Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter U - Page 8
Uncontrollable (a.) Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
Uncontrollable (a.) Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.] -- Swift. -- Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*trol"la*bly, adv.
Uncontrollable (a.) Difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" [syn: uncontrollable, unmanageable].
Uncontrollable (a.) Of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" [syn: indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly].
Uncontrollable (a.) Incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" [syn: uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable].
Uncontrollable (a.) Impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter" [syn: irrepressible, uncontrollable].
Uncontroversory (a.) Not involving controversy. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Uncontrovertible (a.) Incontrovertible.
Uncontrovertibly (adv.) Incontrovertibly.
Unconvenient (a.) Inconvenient. -- Bale. -- Un`con*ven"ient*ly, adv. -- Udall.
Unconventional, () See conventional.
Unconventional (a.) 不依慣例的；不符合習俗的；非常規的 Not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style" [ant: {conventional}].
Unconventional (a.) Not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" [ant: {conventional}].
Unconventional (a.) Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" [syn: {improper}, {unconventional}, {unlawful}].
Unconversion (n.) The state of being unconverted; impenitence. [R.]
Unconverted (a.) Not converted or exchanged.
Unconverted (a.) Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically:
Unconverted (a.) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish. -- Hooker.
Unconverted (a.) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. -- Baxter.
Unconverted (a.) Not converted [syn: unconverted, unpersuaded].
Uncord (v. t.) To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.
Uncork (v. t.) To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.
Uncork (v.) Release; "uncork his anger."
Uncork (v.) Draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine" [ant: cork, cork up].
Uncorrect (a.) Incorrect. -- Dryden.
Uncorrigible (a.) Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.]
Uncorrupt (a.) Incorrupt.
Uncorruptible, () See corruptible.
Uncorruptible (a.) Incorruptible. "The glory of the uncorruptible God." -- Rom. i. 23.
Uncorruption (n.) Incorruption.
Uncouple (v. t.) 解開……的鉤，使脫開；鬆開……的套索 To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.
Uncouple (v. i.) To roam at liberty. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Uncouple (v.) Disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds" [syn: uncouple, decouple] [ant: couple, couple on, couple up].
Uncourtliness (n.) 粗野 Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. -- Addison.
Uncous (a.) Hooklike; hooked. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Uncouth (a.) Unknown. [Obs.] "This uncouth errand." -- Milton.
To leave the good that I had in hand, In hope of better that was uncouth. -- Spenser.
Uncouth (a.) Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [Obs.]
Harness . . . so uncouth and so rich. -- Chaucer.
Uncouth (a.) Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. "Uncouth in guise and gesture." -- I. Taylor.
I am surprised with an uncouth fear. -- Shak.
Thus sang the uncouth swain. -- Milton.
Syn: See Awkward. -- Un*couth"ly, adv. -- Un*couth"ness, n.
Uncouth (a.) Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar].
Uncovenable (a.) Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.] -- Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).
Uncovenanted (a.) Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. -- Bp. Horsley.
Uncovenanted (a.) Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts.
In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king. -- Sir T. E. May.
Uncovenanted (a.) (Theol.) Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies.
Uncovered (imp. & p. p.) of Uncover.
Uncovering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Uncover.
Uncover (v. t.) 揭開……的蓋子；移去……的覆蓋物；揭露；發現；脫（頭上的）帽子致敬 To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.
Uncover (v. t.) To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation." -- Milton.
Uncover (v. t.) To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.
Uncover (v. i.) To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect.
We are forced to uncover after them. -- Addison.
Uncover (v. i.) To remove the covers from dishes, or the like.
Uncover, dogs, and lap. -- Shak.
Uncover (v.) Make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" [syn: uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal].
Uncover (v.) Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway" [syn: uncover, expose] [ant: cover].
Uncovered (a.) [Z] 無覆蓋物的，未遮蓋的；無掩護的；光著頭的；衣不蔽體的；未經保險的；無擔保的；uncover 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Not covered with clothing; "her exposed breast" [syn: exposed, uncovered].
Uncowl (v. t.) To divest or deprive of a cowl. -- Pope.
Uncreate (v. t.) 使不存在 To deprive of existence; to annihilate.
Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. -- Milton.
Uncreate (a.) Uncreated; self-existent. -- Book of Common Prayer.
Uncreated (a.) Deprived of existence; annihilated. -- Beau. & Fl.
Uncreated (a.) Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. -- Milton.
Uncreated (a.) Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. -- Milton.
Uncreatedness (n.) The quality or state of being uncreated.
Uncredible (a.) Incredible. -- Bacon.
Uncredit (v. t.) To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Uncreditable (a.) Discreditable. [Obs.]
Uncrown (v. t.) To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone.
He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. -- Shak.
Uncrudded (a.) Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.]
Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded. -- Spenser.
Unction (n.) 注油；塗油；油膏；軟膏；【宗】塗聖油禮；聖油；【喻】令人慰藉之物；甜言蜜語；津津有味；（宗教性的）熱忱 The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
To be heir, and to be king By sacred unction, thy deserved right. -- Milton.
Unction (n.) That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
The king himself the sacred unction made. -- Dryden.
Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. -- Shak.
Unction (n.) Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]
Unction (n.) That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor.
The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar. -- Hazlitt.
The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast. -- Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).
Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), The sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James v. 14, 15.]
Unction (n.) Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: unction, smarm, fulsomeness].
Unction (n.) Smug self-serving earnestness [syn: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction].
Unction (n.) Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve].
Unction (n.) Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction].
Unction, () (1 John 2:20,27; R.V., "anointing"). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, "the Lord's anointed."
