English Words: U

23,789 words · Page 155 of 476

underwirenoun

A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.

underwiredadj

Fitted with wiring or straps to provide better support for the breasts.

underwiseadv

On or to the bottom or underside of; beneath; underneath.

underwitnoun

An underwitted person; a nitwit.

underwithholdverb

To withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.

underwittedadj

Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.

underwoodnoun

Underbrush, undergrowth.

Underwood's septanoun

fin-shaped projections of bone sometimes found in the maxillary sinus

underwoodedadj

Having underbrush.

underwoolnoun

The short, wooly underfur of certain animals, especially sheep.

underwordnoun

A word placed below another, either literally or metaphorically: a subtext; an inadequate or subordinate term or description; a secret word or phrase; a watchword

underworkverb

To require too little work from; to work insufficiently.

underworkedadj

Ineffectively or inadequately utilized.

underworkernoun

An inferior or subordinate workman.

underworkingnoun

lower or underlying workings

underworkmannoun

An inferior or subordinate labourer.

underworldnoun

The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

underworldlingnoun

A member of an underworld.

underworldlyadj

Befitting the underworld.

underwoundadj

Insufficiently wound

underwrapnoun

A lightweight foam that is applied to the skin to reduce irritation before wrapping with supportive tape.

underwrappedadj

Insufficiently desolvated.

underwrappingnoun

The act of underwrapping something.

underwritverb

simple past and past participle of underwrite

underwriteverb

To write below or under; subscribe.

underwriternoun

An entity assuming a financial risk.

underwrittenverb

past participle of underwrite

underwroteverb

simple past of underwrite

underwroughtverb

simple past and past participle of underwork

underyokeverb

To bring under yoke; make subject.

underzealnoun

Insufficient zeal.

undescaledadj

Not descaled; from which scale has not been removed.

undescendedadj

Not descended.

undescribabilitynoun

The quality of being indescribable.

undescribableadj

Alternative form of indescribable.

undescribablenessnoun

The state or characteristic of being undescribable.

undescribablyadv

Alternative form of indescribably.

undescribedadj

Not described

undescriedadj

Not having been descried.

undescriptadj

Nondescript.

undescriptiveadj

Not descriptive.

undescriptivelyadv

In a way that fails to describe.

undescriptivenessnoun

The quality of being undescriptive.

undescryingadj

That does not descry.

undesecrateadj

Not desecrated.

undesecratedadj

Not desecrated.

undesensitizedadj

Not desensitized.

undesertedadj

Not deserted.

undesertifiedadj

Not desertified.

undesertingadj

That does not desert or abandon.

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 155. 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.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "U" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.