English Words: U

23,789 words · Page 148 of 476

underscorenoun

A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

underscorernoun

One who achieves an unsatisfactorily low score on a test, etc.

underscoringnoun

An underline.

underscreenedadj

Insufficiently screened

underscreeningnoun

Insufficient screening

underscribenoun

A lower-ranking scribe; an assistant scribe.

underscrubnoun

Synonym of underbrush.

underscrupulousadj

Insufficiently scrupulous.

underseaadj

Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath the sea.

undersealnoun

A thick, resilient coating applied to the underbody or chassis of an automobile to protect against damage from small stones, etc, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint and allowing rusting to begin.

underseamannoun

A subordinate seaman.

undersearchverb

To search insufficiently.

underseasadv

Under the surface of the sea or ocean, underwater.

underseasonverb

To season (flavour) insufficiently.

underseasonedadj

Lacking sufficient seasoning.

underseatadj

Located under a seat (typically as a fixed part of the overall structure of the vehicle).

underseatedadj

Having too few seats.

undersecretarialadj

Of or pertaining to an undersecretary.

undersecretariatnoun

A subdivision of a secretariat.

undersecretarynoun

An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet

undersecretaryshipnoun

The office or position of undersecretary.

undersectionnoun

A subsection that lies underneath.

undersedatedadj

Insufficiently sedated

undersedationnoun

inadequate sedation

underseeverb

To see or look under or below; see below the surface of.

underseekverb

To examine; explore; investigate.

underseenadj

Too little seen.

undersegmentationnoun

A division into too few segments, as when attempting to recognize parts of an image.

undersegmentedadj

Less than normally segmented

underselectverb

To select (something) less than would be expected.

underselectionnoun

The selection of something less often or by fewer people than would be expected.

underselfnoun

One of several conscious selves supposed to occupy the same brain, in early theories of multiple personality.

undersellverb

To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor.

undersellernoun

One who undersells.

undersellingnoun

The act or practice of underselling.

undersendverb

To send beneath, under, or through; submit.

undersenseverb

To sense or detect to an inadequate degree.

undersensitiveadj

Insufficiently sensitive.

undersensitivitynoun

The condition of being undersensitive

undersequencedadj

Insufficiently sequenced

underservantnoun

A lower-ranking servant

underserveverb

To supply something with insufficient services or resources.

underservedadj

Underresourced; not having sufficient service.

underservicedadj

Receiving an inadequate or disproportionately low level of service, especially from the state

undersetverb

To set under or beneath.

undersetternoun

One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.

undersettingnoun

Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal.

undersexedadj

Lacking sufficient sexual desire or activity; sexually unfulfilled; sexually frustrated.

undersextonnoun

A subordinate sexton.

undershapenadj

Under the usual size; dwarfish; small.

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 148. 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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