<B>untwist, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to undo or loosen (something twisted); unravel. <BR> <I>Ex. He untwisted the tangled strands of the rope.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become untwisted. </DL>
<A NAME="unurged">
<B>unurged, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not urged; of one's own accord; unsolicited; voluntary. </DL>
<A NAME="unused">
<B>unused, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not being used; not in use. <BR> <I>Ex. unused space, an unused room.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>never having been used; still new or clean. <BR> <I>Ex. unused drinking cups, an unused car.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>not accustomed. <BR> <I>Ex. The doctor's hands were unused to labor.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unusual">
<B>unusual, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not usual; beyond the ordinary; not in common use; uncommon; rare. (SYN) strange, singular. noun <B>unusualness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unusually">
<B>unusually, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unusual manner; uncommonly; rarely. </DL>
<A NAME="unutterable">
<B>unutterable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that cannot be expressed in words; unspeakable; indescribable. <BR> <I>Ex. General nuclear war, apparently, signals unutterable destruction (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that cannot be pronounced; unpronounceable. </DL>
<A NAME="unutterably">
<B>unutterably, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a way or to a degree that cannot be expressed or described in words; unspeakably. </DL>
<A NAME="unuttered">
<B>unuttered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not uttered. </DL>
<A NAME="unvaccinated">
<B>unvaccinated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not vaccinated. <DD><B> 2. </B>having never been successfully vaccinated. </DL>
<A NAME="unvalued">
<B>unvalued, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not valued; not appraised. <DD><B> 2. </B>not esteemed or prized. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) that cannot be valued; of inestimable value. <BR> <I>Ex. thy unvalued book (Milton).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unvanquished">
<B>unvanquished, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not conquered; not overcome. </DL>
<A NAME="unvaried">
<B>unvaried, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not varied; not diversified; not changed or altered. </DL>
<B>unvarying, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not varying or changing; steady; constant; uniform. adv. <B>unvaryingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unveil">
<B>unveil, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to remove a veil from. <DD><B> 2. </B>to remove any covering from; uncover. <BR> <I>Ex. to unveil a statue. The sun broke through the mist and unveiled the mountains.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to disclose; reveal. <BR> <I>Ex. to unveil a secret.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become unveiled; take off one's veil; reveal oneself. <BR> <I>Ex. The princess unveiled.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unveiling">
<B>unveiling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or fact of uncovering or revealing; disclosure. <BR> <I>Ex. the unveiling of a secret, the unveiling of a new work of art.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the act or ceremony of removing the covering from a statue or monument. <BR> <I>Ex. So heavy and persistent was the downpour that the unveiling had to be put off for an hour (Manchester Guardian).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the removal of a veil. </DL>
<A NAME="unvented">
<B>unvented, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not vented; not uttered; not opened for utterance or emission. </DL>
<A NAME="unventilated">
<B>unventilated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not ventilated. </DL>
<A NAME="unveracious">
<B>unveracious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not veracious; untruthful. </DL>
<A NAME="unveracity">
<B>unveracity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of veracity; untruth; falsehood. </DL>
<A NAME="unverifiable">
<B>unverifiable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not verifiable. </DL>
<A NAME="unverified">
<B>unverified, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not verified. </DL>
<A NAME="unversed">
<B>unversed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not versed; unskilled. </DL>
<A NAME="unvexed">
<B>unvexed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not vexed; not troubled; not disturbed; not agitated or disquieted. <BR> <I>Ex. A country life unvexed with anxious cares (John Dryden).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unviolated">
<B>unviolated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not violated; not injured. <DD><B> 2. </B>not broken; not transgressed. </DL>
<A NAME="unvitiated">
<B>unvitiated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not vitiated; not corrupted; pure. </DL>
<B>unvoice, </B>transitive verb, <B>-voiced,</B> <B>-voicing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Phonetics.) to stop the vibration of the vocal cords in pronouncing (a normally voiced sound); pronounce without voice. <BR> <I>Ex. The "z-" sound at the end of "news" is often unvoiced in the compound "newspaper".</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unvoiced">
