheat or swindle of something ...a1592
vb. 2. to act in a passive or subservient fashion ...1969 US sl.
int. used to signify one's surrender, usually in a physical confrontation ...1910s US sl.
• UNCLEAD † vb. to unclothe, to undress ...a1300
• UNCLEAN † adj. 1. of air or smells: foul or impure ...c1400
* adj. 2. of land: foul with weeds, etc. ...c1440
• UNCLE AND AUNT n. a plant ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLEANSABLE * adj. unpardonable ...1483
• UNCLEAN SPIRIT n. a wicked or evil spirit; a demon ...c950
• UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT adj. completely and dramatically ignorant about a particular subject ...1988 US sl.
• UNCLE ARTHUR n. 1. Guinness and the family who own it ...20C Irish sl.
n. 2. arthritis personified ...1992 Amer. dial.
• UNCLEAVE vb. to become unfastened or detached ...1596
• UNCLE BEN n. 1. a pawnbroker ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. in bingo: the number 10 ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 3. a homosexual Black man who prefers White men; hence, a term of abuse ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• UNCLE BENNY n. a pawnbroker ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• UNCLE BERT n. a shirt ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLE BERTIE adj. angry, esp. if only temporarily; characteristically ill-tempered ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'shirty'
• UNCLE BILL n. 1. a policeman ...1930s sl.
n. 2. the police force in general; the law personified ...1962 sl.
• UNCLE BLOODY n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2001 US sl.
• UNCLE BOB n. 1. a police officer ...1965 UK sl.
n. 2. a job ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'knob'
• UNCLE C n. cocaine ...2002 UK sl.
• UNCLE CHARLES n. cocaine ...2002 UK sl.
• UNCLE CHARLEY n. an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.
• UNCLE CHARLIE n. 1. a representation of the dominant White culture in the US ...1963 US sl.
n. 2, (often derogatory) a White man; the boss ...1970 Amer. dial., Black usage
n. 3. among truckers using citizen's band radio: the Federal Communications Commission ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. the Viet Cong ...1985 US sl.
• UNCLE CHARLIE IS VISITING phr. I am experiencing menstruation ...2001 US sl.
• UNCLE CHARLIE'S DEAD phr. used as a warning that one's slip is showing ...1967 Amer. sl.
• UNCLE DANIEL n. in hot rodding: a deceptively normal-looking car that has been modified and enhanced for speed ...1958 US sl.
• UNCLE DICK adj. sick ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
n. the penis ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'prick'
vb. to be sick or ill ...1970s rhyming sl.
• UNCLE FRED n. bread ...1932 UK rhyming sl., generally childish
• UNCLE GEORDIE n. a nickname for the devil ...1896 Sc.
• UNCLE GEORGE n. 1. King George III ...1829
n. 2. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious Black person ...20C sl.
• UNCLE HO n. Ho Chi Minh ...1976 US sl.
• UNCLE-IN-LAW n. the husband of one's aunt ...1561
• UNCLE JOE n. Joseph Stalin ...1943 UK sl.
• UNCLE JOHN n. a penis ...2000s sl.
• UNCLE JUNK n. heroin ...1985 US sl.
• UNCLE LESTER n. a child molester ...2002 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLE MAC n. 1. a smack ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. heroin ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'smack'
• UNCLE MELVIN n. the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground ...1989 Amer. dial.
• UNCLEMENT † adj. of the weather: inclement ...1598
• UNCLE MERV vb. of a man: to ogle, to leer ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'perv'
• UNCLE MILTIE n. Milton Berle ...1968 US sl.
• UNCLE MILTY n. Miltown™, a branded tranquillizer ...1998 US sl.
• UNCLE NABS n. the police ...1970s US Black sl.
• UNCLE NED n. 1. a Black South African ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 2. bread ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 3. the head ...1925 rhyming sl.
n. 4. a bed ...1925 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLE PAYTHER n. a whinging complainer ...20C Irish sl.
• UNCLE SAM n. the government or people of the United States ...1813
n. 2. a cut of lamb ...20C rhyming sl.
• UNCLE SAMANTHA n. the US government ...1950s homosexual sl.
• UNCLE SAMMY n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S ACTION n. introduction into one of the services (after being drafted) ...1940s US Black sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S ICEBOX n. Alaska ...1888
• UNCLE SAM'S I.O.U. n. money, a note ...1940s sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S PETS n. soldiers ...1940s US Black college sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S SHEEP n. illegally killed deer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• UNCLE SAMUEL n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• UNCLE SAMWELL n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• UNCLES AND AUNTS n. trousers ...1928 US rhyming sl. for 'pants'
• UNCLE SHAM n. (derogatory) the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...1960s US Black sl.
• UNCLE SID n. LSD ...2003 UK sl.
• UNCLE THOMAS n. 1. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious Black person ...20C sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1920s US sl.
• UNCLE THREE BALLS n. a pawnbroker ...L19 sl.
• UNCLE TOM adj. outwardly subservient, in the context of Black/White relations ...20C sl., orig. US Black
n. 1. a Black person who curries favour from Whites through obsequious, fawning behaviour ...1922 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a tattletale, a telltale; a person who befriends another, usually in the workplace, only to deceive them ...1940s sl.
vb. of a Black person: to try to curry favour with White people by obsequious behaviour ...1937 US sl.
• UNCLE TOMAHAWK n. a Native American who is condemned as insufficiently nationalistic ...1970s US sl.
• UNCLE TOMISH adj. outwardly subservient, in the context of Black/White relations ...20C sl., orig. US Black
• UNCLE TOMISM n. (derogatory) 'Uncle Tom' behaviour ...1980s Amer. dial.
• UNCLE TOMMING n. (derogatory) behaving obsequiously toward White people ...1944 Amer. dial.
• UNCLE TOMMYHAWK n. (derogatory) an American Indian who is a traitor to militant Indian causes ...M20 US sl.
• UNCLEW vb. 1. to impoverish ...1607
vb. 2. to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNCLE WHISKERS n. a federal agent or agency ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• UNCLE WILF n. the police ...20C rhyming sl. for 'filth'
• UNCLE WILLIE adj. 1. silly ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
adj. 2. chilly ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• UNCLIFY vb. to make an uncle of ...1799
• UNCLIT vb. to unfasten ...1587
• UNCLOAK vb. to expose, to lay bare, to reveal ...1659
• UNCLOSE * adj. 1. open, not closed ...c1400
* adj. 2. unreserved, straightforward, frank ...1605
* adj. 3. not intimate; distant ...1659
vb. 1. to make open, to cause to open ...a1300
vb. 2. to disclose, to make known, to reveal ...a1300
† vb. 3. to hatch ...1486
† vb. 4. to unharness a horse ...1615
• UNCLOURED adj. not injured with blows or hard knocks ...1719 Sc.
