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Twice(adv.) Doubly
Twiddle(n.) A pimple.
(v. i.) To play with anything
(v. t.) To touch lightly, or play with
Twig(n.) A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.
(v. t.) To beat with twigs.
Twilight(a.) Imperfectly illuminated
(n.) faint light
Twill(v. i.) To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface
(v. t.) A fabric women with a twill.
Twin(a.) Being one of a pair much resembling one another
(n.) A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other
(v. i.) To be born at the same birth.
(v. t.) To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way.
Twirl(n.) A twist
(v. i.) To revolve with velocity
(v. t.) To move or turn round rapidly
Twist(n.) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
(v. i.) To be contorted
(v. t.) A twig.
Twit(v. t.) To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like
Two(n.) A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
Twofold(a.) Double
(adv.) In a double degree
Twopence(n.) A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies
Twopenny(a.) Of the value of twopence.
Tycoon(n.) The title by which the shogun, or former commander in chief of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners
Tymbal(n.) A kind of kettledrum.
Tympan(n.) A drum.
Typal(a.) Relating to a type or types
Type(n.) A figure or representation of something to come
(v. t.) To furnish an expression or copy of
Typhlitis(n.) Inflammation of the caecum.
Typhoid(a.) Of or pertaining to typhus
Typhoon(n.) A violent whirlwind
Typhus(n.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body
Typical(a.) Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group
Typify(v. t.) To embody the essential or salient characteristics of
Typist(n.) A person who operates a typewriting machine
Typo(n.) A compositor.
Tyrannical(a.) Of or pertaining to a tyrant
Tyrannicide(n.) One who kills a tyrant.
Tyrannize(v. i.) To act the tyrant
(v. t.) To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment
Tyrannous(a.) Tyrannical
Tyranny(n.) Cruel government or discipline
Tyrant(n.) An absolute ruler
(v. i.) To act like a tyrant
Tyre(n. & v.) Attire.
(v. i.) To prey.
Tyrian(a.) Being of the color called Tyrian purple.
(n.) A native of Tyre.
Tyro(n.) A beginner in learning
Tzar(n.) The emperor of Russia.
Ubiety(n.) The quality or state of being in a place
Ubiquitous(a.) Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time
Udder(n.) One of the breasts of a woman.
Ugh(interj.) An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder
Uglify(v. t.) To disfigure
Ugliness(n.) The quality or state of being ugly.
Ugly(n.) A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet.
(superl.) Ill-natured
(v. t.) To make ugly.
Ugrian(n. pl.) A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns.
Ukase(n.) In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law.
Ulcer(n.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder
(v. t.) To ulcerate.
Ulema(n.) A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, muftis, and cadis). That of Turkey alone now has political power
Ullage(n.) The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full
Ulmaceous(a.) Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type.
Ulna(n.) An ell
Ulotrichous(a.) Having woolly or crispy hair
Ulster(n.) A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland
Ulterior(a.) Further
(n.) Ulterior side or part.
Ultima(a.) Most remote
(n.) The last syllable of a word.
Ultra(a.) Going beyond others, or beyond due limit
(n.) One who advocates extreme measures
Ululate(v. i.) To howl, as a dog or a wolf
Umbel(n.) A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed
Umber(a.) Of or pertaining to umber
(n.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese
(v. t.) To color with umber
Umbilical(n.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord
Umbilicus(n.) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells.
Umbo(n.) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane
Umbra(n.) Any one of several species of sciaenoid food fishes of the genus Umbrina, especially the Mediterranean species (U
Umbrella(n.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell
Umlaut(n.) The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed
Umpire(n.) A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred
(v. i.) To act as umpire or arbitrator.
(v. t.) To decide as umpire
Unable(a.) Not able
Unaccomplished(a.) Not accomplished or performed
Unaccountable(a.) Not accountable or responsible
Unaccustomed(a.) Not used
Unadulterated(a.) Not adulterated
Unadvised(a.) Done without due consideration
Unaffected(a.) Free from affectation
Unalienable(a.) Inalienable
Unalloyed(a.) Not alloyed
Unaneled(a.) Not aneled
Unanimous(a.) Being of one mind
Unanswerable(a.) Not answerable
Unappealable(a.) Not appealable
Unappropriated(a.) Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose
Unapt(a.) Inapt
Unarm(v. i.) To puff off, or lay down, one's arms or armor.
(v. t.) To disarm.
Unassuming(a.) Not assuming
Unattached(a.) Not assigned to any company or regiment.
Unau(n.) The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long
Unavoidable(a.) Not avoidable
Unaware(a.) Not aware
(adv.) Unawares.