<B>unvoiced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not spoken; not expressed in words. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Phonetics.) voiceless; devoiced. <BR> <I>Ex. "S" in "sit" and "f" in "fit" represent unvoiced sounds.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unvoicing">
<B>unvoicing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Phonetics.) the act of stopping the vibration of the vocal cords in pronouncing a normally voiced sound. </DL>
<A NAME="unwakened">
<B>unwakened, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not wakened; not roused from sleep. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) unwakened passion.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unwarily">
<B>unwarily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unwary manner; incautiously; unguardedly. </DL>
<A NAME="unwariness">
<B>unwariness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the character or condition of being unwary. </DL>
<A NAME="unwarlike">
<B>unwarlike, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not fit for war; not military. <DD><B> 2. </B>not used to war. </DL>
<A NAME="unwarned">
<B>unwarned, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not warned; not cautioned. </DL>
<B>unwarrantable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not justifiable or defensible; improper. <BR> <I>Ex. an unwarrantable conjecture.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>without legal warrant; not permitted; illegal. noun <B>unwarrantableness.</B> adv. <B>unwarrantably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unwarranted">
<B>unwarranted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not warranted; not assured or certain; not guaranteed as to fulfillment, reliability, or quality. <DD><B> 2. </B>not authorized or justified. <BR> <I>Ex. unwarranted interference.</I> adv. <B>unwarrantedly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unwary">
<B>unwary, </B>adjective, <B>-warier,</B> <B>-wariest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> not wary; not cautious; careless; unguarded. (SYN) indiscreet. </DL>
<A NAME="unwashed">
<B>unwashed, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>not washed; not cleansed by water. <DD><B> 2. </B>not washed by waves or flowing water. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>the</B> (<B>great</B>) <B>unwashed,</B> the lower classes of the people; rabble. <BR> <I>Ex. Gentlemen, there can be but little doubt that your ancestors were the great unwashed (Thackeray).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unwasted">
<B>unwasted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not wasted or lost by extravagance; not lavished away; not dissipated. <DD><B> 2. </B>not consumed or diminished by time, violence, or other means. <DD><B> 3. </B>not devastated; not laid waste. <DD><B> 4. </B>not emaciated, as by illness. </DL>
<A NAME="unwatchful">
<B>unwatchful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not vigilant. </DL>
<A NAME="unwatered">
<B>unwatered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>freed from water; drained. <BR> <I>Ex. an unwatered mine.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not watered; undiluted; unmoistened. <DD><B> 3. </B>not supplied with water; not given water to drink. </DL>
<A NAME="unwavering">
<B>unwavering, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not wavering; steadfast; firm. <BR> <I>Ex. an unwavering line of conduct.</I> adv. <B>unwaveringly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unweakened">
<B>unweakened, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not weakened; not enfeebled. </DL>
<A NAME="unweaned">
<B>unweaned, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not weaned. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) not withdrawn or disengaged. </DL>
<B>unweary, </B>adjective, <B>-rier,</B> <B>-riest,</B> verb, <B>-ried,</B> <B>-rying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> not weary. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to relieve of weariness; refresh after fatigue. </DL>
<A NAME="unwearying">
<B>unwearying, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not wearying; not growing weary or tired; untiring. <BR> <I>Ex. unwearying efforts.</I> adv. <B>unwearyingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unweave">
<B>unweave, </B>transitive verb, <B>-wove,</B> <B>-woven,</B> <B>-weaving.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to undo, take apart, or separate (something woven); unravel. </DL>
<B>unwedded, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not wedded; umarried. </DL>
<A NAME="unweeded">
<B>unweeded, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not weeded; not cleared of weeds. </DL>
<A NAME="unweighed">
<B>unweighed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not weighed; not having the weight ascertained. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) not considered and examined; not pondered. </DL>
<A NAME="unweight">
<B>unweight, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to remove or reduce the weight from. <BR> <I>Ex. to unweight silk. He bounces, and unweights his skis (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="unwelcome">
<B>unwelcome, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not welcome; not gladly received; not wanted. <BR> <I>Ex. The bees were unwelcome guests at our picnic.</I> adv. <B>unwelcomely.</B> noun <B>unwelcomeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="unwell">
<B>unwell, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not in good health; ailing; ill; sick. </DL>