• UNCLOWRED † adj. unbeaten, unwounded ...1721 Sc.
• UNCLOYED † adj. unhurt, uninjured ...1562
• UNCLUBBABLE adj. not fit or inclined for society; unsociable ...1764
• UNCLUE vb. 1. to impoverish ...1607
vb. 2. to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNCLY adj. pert. to an uncle ...1822 Sc.
• UNCO adj. 1. unknown, strange; foreign ...c1410 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. rude, uncouth, unseemly ...1720 Sc.
adj. 3. remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. unusual, out of the ordinary; odd, strange, peculiar, weird, uncanny ...1725 Sc.
adj. 5. reserved in manner, shy, bashful ...1808 Sc.
adj. 6. weird, uncanny; terrible; unlucky ...1828 Sc.
adj. 7. awkward; clumsy; uncoordinated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. extremely, remarkably, very ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
* adv. 2. strangely, peculiarly ...1864 Sc.
n. 1. a strange or unusual thing or tale; a novelty or piece of news; a wonder; a curiosity; generally plural ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stranger, a foreigner ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. wonder, excitement ...1823 Sc.
n. 4. a clumsy, awkward or uncoordinated person ...1988 Aust. sl.
• UNCOACTED adj. not compelled or constrained ...1545
• UNCO BODY n. 1. a stranger, an outsider, a newcomer ...1811 Sc.
n. 2. a simple, unimportant person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOCKED adj. of a hat: not cocked or turned up ...1721
• UNCOES n. news; strange tidings ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCO FOLK n. strangers ...1774 Sc.
• UNCOFT adj. unbought ...1536 Sc.
• UNCOGGED adj. 1. not blocked or stopped ...1637
adj. 2. of dice: not cogged or loaded ...1870
• UNCOGGLED adj. unbiased, steady ...1920 Sc.
• UNCOGIBLE † adj. incapable of being constrained, unrestrainable ...1646
• UNCOGITABLE † adj. unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1529
• UNCOGNISANT adj. lacking perception ...1860
• UNCOGNIZABLE adj. unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1720
• UNCOGNIZED adj. unobserved, undiscovered ...1877
• UNCOGNOSCIBILITY n. unintelligibility ...1802-12
• UNCOGNOSCIBLE adj. unintelligible, incomprehensible ...1810
• UNCOHERENT † adj. incoherent ...1588
• UNCOIF vb. to tear off an adversary's head-gear in a quarrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOIFING n. quarrelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOLIES adv. strangely; very much; to an extreme degree ...1874 Sc.
• UNCO-LIKE adj. 1. having a strange appearance, odd-looking, with a wild, strange look, looking out of sorts or woebegone ...1660 Sc.
adj. 2. rude, uncouth, unseemly ...1822 Sc.
adj. 3. strange, abnormal ...1842 Sc.
adv. in a strange manner ...1636 Sc.
• UNCOLINS adv. in a strange or odd manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOLLY adj. odd, strange ...1853 Sc.
• UNCO-LOOKING adj. having a wild, strange look ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOLOURED adj. 1. not invested with any deceptive appearance or quality; open, undisguised; not influenced or affected by something ...1585
adj. 2. plain, simple ...1845
• UNCOLOUREDLY adv. openly ...1561
• UNCOLTED adj. deprived of a horse ...1596
• UNCOLY adv. 1. very much, to a great or remarkable degree ...1820 Sc.
adv. 2. strangely ...1874 Sc.
• UNCO MAN n. a stranger ...1768 Sc.
• UNCOMATIBLE adj. unattainable; inaccessible ...1694
• UNCOMBED adj. rude, inelegant ...1633
• UNCOMBINE vb. to disunite ...1595
• UNCOMBUST † adj. unburnt ...a1568
• UNCOME † adj. not yet arrived ...1512 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
† n. a disease ...1538
• UNCOME-AT-ABLE adj. unattainable; inaccessible ...1694
• UNCOMED adj. unarrived ...1792 Eng. dial.
• UNCOMELILY † adv. 1. in an unseemly manner; unfittingly ...c1420
† adv. 2. improperly, unduly ...1561
• UNCOMELINESS † n. unruliness ...1607
• UNCOMELY † adv. in an uncomely manner; unsuitably, unbecomingly ...c1375
• UNCOMFORT n. discomfort ...1805
* vb. to render miserable ...1637
• UNCOMFORTABLE † adj. incapable of being comforted; inconsolable ...1592
• UNCOMFORTABLENESS † n. inconsolableness ...a1539
• UNCOMFORTABLY † adv. inconsolably ...a1548
• UNCOMFORTLESS † adj. miserable ...1598
• UNCOMING † n. failure to arrive ...1593
• UNCOMMENSURATE † adj. disproportionate ...1676
• UNCOMMODED † adj. annoyed, vexed ...1683
• UNCOMMODIOUS † adj. annoying, vexatious ...1539
• UNCOMMODIOUSLY † adv. in an annoying or vexatious manner ...1545
• UNCOMMON adv. in an unusual degree; unusually, remarkably ...1867 Sc.
• UNCOMMON HORN n. an unusually urgent sexual appetite ...2001 UK sl.
• UNCOMMUNICATE † adj. not shared or imparted ...1664
• UNCOMMUTED adj. not exchanged ...1870
• UNCOMPANABLE † adj. not fit or inclined for society; uncompanionable, unsociable ...1555
• UNCOMPANE † vb. to avoid or shun society ...1589
• UNCOMPANIED adj. unaccompanied ...a1547
• UNCOMPANIONED adj. unmatched, unequalled ...1608
• UNCOMPARABLE † adj. incomparable ...1382
• UNCOMPASSED adj. not bounded or circumscribed; unlimited ...1577
• UNCOMPASSIONATED adj. unpitied ...1867
• UNCOMPEERED adj. incomparable, unique, unparalleled ...1602
• UNCOMPELLABLE adj. inflexible ...1613
• UNCOMPT † adj. 1. of style: inelegant, unpolished ...1633
† adj. 2. of persons: not neat in dress or appearance ...a1641
• UNCOMPULSED adj. unforced ...1911 Sc.