Unbacked(a.) Never mounted by a rider
Unbalanced(a.) Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium
Unbar(v. t.) To remove a bar or bars from
Unbecoming(a.) Not becoming
Unbeknown(a.) Not known
Unbelief(n.) Disbelief
Unbeliever(n.) A disbeliever
Unbelieving(a.) Believing the thing alleged no to be true
Unbelt(v. t.) To remove or loose the belt of
Unbend(v. i.) To cease to be bent
(v. t.) A remit from a strain or from exertion
Unbent(imp. & p. p.) of Unbend
Unbiased(a.) Free from bias or prejudice
Unbidden(a.) Being without a prayer.
Unbind(v. t.) To remove a band from
Unblushing(a.) Not blushing
Unbolt(v. i.) To explain or unfold a matter
(v. t.) To remove a bolt from
Unborn(a.) Not born
Unbosom(v. t.) To disclose freely
Unbound(imp. & p. p.) of Unbind
Unbowed(a.) Not bent or arched
Unbrace(v. t.) To free from tension
Unbred(a.) Not begotten
Unbridle(v. t.) To free from the bridle
Unbroken(a.) Not broken
Unbundle(v. t.) To release, as from a bundle
Unburden(v. t.) To relieve from a burden.
Unbutton(v. t.) To loose the buttons of
Uncanny(a.) Not canny
Uncap(v. t.) To remove a cap or cover from.
Uncertain(a.) Irresolute
Unchain(v. t.) To free from chains or slavery
Uncharitable(a.) Not charitable
Unchristian(a.) Contrary to Christianity
(v. t.) To make unchristian.
Unchurch(v. t.) To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church.
Uncial(a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp
(n.) An uncial letter.
Unciform(a.) Having the shape of a hook
(n.) The unciform bone.
Uncinate(a.) Hooked
Uncinus(n.) One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata
Uncircumcised(n.) Not circumcised
Uncivil(a.) Not civil
Unclasp(v. t.) To loose the clasp of
Uncle(n.) An eldery man
Unclog(v. t.) To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions
Unclose(v. t. & i.) To disclose
Unclothe(v. t.) To strip of clothes or covering
Unco(a.) Unknown
(adv.) In a high degree
(n.) A strange thing or person.
Unction(n.) Divine or sanctifying grace.
Unctuous(a.) Bland
Uncurl(v. i.) To become uncurled, or straight.
(v. t.) To loose from curls, or ringlets
Uncus(n.) A hook or claw.
Uncut(a.) Not cut
Undaunted(a.) Not daunted
Undecagon(n.) A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.
Undeceive(v. t.) To cause to be no longer deceived
Undeniable(a.) Not deniable
Under(a.) Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree
(adv.) In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition
(prep.) Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered
Undesigning(a.) Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose
Undine(n.) One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal
Undirected(a.) Misdirected
Undo(v. t.) To bring to poverty
Undraw(v. t.) To draw aside or open
Undress(n.) A loose, negligent dress
(v. t.) To divest of clothes
Undue(a.) Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty
Undulant(a.) Undulating.
Undulate(v. i.) To move in, or have, undulations or waves
(v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves
Undulation(n.) A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave
Unduly(adv.) In an undue manner.
Undying(a.) Not dying
Unearned(a.) Not earned
Unearth(v. t.) To drive or draw from the earth
Uneasy(a.) Not easy
Unemployed(a.) Not employed in manual or other labor
Unemployment(n.) Quality or state of being not employed
Unequal(a.) Ill balanced or matched
Unequivocal(a.) Not equivocal
Unerring(a.) Committing no mistake
Unessential(a.) Not essential
(n.) Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity
Uneven(a.) Not divisible by two without a remainder
Unexampled(a.) Having no example or similar case
Unexceptionable(a.) Not liable to any exception or objection
Unexpected(a.) Not expected
Unexperienced(a.) Not experienced
Unfailing(a.) Not failing
Unfair(a.) Not fair
(v. t.) To deprive of fairness or beauty.
Unfaithful(a.) Not faithful
Unfasten(v. t.) To loose
Unfavorable(a.) Not favorable
Unfeeling(a.) Destitute of feeling
Unfetter(v. t.) To loose from fetters or from restraint
Unfinished(a.) Not finished, not brought to an end
Unfit(a.) Not fit
(v. t.) To make unsuitable or incompetent
Unfix(v. t.) To loosen from a fastening
Unfledged(a.) Not fledged
Unflinching(a.) Not flinching or shrinking
Unfold(v. i.) To open
(v. t.) To open, as anything covered or close
Unforgettable(a.) Not forgettable
Unformed(a.) Decomposed, or resolved into parts
Unfortunate(a.) Not fortunate
(n.) An unfortunate person.
