English Words: U

23,789 words · Page 128 of 476

undercladadj

Inadequately clad; not wearing enough clothes.

underclaimverb

To claim an insufficient amount

underclassnoun

The poorest class of people in a given society.

underclassernoun

A member of an underclass

underclassifyverb

To classify insufficiently

underclassmannoun

A freshman or sophomore in a high school or college or equivalent.

underclassnessnoun

The quality or condition of belonging to the underclass.

underclasswomannoun

A female underclassman.

underclaynoun

A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed.

underclerknoun

A subordinate clerk.

underclerkshipnoun

The position of underclerk.

undercliffnoun

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

undercloaknoun

A fixed underlayer of tile or fibre cement on a roof, to support the mortar above.

underclockverb

To modify (a CPU) by the use of underclocking.

underclothnoun

A tablecloth laid directly on the table, over which are placed other coverings such as an additional tablecloth that allows the undercloth to show through, or an additional tablecloth that completely covers the undercloth when it is used for stability or noise muffling, or simple mats that provide additional protection.

underclotheverb

To dress in insufficient clothing.

underclothesnoun

clothes worn next to the skin and underneath outer clothing

underclothingnoun

clothing worn next to the skin; underwear.

underclubverb

To take (a shot) with a golf club that provides too little distance.

underclusteringnoun

Insufficient clustering

undercoachmannoun

A subordinate coachman.

undercoatnoun

A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.

undercodenoun

A subtext; ideas or information that are assumed or implied but not explicitly coded.

undercoiledadj

Insufficiently coiled

undercollarnoun

Part of a garment that goes under the collar.

undercollateralizedadj

Collateralized for too small an amount.

undercollectverb

To collect insufficiently

undercollectionnoun

Insufficient collection, as:

undercollectornoun

A subordinate collector (of taxes or similar).

undercolornoun

Alternative form of undercolour.

undercolournoun

A colour used as a base and then coloured over, as in watercolour painting.

undercomeverb

To come under; experience or suffer the effects of; be affected by; undergo.

undercommandernoun

A subordinate commander.

undercommentverb

To annotate (code) with too few comments.

undercommentedadj

Having inadequate documentation in the form of comments in source code.

undercommitverb

To make an inadequate commitment; to commit (oneself to) too little (of).

undercommunicateverb

To communicate too little.

undercommunicationnoun

Too little communication.

undercompensateverb

To underpay: to pay a lower wage or salary, or other compensation, than is warranted

undercompensatingadj

Insufficiently compensating

undercompensationnoun

Insufficient compensation

undercompensatoryadj

Insufficient to compensate

undercompetencenoun

An insufficient level of ability, skills, or knowledge that is required for a specific job, task, or role.

undercompleteadj

Describing a frame (in linear algebra) having a set of functions less than a basis

undercompliancenoun

Partial compliance, short of what is necessary.

undercompressiveadj

Less than normally compressive

underconceptualisedadj

insufficiently conceptualised

underconcernnoun

An insufficient amount of concern.

underconcernedadj

Insufficiently concerned.

undercondensedadj

Insufficiently condensed

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter U contains 23,789 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 476 pages, and you are currently viewing page 128. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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