• UNCONABLE † adj. improper, unbefitting ...a1340
• UNCONABLENESS † n. unseemly behaviour; unseemliness; unfittingness ...a1340
• UNCONABLETY † n. unseemly behaviour; unseemliness; unfittingness ...a1340
• UNCONABLY † adv. in an unseemly manner; unfittingly; improperly, unduly ...a1340
• UNCONCEIVED † adj. uncomprehended; not understood ...1619
• UNCONCLUDENCY † n. inconclusive argument ...1654
• UNCONCLUDENT † adj. inconclusive ...1634
• UNCONCLUDING † adj. inconclusive ...a1643
• UNCONCLUDINGNESS † n. lack of conclusion ...1647
• UNCONDESCENDABLE † adj. incapable of coming down; heavenly, sublime ...1683
• UNCONDESCENSION n. haughtiness, disdainfulness ...1681
• UNCONDESCENSIVE † adj. haughty, disdainful ...1681
• UNCONDITED † adj. unseasoned, unflavoured ...a1667
• UNCONDITIONABLE † adj. free from conditions, unconditional ...1642
• UNCONDITIONATE adj. not subject to or limited by conditions; unconditional ...1642
• UNCONESS n. strangeness, peculiarity, eccentricity ...1637 Sc.
• UNCONFIRMED † adj. uninstructed, ignorant ...1588 obs.
• UNCONFORMIST † n. a nonconformist ...1640
• UNCONFORMITANT †* n. a nonconformist ...1605
• UNCONNEXED † adj. disconnected ...1716
• UNCONSCIONABLE n. an arrant rogue ...1825
• UNCONSCIOUS adj. performing instinctively (and successfully) ...1990s US college sl.
n. 1. a day-dreamer ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1920s US college sl.
n. 3. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• UNCONSIDERANCE † n. neglect of something ...1546
• UNCONSIDERER † n. a careless or thoughtless person ...c1456
• UNCONSTABILITY n. want of stability; inconstancy; changeableness ...1611
• UNCONSTANCE † n. inconstancy ...c1449
• UNCONSTANT † adj. unfaithful in love or wedlock ...1561
• UNCONSTANTNESS † n. inconstancy ...1551
• UNCONSTANTY † n. inconstancy, changeableness ...1563
• UNCONSULTED † adj. uncounselled, unadvised ...1567
• UNCONTENTED adj. discontented ...1890 Eng. dial.
• UNCONTROLLABLE † adj. indisputable, irrefutable ...1577
• UNCONTROVERSABLE † adj. undoubted, indisputable ...1617
• UNCONVENIENT adj. inconvenient ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOOL adj. unpleasant, aggressive, dangerous; excitable; tending to show your feelings more than is prudent or advisable ...1953 US sl.
• UNCOQUED † adj. uncooked ...1617
• UNCORE † adj. unchosen; not employed; unused ...a1300
• UNCORKED adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UNCORN † n. dissolute conduct in youth; 'wild oats' ...1513 Sc.
• UNCORRUMPED † adj. unadulterated, undiluted, uncorrupted ...a1400-50
• UNCORRUPTED adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• UNCORSAYED † adj. not trained, not broken in ...a1400-50
• UNCORSE † vb. to remove from the body ...c1470
• UNCORVEN † adj. unpruned ...c1380
• UNCOSOME adj. awkwardly or perversely disposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOST † n. 1. bad disposition; evil nature ...c1220
† n. 2. additional or incidental expenses ...c1480
• UNCOTH adj. strange, unfamiliar; unusual; unseemly ...1684 Eng. dial.
adv. very, uncommonly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• UNCOTTERED adj. unravelled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUCH adj. strange, awkward (possibly a misprint for 'uncouth') ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUNSELFOW † adj. unadvisable ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOURTESY † n. discourtesy, incivility ...c1380
• UNCOUS * adj. 1. hooked, curved ...1658
adj. 2. melancholy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUTH † adj. 1. of facts or matters of knowledge: unknown; also, not certainly known, uncertain ...c897
* adj. 2. of an unknown or unfamiliar character; unusual, uncommon, strange; marvellous ...c900
†* adj. 3. unknowing, ignorant ...c1220
† adj. 4. of a strange and unpleasant or distasteful character ...c1380
† adj. 5. unrecognizable ...1390
† adj. 6. pert. to other nations; foreign ...1533 Sc.
adj. 7. of places: not commonly known or frequented; solitary, desolate, wild, ragged, rough ...a1542
† adj. 8. unseemly, indecorous ...1589
† adj. 9. of life, surroundings, etc.: unattractive, unpleasant, uncomfortable ...1611 obs. or arch.
† adj. 10. strange; uneasy; at a loss ...1660
adj. 11. of people, animals, things, places: unknown, unfamiliar, strange ...1721 Sc.
adv. very, exceedingly, extremely, to a marked degree ...1706 Sc.
n. 1. an unknown person; a stranger ...a1225
n. 2. quaint or novel anecdote ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNCOUTHIE adj. 1. unfriendly, inhospitable, dreary, awe-inspiring, fear-inspiring ...1768 Sc.
adj. 2. dreary; uncomfortable; unfriendly ...1768 Sc.
adj. 3. eerie, full of dread or fear ...1808 Sc.
adj. 4. unseemly, uncouth ...1825 Sc.
• UNCOUTHLY adj. awkward ...1821
• UNCOUTHS n. things not commonly known; news ...a1529
• UNCOUTHSOME * adj. unfavourable, unpleasant ...1684
• UNCOUTHY † adj. 1. dreary, causing fear ...1768 Sc.
adj. 2. unfriendly, inhospitable ...1768 Sc.
† adj. 3. under the influence of fear ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 4. unseemly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNCOVENABLE † adj. 1. inappropriate, unsuitable, unfitting ...c1374
† adj. 2. unseasonable ...c1380
• UNCOVER † vb. to drive a fox out of cover ...1824 Sc.
• UNCOVERLICH † adj. irrecoverable ...c1230
• UNCRAFTILY † adv. unskilfully ...1519
• UNCRAFTINESS † n. unskilfulness ...c1520
• UNCRAFTY † adj. not dexterous or ingenious; unskilful ...1483
• UNCRAIZED † adj. uncracked, unbroken ...1848 Sc.
• UN-CRED adj. unfashionable ...2001 UK sl.
