Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 9

Undecked (a.) Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.

Undecolic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2, of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.

Undecreed (a.) Not decreed.

Undecreed (a.) Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.

Undecyl (n.) The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.

Undecylenic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.

Undecylic (a.) Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C11H22O2.

Undeeded (a.) Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.

Undeeded (a.) Not made famous by any great action.

Undefatigable (a.) Indefatigable.

Undefeasible (a.) Indefeasible.

Undefine (v. t.) To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.

Undeify (v. t.) To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god.

Undeniable (a.) Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.

Undeniable (a.) Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections.

Undeniably (adv.) In an undeniable manner.

Undepartable (a.) Incapable of being parted; inseparable.

Under (prep.) Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.

Under (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.

Under (prep.) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.

Under (prep.) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.

Under (prep.) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.

Under (adv.) In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.

Under (a.) Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.

Underact (v. t.) To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.

Underaction (n.) Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.

Underactor (n.) A subordinate actor.

Under-age (a.) Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.

Underagent (n.) A subordinate agent.

Underaid (v. t.) To aid clandestinely.

Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.

Underback (n.) A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.

Underbear (v. t.) To support; to endure.

Underbear (v. t.) To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel.

Underbearer (n.) One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.

Underbid (v. t.) To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a less price than.

Underbind (v. t.) To bind beneath.

Underboard (adv.) Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.

Underbrace (v. t.) To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below.

Underbranch (n.) A lower branch.

Underbranch (n.) A twig or branchlet.

Underbred (a.) Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.

Underbrush (n.) Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.

Underbuilder (n.) A subordinate or assistant builder.

Underbuilding (n.) Same as Substruction.

Underbuy (v. t.) To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper than.

Undercast (v. t.) To cast under or beneath.

Underchamberlain (n.) A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.

Underchanter (n.) Same as Subchanter.

Underchaps (n. pl.) The lower chaps or jaw.

Undercharge (v. t.) To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable fro; as, to undercharge goods or services.

Undercharge (v. t.) To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun.

Undercharge (n.) A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.

Underclay (n.) A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.

Undercliff (n.) A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above.

Underclothes (n. pl.) Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the skin for warmth.

Underclothing (n.) Same as Underclothes.

Undercoat (n.) A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.

Undercoat (n.) A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.

Underconduct (n.) A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit.

Underconsumption (n.) Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less than the usual amount.

Undercraft (n.) A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors.

Undercreep (v. i.) To creep secretly or privily.

Undercrest (v. t.) To support as a crest; to bear.

Undercroft (n.) A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (see Crypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose.

Undercry (v. i.) To cry aloud.

Undercurrent (n.) A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface.

Undercurrent (n.) Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner.

Undercurrent (a.) Running beneath the surface; hidden.

Undercut (n.) The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.

Undercut (v. t.) To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion.

Underdealing (n.) Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery.

Underdelve (v. t.) To delve under.

Underdig (v. t.) To dig under or beneath; to undermine.

Underditch (v. t.) To dig an underground ditches in, so as to drain the surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm.

Underdo (v. i.) To do less than is requisite or proper; -- opposed to overdo.

Underdo (v. t.) To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to overdo.

Underdoer (n.) One who underdoes; a shirk.

Underdolven () p. p. of Underdelve.

Underdose (n.) A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose.

Underdose (v. t. & i.) To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving insufficient doses.

Underdrain (n.) An underground drain or trench with openings through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.

Underdrain (v. t.) To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to underdrain land.

Underdressed (a.) Not dresses enough.

Underestimate (v. t.) To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

Underestimate (n.) The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.

Underfaction (n.) A subordinate party or faction.

Underfaculty (n.) An inferior or subordinate faculty.

Underfarmer (n.) An assistant farmer.

Underfeed (v. t.) To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.

Underfellow (n.) An underling // mean, low fellow.

Underfilling (n.) The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building.

Underfollow (v. t.) To follow closely or immediately after.

Underfong (v. t.) To undertake; to take in hand; to receive.

Underfong (v. t.) To insnare; to circumvent.

Underfong (v. t.) To sustain; to support; to guard.

Underfoot (adv.) Under the feet; underneath; below. See Under foot, under Foot, n.

Underfoot (a.) Low; base; abject; trodden down.

Underfringe (n.) A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something.

Underfurnish (v. t.) To supply with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently.

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