English Words: U

23,789 words · Page 132 of 476

underdrainnoun

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

underdrainagenoun

Drainage by means of an underdrain.

underdrainernoun

Synonym of underdrain

underdramaticadj

Inadequately dramatic.

underdramatiseverb

Alternative form of underdramatize.

underdramatizeverb

To fail to dramatize adequately; to make underdramatic.

underdraughtnoun

A draught of air from underneath.

underdrawverb

To cover or line the underside of (a floor or roof) with plasterwork, boarding or other such treatment.

underdrawersnoun

underpants.

underdrawingnoun

A sketch done on the ground of a work of art before paint, pastel, ink, or other more permanent medium is applied.

underdressverb

To dress in insufficiently warm clothes.

underdressedadj

Insufficiently dressed, as for cold weather.

underdressernoun

One who underdresses.

underdriftadj

Having the gearing that turns the millstone beneath the floor.

underdriveadj

Designed to turn at a slower speed than stock.

underdryverb

To dry unsufficiently.

underdueadj

Not having reached the deadline yet, especially something that is owing but not yet due.

underearnverb

To earn less than.

underearnernoun

One who earns too little.

underearthadj

Beneath the earth; underground.

undereatverb

To eat too little.

undereaternoun

One who eats too little.

undereddenedadj

Not dereddened.

underedgenoun

A lower edge, or underside of an edge.

undereditedadj

Having undergone insufficient editing, or less than is usual.

undereducateverb

To provide an inadequate education.

undereducatedadj

Insufficiently educated.

undereducationnoun

The state of being undereducated or the practice of undereducating.

undereffectiveadj

Not effective enough.

underemotionaladj

Deficient in emotion; cold, distant.

underemphasisnoun

Insufficient emphasis.

underemphasiseverb

Alternative form of underemphasize.

underemphasisedadj

Alternative spelling of underemphasized.

underemphasizeverb

To place insufficient emphasis on.

underemphasizedadj

Insufficiently emphasized

underemployedadj

Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired.

underemploymentnoun

The condition of being underemployed.

underendowedadj

Insufficiently endowed.

underenforceverb

To enforce inadequately.

underenforcementnoun

Inadequate enforcement (of a law, statute, etc.).

underengagedadj

Insufficiently engaged

underenginedadj

having too small an engine in relation to its size.

underenrichedadj

Insufficiently enriched

underenrichmentnoun

Insufficient enrichment

underenthusedadj

Insufficiently enthused.

underentitledadj

Feeling or acting as though one is entitled to less than one really deserves; too retiring or self-effacing.

underentitlementnoun

The condition of being underentitled.

underenumerationnoun

Insufficient counting, particularly in the census.

underequipverb

To equip inadequately; to provide with insufficient equipment.

underequippedadj

Lacking sufficient equipment

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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 132. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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