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English Word Dictionary

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unionist

noun · a worker who belongs to a trade union

unionize

verb · form or join a union

Example: The auto workers decided to unionize

uniquely

adverb · so as to be unique

Example: he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound

unit of measurement

noun · any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

Example: the dollar is the United States unit of currency

unite

verb · join or combine

Example: We merged our resources

united states army

noun · the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

united states department of state

noun · the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

Example: the Department of State was created in 1789

united states intelligence community

noun · a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence

uniting

noun · the act of making or becoming a single unit

Example: the union of opposing factions

unitise

verb · separate or classify into units

Example: The hospital was unitized for efficiency

unitize

verb · separate or classify into units

Example: The hospital was unitized for efficiency

universal product code

noun · code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information

universalize

verb · make universal

Example: This author's stories universalize old themes

universally

adverb · everywhere

Example: people universally agree on this

unjustly

adverb · in an unjust manner

Example: he was unjustly singled out for punishment

unkemptness

noun · a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

unknot

verb · become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Example: unravel the thread

unknowingly

adverb · without knowledge or intention

Example: he unwittingly deleted the references

unlace

verb · undo the ties of

Example: They untied the prisoner

unlade

verb · take the load off (a container or vehicle)

Example: unload the truck

unlash

verb · untie the lashing of

Example: unlash the horse

unlawfully

adverb · not conforming to the law

Example: they were unlawfully married

unlax

verb · cause to feel relaxed

Example: A hot bath always relaxes me

unleash

verb · release or vent

Example: unleash one's anger

unlike

adjective · marked by dissimilarity

Example: for twins they are very unlike

unlisted stock

noun · stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange

unlive

verb · live so as to annul some previous behavior

Example: You can never live this down!

unload

verb · take the load off (a container or vehicle)

Example: unload the truck

unlock

verb · become unlocked

Example: The door unlocked from the inside

unlogical

adjective · lacking in correct logical relation

unloose

verb · loosen the ties of

Example: unloose your sneakers

unloosen

verb · loosen the ties of

Example: unloose your sneakers

unmake

verb · deprive of certain characteristics

unmanageably

adverb · so as to be unmanageable

Example: `This house is unmanageably large,' she complained

unmanfully

adverb · without qualities thought to befit a man

unmask

verb · reveal the true nature of

Example: The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician

unmeasured

adjective · impossible to measure

Example: unmeasurable reaches of outer space

unmelodiously

adverb · in an unmelodious manner

Example: she sings rather unmelodiously

unmercifully

adverb · without pity; in a merciless manner

Example: he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House

unmistakably

adverb · without possibility of mistake

Example: this watercolor is unmistakably a synthesis of nature

unnaturally

adverb · in a manner at variance with what is natural or normal

Example: The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness

unnecessarily

adverb · without any necessity

Example: this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily

unnerve

verb · disturb the composure of

unnilquadium

noun · a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized

unnoticeably

adverb · in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree

Example: the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly

unobtrusive

adjective · not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable

Example: a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial

unobtrusively

adverb · in an unobtrusive manner

Example: messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom

unpack

verb · remove from its packing

Example: unpack the presents

unpalatably

adverb · in an unpalatable way

Example: The vegetables looked unpalatably wilted

unpatterned

adjective · lacking patterns especially in color

unperturbed

adjective · free from emotional agitation or nervous tension- Anthony Trollope

Example: the waiters were unflurried and good natured

unpopulated

adjective · with no people living there

Example: vast unpopulated plains

unpredictably

adverb · in an erratic unpredictable manner

Example: economic changes are proceeding erratically