• UNCREDIBILITY † n. the state of being unbelievable ...1486
• UNCREDIBLE † adj. 1. very great and incredible ...c1440
†* adj. 2. incredulous, unbelieving ...1553
• UNCREDIT † vb. to distrust; to discredit ...1615
• UNCREDITABLE adj. discreditable; disreputable ...1643
• UNCRIED UP adj. not extolled or praised ...1630
• UNCROSSED adj. not thwarted, opposed, or resisted ...a1634
• UNCROWNED KING n. an unofficial but recognized leader in a particular field ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNCRUBEET adj. uncurbed, unrestrained; uncropped, untrimmed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCRUNK adj. of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1973 Amer. dial.
• UNCRUNKED adj. of an engine: stalled, unable to start ...1972 Amer. dial.
• UNCRY † vb. to countermand ...1594
• UNCTION n. 1. a soothing influence or reflection ...1602
n. 2. an auction ...1830 Sc.
n. 3. punishment; an unpleasant or dangerous experience ...1921 Sc.
• UNCTION BODY n. an auctioneer ...1933 Sc.
• UNCTIONEER n. an auctioneer ...1871 Sc.
• UNCTIONER † n. an auctioneer ...1830 Sc.
• UNCTIOUS † adj. giving consolation or relief ...1645
• UNCTUOSE †* adj. of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; oily, greasy ...c1400
• UNCTUOSITY n. oiliness, greasiness ...1398
• UNCTUOUS adj. 1. of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; oily, greasy ...1387
adj. 2. of meat: greasy, fat, rich ...1495 arch.
adj. 3. having an oily or greasy feel or appearance ...1668
adj. 4. sanctimonious ...1742
adj. 5. complacent ...1822
• UNCTURE † n. ointment ...c1400
• UNCULAR * adj. belonging to an uncle ...1847
• UNCULPABLE † adj. not culpable or blameworthy; free from fault or blame ...1382
• UNCULT † adj. uncultured ...1675
• UNCULTED † adj. wild, uncultivated ...1548
• UNCULTIVED † adj. wild, uncultivated ...1605
• UNCUMBER vb. to free from encumbrance; to disencumber; to remove obstacles ...c1440
• UNCUNNE † n. improper conduct ...c1200
• UNCUNNESS † n. ignorance ...c1250
• UNCUNNING adj. of persons: ignorant, unlearned, unskilful, stupid ...1340 arch.
† n. lack of knowledge; ignorance ...c1290
• UNCUNNINGHEAD † n. unfamiliarity with, inexperience ...1340
• UNCUNNINGLY adv. ignorantly, unskilfully ...a1340
• UNCUNNINGNESS n. ignorance; unskilfulness ...a1325
• UNCUNNINGSHIP † n. unfamiliarity with, inexperience ...a1300
• UNCUNT vb. to withdraw the penis from a woman's vagina ...1961 US sl.
• UNCUNTY adj. unattractive, lacking sex appeal ...1970s sl.
• UNCURE † vb. to uncover; to disclose ...c1440
• UNCURIOUS † adj. 1. not elaborately made ...1598
† adj. 2. clear, intelligible ...1601-3
adj. 3. wearisome, tedious ...1684-5
• UNCURIOUSLY † adv. in a plain or unelaborate manner ...1490
• UNCUS-POKE n. a gossip; a very talkative person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCUSTOM † n. an improper or illegal tax ...1569 Sc.
† vb. to disaccustom ...1530
• UNCUSTOMABLE † adj. not according to custom; unusual ...1387
• UNCUSTOMED † adj. 1. unaccustomed to something ...c1520 obs. or arch.
† adj. 2. not customary; unusual ...1552 obs. or arch.
adj. 3. smuggled, not having paid duty ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNCUT adj. 1. of drugs: pure, unadulterated ...1930s sl.
adj. 2. not circumcised ...1957 US sl.
† vb. to sever by cutting ...1611
• UND †* n. a wave ...c1200
• UNDAFTINESS † n. untidiness ...1555
• UNDAINTEOUS † adj. not dainty through rarity; so plentiful as to be of little value ...c1449
• UNDAINTY adj. unbecoming, improper ...1911 Sc.
• UNDALA adj. mean, despicable ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDALI adj. 1. mean, despicable ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. strange, queer ...1908 Sc.
• UNDAMAGED GOODS n. a virgin female ...20C US sl.
• UNDAMNIFIED † adj. undamaged, unimpaired ...1576
• UNDAMPED adj. 1. of persons, their spirits, etc.: not discouraged or checked; undepressed, constant, steadfast ...1742
adj. 2. loud, undiminished ...1883
• UNDANGERED adj. safe, secure ...c1400
• UNDASHED adj. not discouraged or dismayed; undaunted ...1601
• UNDATION †* n. a waving; an undulation, movement of waves ...1656
• UNDAUNTED † adj. 1. of horses: not broken in, untamed ...1422
† adj. 2. unbridled, unrestrained ...1512
†* adj. 3. unsubdued, unconquered ...1513
† adj. 4. undisciplined; disorderly ...1533 Sc.
• UNDAUNTONED † adj. not tamed or broken in; unsubdued ...1609 Sc.
• UNDEAD adj. alive ...a1400-50
• UNDEADLINESS † n. immortality ...c1000
• UNDEADLY † adj. not subject to death; immortal ...c950
• UNDEAR † adj. 1. of little value or estimation; worthless, cheap ...c897
adj. 2. not beloved, not regarded with affection ...1748
• UNDEBONAIRTY † n. ungraciousness, discourtesy ...a1300
• UNDECEIVABLE † adj. incapable of deceiving; undeceptive; certain, sure ...1534
• UNDECENNARY * adj. given, occurring, or observed every eleventh year, or once in every eleven years ...a1847
• UNDECENNIAL adj. given, occurring, or observed every eleventh year, or once in every eleven years ...1864
• UNDECENT adj. indecent ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDECENTNESS n. indecency ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDECIMAN adj. connected with eleven o'clock ...1883
• UNDECISED † adj. undecided ...1528
• UNDECOCT † adj. undigested ...1542
• UNDECOCTED † adj. uncooked ...1542
• UNDEEDY adj. helpless, incapable ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDEEMAN adj. great beyond belief, incredibly big, intense, etc. ...1808 Sc.
• UNDEEMINT † adj. incalculable ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDEEMIS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UNDEEMOUS adj. 1. unexampled, unparalleled, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of weather: very rough, wild, boisterous ...1898 Sc.