Unfounded(a.) Having no foundation
Unfreeze(v. t.) To thaw.
Unfrequented(a.) Rarely visited
Unfriendly(a.) Not favorable
Unfrock(v. t.) To deprive or divest or a frock
Unfruitful(a.) Not producing fruit or offspring
Unfurl(v. t. & i.) To loose from a furled state
Ungainly(a.) Not gainly
(adv.) In an ungainly manner.
Ungenerous(a.) Not generous
Ungodly(a.) Not godly
Ungovernable(a.) Not governable
Ungracious(a.) Having no grace
Ungrateful(a.) Not grateful
Ungual(a.) Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached
Unguent(n.) A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like
Unguis(n.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
Ungulate(a.) Furnished with hoofs.
(n.) Any hoofed quadruped
Unguligrade(a.) Having, or walking on, hoofs.
Unhair(v. t.) To deprive of hair, or of hairs
Unhallowed(a.) Not consecrated
Unhand(v. t.) To loose from the hand
Unhappy(a.) In a degree miserable or wretched
Unharness(v. t.) To disarm
Unheard(a.) Not granted an audience or a hearing
Unhinge(v. t.) To displace
Unhitch(v. t.) To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched
Unholy(a.) Not holy
Unhook(v. t.) To loose from a hook
Unhorse(v. t.) To throw from a horse
Uniaxial(a.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction.
Unicameral(a.) Having, or consisting of, a single chamber
Unicellular(a.) Having, or consisting of, but a single cell
Unicorn(n.) A fabulous animal with one horn
Unicostate(a.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base
Unification(n.) The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.
Uniform(a.) A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance
(v. t.) To clothe with a uniform
Unify(v. t.) To cause to be one
Unijugate(a.) Having but one pair of leaflets
Unilateral(a.) Being on one side only
Uniliteral(a.) Consisting of one letter only
Unilocular(a.) Having one cell or cavity only
Unimpeachable(a.) Not impeachable
Unimproved(a.) Not improved
Uninterested(a.) Not having the mind or the passions engaged
Union(n.) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on.
Uniparous(a.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence
Unipersonal(a.) Existing as one, and only one, person
Unipolar(a.) Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.
Unique(a.) Being without a like or equal
(n.) A thing without a like
Uniramous(a.) Having but one branch.
Uniseptate(a.) Having but one septum, or partition
Uniserial(a.) Having only one row or series.
Unisexual(a.) Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in which the sexes are in separate individuals
Unison(n.) A single, unvaried.
Unit(n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings.
Univalent(a.) Having a valence of one
Univalve(n.) A shell consisting of one valve only
Universal(a.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.
(n.) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it
Universe(n.) All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole
University(n.) An association, society, guild, or corporation, esp. one capable of having and acquiring property
Univocal(a.) Having one meaning only
(n.) A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces.
Unjoint(v. t.) To disjoint.
Unjust(a.) Acting contrary to the standard of right
Unkempt(a.) Fig.
Unkind(a.) Having no race or kindred
Unknit(v. t.) To undo or unravel what is knitted together.
Unknown(a.) Not known
Unlabored(a.) Not cultivated
Unlace(v. t.) To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel
Unlade(v. t.) To take the load from
Unlash(v. t.) To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
Unlatch(v. i.) To open or loose by lifting the latch
Unlawful(a.) Not lawful
Unlay(v. t.) To untwist
Unlearn(v. t.) To fail to learn.
Unleash(v. t.) To free from a leash, or as from a leash
Unleavened(a.) Not leavened
Unless(conj.) Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows)
Unlicked(a.) Not licked
Unlike(a.) Not like
Unlimber(v. t.) To detach the limber from
Unlimited(a.) Not limited
Unlink(v. t.) To separate or undo, as links
Unlisted(a.) admitted to quotation in the unlisted department, that is, admitted to be dealt in on the floor, but not to the "regular list
Unlive(v. t.) To //ve in a contrary manner, as a life
Unload(v. i.) To perform the act of unloading anything
(v. t.) Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
Unlock(v. t.) To open, in general
Unloose(v. i.) To become unfastened
(v. t.) To make loose
Unlovely(a.) Not lovely
Unluckily(adv.) In an unlucky manner.
Unlucky(a.) Bringing bad luck
Unmade(a.) Deprived of form, character, etc.
