English Words Starting With U

• unteach

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈtiːtʃ/To cause someone to forget or no longer believe something they have learned; to reverse the effects of previous teaching.
• unter den linden

  nounLow (In English contexts, primarily used in historical, cultural, or travel-related discussions about Berlin.)
  /ˌʊntə dɛn ˈlɪndən/A famous historic boulevard in Berlin, Germany, known for its lime trees.
• untermeyer

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
  /ˈʌntəmaɪə/A surname, most famously associated with the American poet, anthologist, and translator Louis Untermeyer (1885–1977).
• unterwalden

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʊntəˌvɑːldən/A historical canton in central Switzerland, now divided into two semi-cantons: Nidwalden and Obwalden.
• untether

  verb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ʌnˈtɛðə/To release or detach from a tether (a rope, chain, or other restraint).
• unthatch

  verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ʌnˈθætʃ/To remove the thatch (roof covering of straw, reeds, etc.) from a building.
• unthink

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈθɪŋk/to remove (something) from one's thoughts; to cease to think about or consider possible.
• unthinkable

  adjectivenounC1
  /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/Impossible to imagine or accept as a possibility; too shocking or unlikely to be considered.
• unthought

  adjectiveverbLow
  /ʌnˈθɔːt/Not thought of, considered, or anticipated; existing or happening without prior mental consideration.
• unthread

  verbverb-transitiveRare / Technical
  /ʌnˈθrɛd/To remove or extract a thread from something; to reverse the process of threading.
• unthrone

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ʌnˈθrəʊn/To remove from a throne; to dethrone, depose (a monarch or other powerful figure).
• untidy

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveB1
  /ʌnˈtaɪdi/not neat or orderly in appearance or arrangement; messy.
• untie

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ʌnˈtaɪ/to loosen or unfasten something that is tied, knotted, or bound
• untouchability

  nounC2
  /ʌnˌtʌtʃəˈbɪləti/The state or condition of being untouchable; a principle, practice, or system that segregates or ostracizes a group of people, historically associated with a caste deemed 'impure' or 'polluting' in traditional Hindu society.
• untouchable

  adjectivenounB2
  /ʌnˈtʌtʃəb(ə)l/Not able to be touched, physically or metaphorically; inaccessible; beyond criticism, influence, or punishment.
• untread

  verbverb-transitiveVery Low
  /ʌnˈtrɛd/To retrace one's steps; to go back along the same path.
• untruss

  verbverb-ambitransitiveVery rare/archaic/obsolete
  /ʌnˈtrʌs/To loosen or untie the ropes or bindings of something, especially a bundle or a captured animal; to release from being trussed up.
• untruth

  nounC1
  /ʌnˈtruːθ/A statement that is not true; a falsehood or lie.
• untuck

  verbverb-transitiveLow frequency word. It is a specific action verb, less common than its opposite 'tuck'.
  /ʌnˈtʌk/to release something that was tucked in, usually fabric or clothing, so that it hangs freely.
• untune

  verb-transitiveRare
  /ʌnˈtjuːn/to cause to be out of tune; to disrupt the harmony, pitch, or proper adjustment of something.

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