Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 7

Uncivilization (n.) The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism.

Uncivilized (a.) Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa.

Uncivilized (a.) Not civil; coarse; clownish.

Uncivilty (adv.) In an uncivil manner.

Unclasp (v. t.) To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.

Uncle (n.) The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.

Uncle (n.) A pawnbroker.

Unclean (a.) Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

Unclean (a.) Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.

Unclean (a.) Morally impure.

Uncleansable (a.) Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.

Unclench (v. t.) Same as Unclinch.

Uncleship (n.) The office or position of an uncle.

Unclew (v. t.) To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin.

Unclinch (v. t.) To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist.

Uncling (v. i.) To cease from clinging or adhering.

Uncloak (v. t.) To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.

Uncloak (v. i.) To remove, or take off, one's cloak.

Unclog (v. t.) To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty.

Uncloister (v. t.) To release from a cloister, or from confinement or seclusion; to set free; to liberate.

Unclose (v. t. & i.) To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes.

Unclose (v. t. & i.) To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.

Unclosed (a.) Not separated by inclosures; open.

Unclosed (a.) Not finished; not concluded.

Unclosed (a.) Not closed; not sealed; open.

Unclothe (v. t.) To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked.

Unclothed (a.) Divested or stripped of clothing.

Unclothed (a.) Not yet clothed; wanting clothes; naked.

Uncloud (v. t.) To free from clouds; to unvail; to clear from obscurity, gloom, sorrow, or the like.

Unclue (v. t.) To unwind; to untangle.

Unclutch (v. t.) To open, as something closely shut.

Unclutch (v. t.) To disengage, as a clutch.

Unco (a.) Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved.

Unco (adv.) In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very.

Unco (n.) A strange thing or person.

Uncoach (v. t.) To detach or loose from a coach.

Uncock (v. t.) To let down the cock of, as a firearm.

Uncock (v. t.) To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.

Uncock (v. t.) To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.

Uncoffle (v. t.) To release from a coffle.

Uncoif (v. t.) To deprive of the coif or cap.

Uncoil (v. t.) To unwind or open, as a coil of rope.

Uncoined (a.) Not coined, or minted; as, uncoined silver.

Uncoined (a.) Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit; natural.

Uncolt (v. t.) To unhorse.

Uncombine (v. t.) To separate, as substances in combination; to release from combination or union.

Uncomeatable (a.) Not to be come at, or reached; inaccessible.

Uncomely (a.) Not comely. -- adv. In an uncomely manner.

Uncomfortable (a.) Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

Uncomfortable (a.) Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation.

Uncommon (a.) Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

Uncomplete (a.) Incomplete.

Uncomprehend (v. t.) To fail to comprehend.

Uncomprehensive (a.) Unable to comprehend.

Uncomprehensive (a.) Incomprehensible.

Uncompromising (a.) Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible.

Unconceivable (a.) Inconceivable.

Unconcern (n.) Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference.

Unconcerned (a.) Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future.

Unconcerning (a.) Not interesting of affecting; insignificant; not belonging to one.

Unconcernment (n.) The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness.

Unconcludent (a.) Alt. of Unconcluding

Unconcluding (a.) Inconclusive.

Unconclusive (a.) Inconclusive.

Unconditional (a.) Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender.

Unconditioned (a.) Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.

Unconditioned (a.) Not subject to condition or limitations; infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable.

Unconfidence (n.) Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt.

Uncoform (a.) Unlike.

Uncoformability (n.) The quality or state of being unconformable; unconformableness.

Uncoformability (n.) Want of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.

Unconformable (a.) Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming.

Unconformable (a.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata.

Unconformist (n.) A nonconformist.

Unconformity (n.) Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.

Unconformity (n.) Want of parallelism between strata in contact.

Unconfound (v. t.) To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded.

Unconfounded (a.) Not confounded.

Uncongeal (v. i.) To thaw; to become liquid again.

Unconning (a.) Not knowing; ignorant.

Unconning (n.) Ignorance.

Unconquerable (a.) Not conquerable; indomitable.

Unconscionable (a.) Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size.

Unconscionable (a.) Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience.

Unconscious (a.) Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man.

Unconscious (a.) Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration.

Unconscious (a.) Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke.

Unconsecrate (v. t.) To render not sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate.

Unconsequential (a.) Inconsequential.

Unconsiderate (a.) Inconsiderate; heedless; careless.

Unconsidered (a.) Not considered or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable; trifling.

Unconsonant (a.) Incongruous; inconsistent.

Unconspicuous (a.) Inconspicuous.

Unconstancy (n.) Inconstancy.

Unconstant (a.) Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable.

Unconstitutional (a.) Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer.

Unconstraint (n.) Freedom from constraint; ease.

Unconsummate (a.) Not consummated; not accomplished.

Uncontestable (a.) Incontestable.

Uncontinent (a.) Not continent; incontinent.

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