• UNDEEMOUSLY adv. excessively ...1844 Sc.
• UNDEEP n. a shoal, shallow place ...1513
• UNDEETED adj. undefiled ...1859 Eng. dial.
• UNDEFALCATED adj. not curtailed or reduced; undiminished ...a1745
• UNDEFAULTING † adj. unfailing ...a1440
• UNDEFEASED † adj. undischarged, under obligation still ...1492 Sc.
• UNDEFENCED † adj. unguarded, exposed to danger ...1451
• UNDEFENDED † adj. not forbidden, permitted, allowed ...1399
• UNDEFENSABLE † 1. adj. unprotected, exposed to danger ...c1412
† adj. 2. unpreventable, inevitable ...1622
• UNDEFILED †* adj. undefaced, unimpaired ...1432-50
• UNDEFOILED†* adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1325
• UNDEFOULED † adj. pure, undefiled, uncorrupted ...a1300
• UNDEFOULINGNESS † n. purity ...c1400
• UNDEFRAYED adj. not paid ...1611
• UNDEGRATE † adj. ungrateful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDELATED adj. not mentioned ...1597
• UNDELAYED † adj. undiluted; not weakened by dilution ...1600
• UNDELIBERATED adj. of actions: careless, thoughtless ...a1674
• UNDELICIOUS † adj. 1. not dainty or delicate; coarse, rough ...a1618
adj. 2. not pleasant or agreeable ...1829
• UNDELIVERED † adj. unconsidered; unwise ...c1425
• UNDEMIT † adj. uncensured ...1802 Sc.
• UNDEMNIFIED †* adj. uninjured, unhurt ...1576
• UNDENIABLE adj. excellent, first-rate...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. very, extremely, unquestionably ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• UNDEPARTABLE † adj. inseparable; indivisible ...c1374
• UNDER adj. 1. drug-exhilarated ...c1920 US sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1930s sl.
adj. 3. unconscious due to anaesthesia ...20C sl.
adj. 4. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. sexual intercourse ...1936 UK sl.
† vb. to cast down, to depress ...1502
• UNDER A CLOUD adj. depressed; in a gloomy state; uncertain ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDERAGE adj. in snowboarding: used to describe the not-yet-perfected performance of a trick or manoeuvre ...1995 US sl.
• UNDER AND OVER adv. frequently, over and over again ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
• UNDER-ARM adj. pornographic ...1979 UK sl.
• UNDER BANISTY adv. secretly, surreptitiously ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UNDERBEAR * vb. 1. to sustain, to suffer, to endure ...c950
* vb. 2. to sustain, to support, to bear up ...1382
† vb. 3. to introduce, to apply ...1382
• UNDERBEARER n. one who assists in carrying the coffin at a funeral ...1700
• UNDERBEIT † vb. to work under ...1670
• UNDER-BELONGINGS n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• UNDERBENEATHS n. teeth ...1920s US rhyming sl.
• UNDERBETHINK vb. to remember, to recollect ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERBID † vb. to value at a lower rate; to undervalue ...1593
• UNDERBOARD adj. 1. not open, dishonest ...17C sl.
adj. 2. of a dead body: laid out and awaiting burial ...1748 Sc.
† adv. 1. under the table ...a1548
† adv. 2. in an underhand or secret manner; clandestinely; not openly or honestly; opposed to 'aboveboard' ...1581
• UNDER-BOD n. the swelling of the sea under a floating object ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UNDER-BODY † n. 1. the lower part of a woman's dress ...1621
n. 2. an undergarment for a woman or child ...1863 Amer. dial.
• UNDERBREATH adj. low-toned, whispered ...1853
n. 1. a low subdued tone; a whisper ...1844
n. 2. whispered rumour ...1880
• UNDER-BREE n. a bright light appearing under clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-BREET n. a bright light appearing under clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER BREEZE adv. very fast ...20C W. Indies sl.
• UNDER-BRIGHT n. a bright light appearing under the clouds in the horizon ...1824
• UNDERBRING vb. to bring in surreptitiously ...1382
• UNDER-BRUSHINGS n. underwood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER CANVAS adj. in a tent ...1864
• UNDERCARRIAGE n. the penis ...1990s sl.
• UNDERCARRY n. the movement of water beneath the surface ...1894
• UNDERCAST † vb. 1. to cast down; to make subject, to subdue ...a1340
† vb. 2. to consider, to reflect ...1489
1 UNDER-CHAP n. the lower jaw ...1607
• UNDERCHUNDERS n. underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDERCOAT † n. a woman's underskirt; a petticoat ...1741
• UNDERCOATIE n. a woman's underskirt, a petticoat ...1773 Sc.
• UNDER-COLD n. a chill generally affecting the lower parts, occasioned by the wind blowing up under the clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCOMESTUMBLE vb. to understand; generally used facetiously ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-CONDUCT † n. a subterranean conduit ...1624
• UNDERCONSTUMBLE vb. to understand ...1865 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCOT † vb. to suppurate or fester inwardly ...1584 Sc.
• UNDER-COVER adj. 1. safe from the police; out of jail ...1901 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. in hiding, secret, clandestine ...1928 US criminals' sl.
adj. 3. of a racehorse: trained in secret ...1951 US sl.
n. 1. a plain-clothes detective or undercover agent ...1930s sl.
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...1950s US Black sl.
• UNDER-COVER MAN n. 1. an employer's detective spying on the employees ...1931 US sl.
n. 2. an informer to the police; a policeman, a detective on a special watching job ...1931 US sl.
n. 3. a male homosexual, esp. if passive ...1942 US sl.
• UNDER-COVER OPERATIVE n. a detective, esp. a Federal ...1924 US police sl.
• UNDERCRACKERS n. underpants ...1997 UK sl.
• UNDERCRAFT † n. 1. hidden or secret craft or cunning ...c1400
† n. 2. a sly, underhand trick ...1691
• UNDERCREEP † vb. 1. to creep in stealthily ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to subvert secretly; to outdo by crafty or stealth; to undersell in trade; to overreach; to take a mean or underhand advantage of ...1592
† vb. 3. to evade, to escape ...a1618
• UNDER-CREEPING adj. underhand, sly, sneaking ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. slyness, underhand ways ...1893 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCROP † vb. to question stealthily; to sound ...1596
• UNDERCUMESTUMBLE vb. to understand ...M19 sl.
