English Words Starting With U

• unmold

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈməʊld/To remove (something, especially food) from a mold or container that gives it shape.
• unmoor

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow (C2 level). Primarily nautical/technical/literary vocabulary.
  /ʌnˈmɔː(r)/To release a boat or ship from its moorings (anchors, ropes, or docks), allowing it to drift or sail freely. In a figurative sense, it means to detach or free something from its stable position or connections.
• unmortise

  verb-transitiveVery Low
  /ʌnˈmɔːtɪs/To separate or disengage something that was firmly joined, especially as if by pulling it out of a tenon joint.
• unmuffle

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2/Very Low Frequency
  /ʌnˈmʌf(ə)l/To remove a covering or muffling from something; to free from obstruction or suppression, especially of sound.
• unmute

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh
  /ˌʌnˈmjuːt/To restore sound to a device, communication channel, or participant that was previously silenced.
• unmuzzle

  verbverb-transitiveLow (C2 Level)
  /ʌnˈmʌz(ə)l/To remove a muzzle from (an animal), thereby freeing it to open its mouth, bite, or make noise. In figurative use: to free someone from restraints on speech or expression.
• unnail

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈneɪl/To remove a nail or nails; to detach something that is fastened with nails.
• unnecessary

  adjectivenounB1
  /ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/not needed; not essential; surplus to requirements
• unnerve

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ʌnˈnɜːv/To cause someone to lose confidence or courage; to make someone feel nervous or frightened.
• unnilennium

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌʌnɪˈlɛniəm/A systematic element name for element 109, meitnerium (Mt), before its official name was assigned.
• unnilhexium

  nounVery rare
  /ˌʌnɪlˈhɛksɪəm/The temporary systematic element name for the synthetic chemical element with atomic number 106, now officially named seaborgium.
• unniloctium

  nounVery Low
  /ˌʌnɪˈlɒktiəm/A systematic element name, now obsolete, for the chemical element with atomic number 108 (Hassium).
• unnilpentium

  nounVery low (obsolete, technical/historical)
  /ˌjuːnɪlˈpɛntɪəm/The temporary systematic name for the chemical element with atomic number 105 (now officially named dubnium, Db).
• unnilquadium

  nounVery Low
  /ˌʌnɪlˈkwɒdiəm/The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 104, now officially named rutherfordium (Rf).
• unnilseptium

  nounExtremely Rare/Very Technical
  /ˌʌnɪlˈsɛptɪəm/A temporary systematic name for the chemical element with atomic number 107, now officially called bohrium (Bh).
• unpack

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1 (Intermediate)
  /ʌnˈpæk/to remove items from a container or package; to make something compressed or complex become clearer or simpler by examining its parts
• unpeg

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ʌnˈpɛɡ/To remove a peg or pin from something; to detach or release something that was fixed or secured with a peg.
• unpen

  verb-transitiveVery Low (Literary/Archaic)
  /ʌnˈpɛn/To release from a pen or enclosure; to set free.
• unpeople

  verbverb-transitiveC1 - Low frequency (Academic/Political/Journalistic use)
  /ʌnˈpiːp(ə)l/To deprive people of their status as human beings with rights, often used to describe groups viewed as insignificant or undesirable by an authority.
• unperson

  nounC2
  /ʌnˈpɜːs(ə)n/A person who has been removed from official records, history, and public memory, as though they never existed.

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