Unmake(v. t.) To destroy the form and qualities of
Unman(v. t.) To deprive of men
Unmask(v. i.) To put off a mask.
(v. t.) To strip of a mask or disguise
Unmeaning(a.) Having no meaning or signification
Unmeant(a.) Not meant or intended
Unmeet(a.) Not meet or fit
Unmerciful(a.) Not merciful
Unmistakable(a.) Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood
Unmoor(v. i.) To weigh anchor.
(v. t.) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors
Unmoral(a.) Having no moral perception, quality, or relation
Unmoved(a.) Not moved
Unmuffle(v. t.) To remove the muffling of, as a drum.
Unmuzzle(v. t.) To loose from a muzzle
Unnatural(a.) Not natural
Unnerve(v. t.) To deprive of nerve, force, or strength
Unnumbered(a.) Not numbered
Unobtrusive(a.) Not obtrusive
Unorganized(a.) Not organized
Unpack(v. t.) To relieve of a pack or burden.
Unpaired(a.) Not paired
Unparalleled(a.) Having no parallel, or equal
Unparliamentary(a.) Not parliamentary
Unpeg(v. t.) To remove a peg or pegs from
Unpeople(v. t.) To deprive of inhabitants
Unpick(v. t.) To pick out
Unpin(v. t.) To loose from pins
Unplaced(a.) Not placed.
Unpleasant(a.) Not pleasant
Unpolled(a.) Not enumerated or registered
Unprecedented(a.) Having no precedent or example
Unprincipled(a.) Being without principles
Unquestionable(a.) Not inviting questions or conversation.
Unquestioned(a.) Indisputable
Unquiet(a.) Not quiet
(v. t.) To disquiet.
Unravel(v. i.) To become unraveled, in any sense.
(v. t.) Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty
Unread(a.) Not read or perused
Unreal(a.) Not real
Unreason(n.) Want of reason
(v. t.) To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning.
Unreeve(v. t.) To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like.
Unrelenting(a.) Not relenting
Unreliable(a.) Not reliable
Unremitting(a.) Not remitting
Unreserve(n.) Absence of reverse
Unrest(n.) Want of rest or repose
Unriddle(v. t. & i.) To read the riddle of
Unrig(v. t.) To strip of rigging
Unrip(v. t.) To rip
Unrivaled(a.) Having no rival
Unroll(v. t.) To display
Unruffled(a.) Not ruffled or agitated
Unruly(superl.) Not submissive to rule
Unsaddle(v. t.) To strip of a saddle
Unsaturated(a.) Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree
Unsay(v. t.) To recant or recall, as what has been said
Unscrew(v. t.) To draw the screws from
Unscrupulous(a.) Not scrupulous
Unseal(v. t.) To break or remove the seal of
Unseam(v. t.) To open the seam or seams of
Unsearchable(a.) Not searchable
Unseasonable(a.) Not seasonable
Unseasoned(a.) Not seasoned.
Unseat(v. t.) Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election
Unseemly(a.) Not seemly
(adv.) In an unseemly manner.
Unseen(a.) Not seen or discovered.
Unset(a.) Not set
Unsex(v. t.) To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex
Unshackle(v. t.) To loose from shackles or bonds
Unshakable(a.) Not capable of being shaken
Unsheathe(v. t.) To deprive of a sheath
Unshell(v. t.) To strip the shell from
Unship(v. t.) To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use
Unsighted(a.) Not aimed by means of a sight
Unskillful(a.) Lacking discernment
Unsling(v. t.) To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like
Unsociable(a.) Not sociable
Unsophisticated(a.) Not sophisticated
Unsound(a.) Not sound
Unsparing(a.) Not merciful or forgiving.
Unspeak(v. t.) To retract, as what has been spoken
Unspecialized(a.) Not specialized
Unsphere(v. t.) To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb.
Unspotted(a.) Not spotted
Unstable(a.) Not stable
Unsteel(v. t.) To disarm
Unstep(v. t.) To remove, as a mast, from its step.
Unstick(v. t.) To release, as one thing stuck to another.
Unstop(v. t.) To free from any obstruction
Unstrained(a.) Not forced
Unstratified(a.) Not stratified
Unstriated(a.) Nonstriated
Unstring(v. t.) To deprive of a string or strings
Unstudied(a.) Not skilled
Unsubstantial(a.) Lacking in matter or substance
Unsuccess(n.) Want of success
Unsupportable(a.) Insupportable
Unswathe(v. t.) To take a swathe from
Unswear(v. i.) To recall an oath.
(v. t.) To recant or recall, as an oath
Unsymmetrical(a.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation
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