English Words Starting With U

• unleash

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ʌnˈliːʃ/To release or set free something powerful, aggressive, or previously controlled, especially a force, emotion, or physical entity.
• unlike

  adjectivenounprepositionB1
  /ʌnˈlaɪk/different from; not similar to; not characteristic of.
• unlikelihood

  nounC1
  /ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd/The state or quality of being improbable or not likely to happen.
• unlimber

  adjectiveverbverb-ambitransitiveLow (C2)
  /ʌnˈlɪmbə/To prepare something for use, especially by removing its protective covering, setting it up, or making it ready for action. Often used literally with artillery or firearms, and metaphorically for skills, arguments, or instruments.
• unlink

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveMedium (C1/C2)
  /ʌnˈlɪŋk/To separate or disconnect things that were joined or connected, either physically or conceptually.
• unlisted securities market

  nounC1 (Low frequency, specialized financial/business term)
  /ˌʌn.lɪs.tɪd sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.tiz ˌmɑː.kɪt/A stock exchange segment or trading environment where securities not listed on the main official market can be bought and sold.
• unlive

  verbverb-transitiveC2 / Very Low
  /ʌnˈlɪv/To erase, undo, or nullify past experiences or events; to live as if something had not happened.
• unload

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ʌnˈləʊd/To remove a load or cargo from a vehicle, container, or person; to take something off.
• unlock

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ʌnˈlɒk/To open or release something that is locked, fastened, or secured.
• unloose

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈluːs/To release or set free from a constraint, bond, or fastening.
• unloosen

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈluːs(ə)n/To make something less tight; to loosen or release.
• unmade

  adjectiveverbB2
  /ʌnˈmeɪd/to reverse the process of making or assembling something; to take apart or return to an unmade state.
• unmake

  verbverb-transitiveC1-C2
  /ʌnˈmeɪk/To reverse the process of making something; to destroy, ruin, or undo the existence, form, or structure of something that has been made.
• unman

  verbverb-transitiveVery Low (C2+)
  /ʌnˈmæn/To deprive of manly qualities such as courage, strength, or self-control; to make weak, cowardly, or effeminate.
• unmask

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ʌnˈmɑːsk/To reveal the true identity, character, or intentions of someone or something that was hidden or disguised.
• unmentionable

  adjectivenounC1
  /ʌnˈmenʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/something that is too shocking, embarrassing, or taboo to be spoken about openly.
• unmentionables

  plural-nounC1
  /ʌnˈmɛnʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lz/Underwear or intimate clothing.
• unmew

  verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Archaic
  /ʌnˈmjuː/To release or set free from confinement or restraint.
• unmiter

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈmaɪtə/To remove a mitre, the ceremonial headdress of a bishop or abbot, from someone; to depose from ecclesiastical office.
• unmitre

  verb-transitiveVery Rare
  /ʌnˈmaɪtə/to remove a mitre or bishop's headdress; to divest of episcopal authority.

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