English Words Starting With U

• uncircumcision

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˌʌnsɜːkəmˈsɪʒ(ə)n/The state or condition of being uncircumcised; the opposite of circumcision.
• unclad

  adjectiveverbC2 (Very Low Frequency / Rare)
  /ʌnˈklad/Not wearing any clothes; naked.
• unclamp

  verb-transitiveRare / Technical
  /ʌnˈklæmp/To release or remove a clamp; to loosen or free something that has been clamped.
• unclasp

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈklɑːsp/to release or open the fastening or grip of something, typically by undoing a clasp.
• uncle

  nounA2 (High Frequency)
  /ˈʌŋk(ə)l/The brother of one's father or mother, or the husband of one's aunt.
• uncle charlie

  nounMedium/High (for the familial term); Low (for the baseball term)
  /ˌʌŋ.kəl ˈtʃɑː.li/A common informal name for one's father's or mother's brother, or for a familiar older male relative or close family friend.
• uncle remus

  nounLow
  /ˈʌŋ.kəl ˈriː.məs/The fictional narrator and central character in the folklore stories collected by Joel Chandler Harris, depicting a wise, elderly African American storyteller on a Southern plantation.
• uncle sam

  nounC1
  /ˌʌŋkl ˈsæm/A personification of the United States government or the American nation, typically depicted as a tall, bearded man dressed in red, white, and blue clothing resembling the American flag.
• uncle tom

  nounMedium
  /ˌʌŋkl ˈtɒm/A Black person regarded as subservient to or excessively deferential toward white people, especially one perceived as betraying their own racial identity or interests.
• uncle tom's cabin

  nounMedium-Low (primarily in historical, literary, or cultural discussions)
  /ˌʌŋkl ˌtɒmz ˈkæbɪn/The title of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 anti-slavery novel, which became a cultural phenomenon and political catalyst in the United States.
• uncle tomism

  nounLow
  /ˌʌŋkl ˈtɒmɪz(ə)m/The practice of being overly subservient to those in authority or to a dominant group, especially when done by a member of a subordinate or oppressed group to gain approval or personal advantage.
• uncle vanya

  nounLow
  /ˌʌŋkl ˈvɑːnjə/A dramatic play by Anton Chekhov, originally titled "Дядя Ваня" (Dyadya Vanya), depicting the disillusionment, unrequited love, and existential crisis of its characters on a rural Russian estate.
• uncle-ji

  nounLow frequency in global English; moderate to high in specific cultural/regional contexts (e.g., UK Indian diaspora, multicultural urban areas).
  /ˈʌŋkl dʒiː/A respectful form of address for an older man, especially in South Asian contexts; combines the English 'uncle' with the Hindi honorific suffix '-ji'.
• unclench

  verb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ʌnˈklɛn(t)ʃ/to release from a clenched state; to open or relax something (like a fist or jaw) that has been tightly closed.
• uncloak

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈkləʊk/to remove a cloak or covering from; to reveal something that was hidden or secret.
• unclog

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ʌnˈklɒɡ/To remove a blockage or obstruction, especially from a pipe, drain, or passage.
• unclose

  verbverb-ambitransitiveRare/Literary
  /ʌnˈkləʊz/To open something that is closed.
• unclothe

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ʌnˈkləʊð/To remove the clothes from (a person); to make naked.
• unco

  adjectiveadverbnounVery Low (Rare/Regional/Dialectal)
  /ˈʌŋkəʊ/A Scottish and Northern English term meaning someone or something strange, unfamiliar, or peculiar; also used to mean an unfamiliar person, a stranger, or as an intensifier meaning 'very' or 'extraordinarily'.
• uncoil

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ʌnˈkɔɪl/To straighten or unwind from a coiled or spiral position.

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