• UNDERCUMFUND vb. to understand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTAND vb. to understand ...1824 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTUMBLE vb. to understand ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to flounder in speech ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUT † vb. to cut down or cut off ...1382
• UNDERDAKS n. underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDER-DARK † adj. somewhat dark; darkish ...1382
• UNDERDEALER † n. an underhand dealer or agent ...1682
• UNDERDEALING † n. underhand or secret action ...1649
• UNDERDELVE † vb. to dig under; to undermine by digging ...c1000
• UNDERDIG vb. to understand fully ...2000s US Black sl.
• UNDER-DIMPLE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• UNDERDOLVEN † adj. dug, excavated ...1382
• UNDERDONE adj. of the complexion: pale ...L19 sl.
• UNDERDRAW vb. to represent or depict inadequately ...1865
• UNDERDRESS n. underclothes; a set of underclothing ...1785
• UNDERDRIFT n. a hidden tendency or activity ...1891
• UNDER DUBBER n. a turnkey; an assistant jailer ...1850s sl.
• UNDER DUBSMAN n. a turnkey; an assistant jailer ...1850s sl.
• UNDERDUNGERS n. underpants ...1981 NZ sl.
• UNDER-EARTHLY † adj. subterranean, underground ...1598
• UNDER-ENTRANCE n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• UNDERER † n. an inferior; one of lower rank; one subject to authority ...c1449
• UNDERF † adj. irresolute, weak ...a1225
• UNDERFALL n. a foot-hill slope ...1857
• UNDERFEEL † vb. to examine or pry into quietly or secretly ...1600
• UNDERFIND † vb. 1. to perceive, to understand ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to discover something secret; to find out ...B1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDER FIRE adj. exposed to severe criticism ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDERFO † vb. 1. to receive a thing; to have something given to one; to come to have or possess ...c888
† vb. 2. to take in hand; to undertake ...c893
† vb. 3. to receive by way of hurt or harm; to undergo, to suffer ...c1000
† vb. 4. to receive willingly; to accept ...c1000
† vb. 5. to have understanding of or skill in ...a1300
†* vb. 6. to reprove, to rebuke ...c1400
• UNDERFOLD vb. to wrap up, to hide, to conceal ...1612
• UNDERFONG † vb. 1. to receive a thing; to have something given to one; to come to have or possess ...c1175
† vb. 2. to comprehend; to conceive ...a1300
† vb. 3. to take in hand; to undertake ...c1330
† vb. 4. to receive by way of hurt or harm; to undergo, to suffer ...1382
†* vb. 5. to surround, to enclose ...1599
† vb. 6. to seduce, to entrap, to overcome ...1579
• UNDERFOOT † adj. inferior, abject, low, downtrodden, suppressed, subject to authority ...1594
† adv. 1. below the real or current value ...1594
* adv. 2. quietly, secretly ...1860
• UNDER FOUR EYES adj. face to face ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• UNDERFUG n. an undervest; also, underpants ...1924 Brit. public schools' sl.
• UNDERFUGS n. underpants ...1910s sl.
• UNDER FULL SAIL adj. drunk ...1930s US sl.
• UNDERGANG n. an archway; a tunnel or passage beneath a railway etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to submit to ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to suffer adversity; to suffer mental pain; to endure ...a1470 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERGANGING n. the act of undergoing or enduring; anything endured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERGARMENTS n. underwear; the clothing worn next to the skin ...M19 sl.
• UNDER-GENTLEMAN n. an inferior gentleman ...1766
• UNDER-GET † vb. to catch up with, to overtake ...1390
• UNDER GLASS adj. 1. imprisoned; arrested ...1920s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDERGO † vb. 1. to work under, so as to impair or destroy; to undermine ...c1000
† vb. 2. to submit to ...c1200
† vb. 3. to investigate, to occupy oneself with ...c1250
† vb. 4. to deceive, to get the better of ...c1250
† vb. 5. to get knowledge of; to be informed of ...c1290
† vb. 6. to accept, to admit, to allow ...c1315
† vb. 7. to expose oneself to risk ...c1315
* vb. 8. to take in hand; to undertake ...1601
†* vb. 9. to partake of, to enjoy ...1603
• UNDERGORE adj. in a state of leprous eruption ...1802 Sc. obs.
• UNDERGRADUATE † adj. of lower degree; of inferior importance ...1654
• UNDERGRADUETTE n. a female undergraduate ...Bk1958 sl.
• UNDERGRO n. a swelling or disturbance of the sea, an under-swell ...1908 Sc.
• UNDERGROPE † vb. to search into, to investigate; to learn ...a1412
• UNDERGROUND adj. 1. hidden, concealed, secret ...1677
adj. 2. undergrown, short, dumpy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. in secrecy or concealment; in a hidden or obscure manner ...1632
• UNDERGROUND n. a hidden counter culture ...1966 US sl.
• UNDERGROUND BEAN n. a peanut ...1959 Amer. dial.
• UNDERGROUND-BOOK n. a book on geology ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• UNDERGROUND CHICKEN n. rabbit ...1930s Aust. sl.
• UNDERGROUND HANG-OUT n. a graveyard ...1901 US criminals' sl.
• UNDERGROUND KITE n. an illicit letter passed in prison ...c1910 US prison sl.
• UNDERGROUND MOON n. the moon when it makes a change between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock; the claim is made that foul weather is sure to accompany ...1905 Amer. dial.
• UNDERGROUND MUTTON n. rabbit meat ...1919 Aust. sl.
• UNDERGROUND PEA n. a peanut ...1966 Amer. dial.
• UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, THE n. the 'grapevine' or that system of communication which subsists in the underworld, esp. between convicts and the outer world ...1879 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDERGROUND TUNNEL, THE n. the system by which contraband articles, such as whisky, drugs, etc. are brought into a prison ...1904 US prison sl.
• UNDERGROUND WIRES, THE n. the 'grapevine' or that system of communication which subsists in the underworld, esp. between convicts and the outer world ...1918 US criminals' sl.
• UNDERGROWING † adj. arising, occurring ...a1440
• UNDERGROWN † adj. showing signs of puberty ...1601
• UNDERGROWTH n. the short hair about the nape of the neck ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-GRUB vb. to undermine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERGUNNED adj. having too small a surfboard for the surf conditions ...1989 Aust. sl.
• UNDER HACK adj. controlled and ordered by another ...1899 Amer. dial.