Unction, (n.) An oiling, or greasing. The rite of extreme unction consists in touching with oil consecrated by a bishop several parts of the body of one engaged in dying. Marbury relates that after the rite had been administered to a certain wicked English nobleman it was discovered that the oil had not been properly consecrated and no other could be obtained. When informed of this the sick man said in anger: "Then I'll be damned if I die!" "My son," said the priest, "this is what we fear."
Unctious (a.) Unctuous. [Obs.]
Unctuosity (n.) Quality or state of being unctuous. -- Sir T. Browne.
Unctuous (a.) Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." -- Longfellow.
Unctuous (a.) Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
Unctuous (a.) Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid. -- Unc"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Unc"tu*ous*ness, n.
Unctuous (a.) Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous].
Unculpable (a.) Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] -- Hooker.
Uncult (a.) Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]
Uncultivated (a.) See {cultivated}.
Uncultivated ( a.) 未經耕種的；未經栽培的；未經培養的；無教養的，粗野的；不文明的 (Of land or fields) Not prepared for raising crops; "uncultivated land" [ant: {cultivated}].
Uncultivated (a.) (Of persons) Lacking art or knowledge [syn: {artless}, {uncultivated}, {uncultured}].
Uncultivated (a.) Characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes; "lowbrow tastes" [syn: {lowbrow}, {lowbrowed}, {uncultivated}].
Unculture (n.) Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture." -- Bp. Hall.
Uncunning (a.) Ignorant. [Obs.]
I am young and uncunning, as thou wost [knowest]. -- Chaucer.
Uncunningly (adv.) Ignorantly. [Obs.]
Uncunningness (n.) Ignorance. [Obs.]
Uncurable (a.) Incurable.
Uncurably (adv.) In an uncurable manner.
Uncurbable (a.) Not capable of being curbed. -- Shak.
Uncurl (v. t.) To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly.
He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. -- Dryden.
Uncurl (v. i.) To become uncurled, or straight.
Uncurl (v.) Move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself."
Uncurrent (a.) Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. -- Shak.
Uncurse (v. t.) To free from a curse or an execration. -- Shak.
Uncurtain (v. t.) To remove a curtain from; to reveal. -- Moore.
Unci (n. pl. ) of Uncus.
Uncus (n.) [L.] (Zool.) A hook or claw.
Uncustomable (a.) Not customable, or subject to custom duties.
Uncustomary, () See Customary.
Compare: Customary
Customary (n.) A book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the Customary of the Normans. -- Cowell.
Customary (a.) Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.
Even now I met him With customary compliment. -- Shak.
A formal customary attendance upon the offices. -- South.
Customary (a.) (Law) Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate.
Customary (a.) In accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake."
Customary (a.) Commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" [syn: accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(a)].
Uncustomary (a.) Not in accordance with custom or habitual practice.
Uncustomed (a.) Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs. --Smollett.
Uncut (a.) Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding.
Uncut (a.) Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond.
Uncut (a.) Not shortened; not condensed; unabridged; -- said of books, plays, and movies; as, an uncut edition of the film.
Uncut (a.) Not diluted; -- said especially of illegal narcotic drugs; as, uncut heroin. Such illegal drugs are often diluted by admixture with harmless foodstuffs such as sugars.
Uncut (a.) Not trimmed; "shaggy untrimmed locks" [syn: untrimmed, uncut] [ant: cut, trimmed].
Uncut (a.) (Used of grass or vegetation) Not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn" [syn: unmown, uncut] [ant: cut, mown].
Uncut (a.) Not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones" [syn: uncut, rough] [ant: cut].
Uncut (a.) (Of pages of a book) Having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge; "a book with its leaves still uncut" [ant: cut].
Uncut (a.) Not cut [ant: cut].
Uncut (a.) Not cut; "glad to get out of the house with my throat uncut" -- Tobias Smollett.
Uncut (a.) Complete; "the full-length play" [syn: full-length, uncut].
Uncuth (a.) Unknown; strange. [Obs.]
Uncuth (n.) A stranger. [Obs.]
Uncypher (v. t.) Alternate spelling of Uncipher; same as decipher.
Undam (v. t.) To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. -- Dryden.
Undampned (a.) Uncondemned. [Obs.] -- Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).
Undated (a.) (Bot.) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.
Undated (a.) Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.
Undated (a.) Not bearing a date; "a dateless letter" [syn: dateless, undated].
Undauntable (a.) Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. -- Bp. Hall.
Undaunted (a.) Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. -- Shak.
Syn: Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid. -- Un*daunt"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*daunt"ed*ness, n.
Undaunted (a.) Unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" [syn: undaunted, undismayed, unshaken].
Undaunted (a.) Resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death."
Unde (a.) (Her.) Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines.
Undeadly (a.) Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] -- Un*dead"li*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Wyclif.
Undeaf (v. t.) To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Undecagon (n.) (Geom.) A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.
Undecagon (n.) An eleven-sided polygon.
Compare: Hendecane
Hendecane (n.) (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule.
Called also endecane, undecane.
Undecane (n.) (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.
Undeceive (v. t.) 使醒悟；使不受迷惑 To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. -- South.
Undeceive (v.) Free from deception or illusion [ant: betray, deceive, lead astray].
Undecency (n.) Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency." -- Jer. Taylor.
Undecennary (a.) Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial.
An undecennary account laid before Parliament. -- E. Stiles.
Undecennial (a.) 十一年的；每十一年一次的 Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival.
Undecent (a.) Indecent. [Obs.]
Undecide (v. t.) To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.
Undecisive (a.) 無決斷力的；優柔寡斷的；不明確的；無法解決的 Indecisive. [R.] -- Glanvill.
Undeck (v. t.) To divest of ornaments. -- Shak.
Undecked (a.) 無裝飾的；（指船）無甲板的 Not decked; unadorned.
[Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair Than wood nymph. -- Milton.