• UNDERHALF n. 1. an inferior part, lesser portion ...1888 Sc.
n. 2. one's husband ...1888 Sc.
• UNDERHAND adj. secret, clandestine, surreptitious ...1592
† adv. 1. under rule or command; in subjection ...a900
adv. 2. in reserve ...1929 Sc.
n. a position of inferiority ...1886
• UNDERHANDED adj. 1. short, undersized, poorly developed ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scarce ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. short-handed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERHANG † vb. to hang, to suspend ...1603
• UNDERHANGING adj. having a prominent lower jaw ...1865
• UNDER-HAPPED adj. not sufficiently clothed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER HATCHES adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDERHEAD n. 1. a subordinate official ...1599
† n. 2. a person of inferior intelligence; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1643
• UNDER-HEADED † adj. of inferior intellect or parts; dull, stupid ...1646
• UNDERHEAR † vb. to overhear ...c1570
• UNDERHEILD † adj. subject to authority ...a1300
• UNDERHEW * vb. to undercut, to undermine ...1523
• UNDERHOLD n. an advantage, the upper hand ...1874 Amer. dial.
• UNDERINGNESS † n. harmlessness, innocence ...a1300
• UNDERKEEP † vb. to restrain; to keep under or in subjection ...1590
• UNDER-KIND † n. a sub-species; an inferior or lower kind ...1571
• UNDERLAY † vb. to make subject; to submit ...a1300
• UNDERLAYER † n. 1. an underlying part or thing; a base or support ...a1592
† n. 2. a cobbler ...1692
• UNDERLEGGED † adj. having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1681
• UNDERLIE † vb. 1. to be subject or subordinate to a person or thing; to submit to or be controlled by ...c897
† vb. 2. to lie below ground; to be buried ...1648
• UNDERLIMBED adj. having legs too slender in proportion to the body ...1686
• UNDER-LINE * adv. below the level of the sea ...1605
• UNDERLING adj. 1. subordinate to a person, subject to authority ...c1370
adj. 2. undersized, small, weak, inferior ...a1722
adj. 3. trivial, unimportant ...1804
n. 1. a subordinate, one subject to authority ...c1175
† n. 2. a small or weakly child, animal, or plant; the weakest animal of a herd, etc. which is bullied by the rest; the smallest pig of a litter; a small or inferior fruit or vegetable ...1688 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERLINGS adv. under ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERLIVE † vb. to live in a manner unworthy of oneself ...1655
• UNDERLOOK n. a covert look or glance ...1821
• UNDERLOOK vb. to look at someone or someone with grave doubt ...1965 Barbados sl.
• UNDERLOUT † adj. subservient, submissive ...a1300
† n. 1. one who is subject or subordinate to another; an underling or servant; an inferior; the lowest boy on a farm; a lazy servant-boy ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything weak or inferior to the rest; used esp. of animals and trees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to be subject, to submit ...a1400
• UNDERLY * adj. 1. subordinate; inferior, low ...1648
* adj. 2. in a low state of health ...1715
adj. 3. backward, behind time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. underprivileged ...1991 Amer. dial.
• UNDERMAN * n. an inferior or subordinate man ...a1300
vb. to demean, to degrade ...1889 Eng. dial.
• UNDER MANNERS adj. behaving as required, submitting to another person's orders ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• UNDERMASTER n. 1. a subordinate instructor; in schools, a master or teacher below the headmaster ...1388
* n. 2. a subordinate director or supervisor ...1688
• UNDERMATCH † n. one who is no match for another; an inferior rival ...a1661
• UNDERMATCHED † adj. not equal to another; inferior ...1642
• UNDERMEAL † n. 1. the time of undern (the forenoon; later used especially for the early part of the afternoon) ...c1000
† n. 2. an after-dinner nap or sleep ...1426
† n. 3. a slight afternoon meal ...c1440.
• UNDERMER adv. more under ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERMIND vb. 1. to undermine ...1788 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to deceive; to try to take away a person's character ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UNDERMINDED adj. sly, deceptive, double-faced; underhand, mean, treacherous ...1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• UNDERN † n. 1. the forenoon ...1684 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the period between noon and sunset; the evening ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a light luncheon; a light meal partaken of in the middle of the morning or the afternoon; the time allotted to such a repast ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to work in the after-part of the day ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERNEAN adj./adv./prep. underneath ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. deceitful, treacherous, underhand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER ONE † adv. in one, unitedly, conjointly, together, at one time ...1596 obs. exc. Eng, dial.
• UNDER ONE'S HAT adj. secret ...L19 US sl.
• UNDER ONE'S OWN STEAM phr. acting independently ...1912 sl.
• UNDER PAR adj. less than average, or less than projected ...1767 UK
• UNDERPARTS n. the genitals, either male or female ...19C colloq.
• UNDERPASS n. the posterior; the buttocks; the anus ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'arse'
• UNDERPINNERS n. the legs ...1859
• UNDERPINNINGS n. the legs ...1848 US sl.
• UNDERPUT n. a mistress ...E17 sl.
• UNDERPUTTED † adj. undermined, without a firm foundation or base ...1733 Sc.
• UNDER-RECKON vb. to undervalue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-RIGGING n. the male genitals ...E19 sl.
• UNDERS n. 1. underclothes, underwear ...1731
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. colloq.
• UNDERSCRIBER n. one whose name appears written below in a document; an undersigned person ...c1785 Sc.
• UNDERSCRIVER † n. one whose name appears written below in a document; an undersigned person ...1785 Sc.
• UNDER SHELL † n. a waistcoat ...1753 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER-SIDE n. 1. death; the grave ...19C euphemism
n. 2. the posteriors, the bottom ...19C colloq.
• UNDERSOOK n. an undercurrent flowing in a direction opposite to that of the surface water, underflow ...1904 Sc.
• UNDER-SORT n. people of inferior degree ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER-STAIN n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1980 UK euphemism
• UNDERSTAND vb. to hear ...1884 Eng. dial.
• UNDERSTANDINGS n. 1. boots or shoes ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the legs ...E19 sl.
n. 3. of a woman: sexual conquests ...L19 sl.
• UNDER STARTER'S ORDERS adj. arrested ...1959 UK police & criminals' sl.
• UNDER-STORY n. a basement ...1733 Sc.
• UNDERSTRAPPER n. a child, in contradistinction to an adult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERSTUMBLE vb. to understand ...M19 sl.
• UNDERSUBSCRIBE † vb. to sign a document ...1706 Sc.
• UNDERSUBSCRIBER † n. one who signs a document, the undersigned ...1703 Sc.
• UNDERSUBSCRIVE † vb. to sign a document ...1706 Sc.
• UNDERTAKER n. 1. someone who operates a funeral parlour; a man who makes his livelihood by performing burials ...E19
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a life sentence; any other very long sentence ...1935 US prison sl.
n. 4. a bookmaker who will only accept bets at odds under those offered by his competition ...1989 Aust. sl.
• UNDERTAKER'S JOB n. 1. a hopeless ('dead') proposition ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a horse or greyhound which is deliberately, for the sake of the odds, not meant to win, whatever legitimate gamblers may presume ...1970s gambling sl.
• UNDER THE AFFLUENCE OF INKAHOL adj. under the influence of alcohol, drunk ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE ARM adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory; loathsome ...1937 Brit. sl.
• UNDER THE BED adj. clandestine, secret, corrupt ...M19
• UNDER THE BUNK! int. shut up! ...c1920 US prison sl.
• UNDER THE COSH adj. 1. in trouble, at a disadvantage ...1950s sl.
adj. 2. under pressure, usually at work ...2000s sl.
• UNDER THE DAISIES adj. dead and buried ...1866 sl.
• UNDER THE ETHER adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UNDER THE GIRDLE adj. of children: unborn ...Bk1958 sl.
• UNDER THE GUN adj. under great pressure or stress ...1940s sl., orig. US
• UNDER THE HAMMER adj. 1. in trouble, at a disadvantage ...1950s sl.
adj. 2. in Australian Rules football: about to be tackled ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE HATCHES adj. 1. down in position or circumstances; in a state of depression, humiliation, or restraint; down out of sight ...c1550
adj. 2. in trouble, dead, in jail ...M16 sl.
• UNDER THE INFLUENCE adj. drunk ...20C US sl.
• UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INCOHOL adj. drunk ...1984 Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE JUNIPER TREE adj. downcast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• UNDER THE LAND adj. at a disadvantage ...1821 US sl.
• UNDER THE LAP adv. 1. confidentially ...1930s Aust. sl.
adv. 2. clandestinely; underhandedly; illicitly; illegally ...1940s Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE ROPE adj. marked for death, esp. one under sentence to be hanged ...1931 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER THE ROSE adj. surreptitiously ...Bk1958 sl.
• UNDER THE SALT phr. at the lower part of the table; i.e. among the less honoured guests ...19C
• UNDER THE SCREW adj. in prison ...M19 sl.
• UNDER THE SCREWS adj. under pressure ...E19
• UNDER THE SEA n. a ship lying-to in a heavy gale, and making bad weather of it ...1867
• UNDER THE TABLE adj. 1. clandestine, secret, corrupt ...M19
adj. 2. drunk ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. given as a bribe ...c1920 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER THE UMBER OF † adv. on pretense of ...1423
• UNDER THE WEATHER adj. 1. ill ...1850 sl. orig. US
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol or having a hangover ...19C sl.
adj. 3. pert. to a woman who is menstruating ...20C US sl.
• UNDER THE WAND † adj. subject to the rule of a person ...c1400 Sc.
• UNDER THE WHIP adj. at a disadvantage ...1900s Aust. sl.
• UNDER THE WIND adv. secretly, by underhand means ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER THE WIRE phr. at the very last minute ...1930s
• UNDER THE YARD † adj. under the rule, control, or discipline of ...c1386
• UNDERTHINGS n. women's underwear, esp. underpants ...M20 euphemism
• UNDER-THUMB adv. secretly; in an underhand manner ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDER TRUST † phr. in a state of supposed safety ...1545 obs. exc. arch.
• UNDER TUG † n. an under petticoat ...1753 UK criminals' sl.
• UNDER TWO EYES adj. face to face ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• UNDER VEIL † adv. surreptitiously ...1382
• UNDERWAY adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• UNDERWEAR n. an unshaven chin ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• UNDERWEIGHT n. a girl under twenty-one exported to the Argentine to become a prostitute there ...20C UK White slavers' usage
• UNDERWHELM vb. to arouse little or no interest in someone ...1956 UK jocular
• UNDER-WITTED adj. weak in intellect; of inferior understanding; half-witted, silly ...1683
• UNDER-WORKS n. the male genitals ...E19 sl.
• UNDERWORLD n. 1. hell; the region of departed souls ...E17 sl.
n. 2. the world of thieves, prostitutes, tramps, sexual degenerates, and confidence men ...19C Brit. & US usage
n. 3. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• UNDER WRAPS adj. secret ...1939 sl.
adv. restrainedly ...20C
phr. kept in secret ...1939 UK sl.
• UNDER YEARS † adj. below the legal age of majority, under age ...1590
• UNDER YONDER n. the anus ...1972 US sl.
• UNDEVALDIN' adj. unceasing, never ending ...1792 Sc.
• UNDHERLOOD vb. to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLOOT n. one who is befooled, bullied, or made game of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDHERLUDE vb. 1. to give a false pretext ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make game of; to banter; to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDIES n. women's underpants ...1906 sl.
• UNDIGESTED ANANIAS n. a triumphant liar ...L19 sl.
• UNDIGHT adj. untidy, not set to rights; unmended ...1817 Sc.
• UNDIGHTED adj. 1. undressed; undecked; unprepared ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. undefiled ...1859 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. unwiped, dirty ...1884 Sc.
• UNDO A THUNK vb. to get into a rage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDOCKIT adj. of hair: uncut, unshorn ...1887 Sc.
• UNDOFFED adj. unclothed, undressed, naked ...c1440
• UNDOMIOUS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UNDOOMIS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.
• UNDOOTFA adj. doubtful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDOUGHT adj. sickly, puny, feeble; contemptible ...1773 Sc.
n. a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• UNDREINT † adj. undrowned ...c1175
• UNDRESSED adj. used of a citizens' band radio operated without a linear amplifier ...1976 US sl.
• UNDRINKLED † adj. undrowned ...c1250
• UNDUB vb. to open or unfasten; to unlock ...1753 criminals' sl.
• UNDUE PERVERSITY n. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana ...1980s US campus sl.
• UNDUMIOUS adj. extraordinary, enormous, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...1747 Sc.
• UNDUMOUS adj. extraordinary, incredible, fabulous, incalculable, immense; what cannot be reckoned ...1871 Sc.