Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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T is for Twist

You twist something if you turn it around and around itself. Rope and yarn are made from thinner fibres twisted together. You twist jars to open them and you twist taps to turn them on and off.

T is for Type

You type when you use your fingers to press letters on a keyboard. The letters you type then appear either on the paper in the typewriter or on the screen of the computer that you are using.
Typing is an alternative to writing.

U is for Ugly

Something or someone is ugly if they make you feel bad when you look at them.
The opposite of ugly is beautiful.

U is for Umami

Umami is one of the five basic tastes. It tastes like a savory, rich flavor.

Umami flavor is found in foods such as broth, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, and soy sauce. People notice it when food feels full and satisfying.

U is for Uncommon

Uncommon means rare, strange or unusual. Uncommon is the opposite of common.

Albino squirrels like in the picture are quite uncommon.

U is for Uncork

You uncork a bottle by removing the cork, usually with a corkscrew.

U is for Under

Something is under something else if it is lower than it.
This cat is under the chair.
The opposite of under is over.

U is for Underdone

Underdone describes food that hasn't finished cooking. Sometimes food is underdone on purpose.

U is for Underripe

Something is underripe if it isn't ripe yet. Underripe fruit is usually green and hard.

U is for Underweight

A person or animal is underweight if they weigh less than they should. When you are underweight you can easily see your bones.

U is for Undressed

You are undressed when you are wearing either no clothes or you are not wearing enough clothes. The people in the picture are undressed. When you are taking your clothes off, you are said to be getting undressed.
The opposite of undressed is dressed.

U is for Unfinished

Something is unfinished if it has not been completed yet.
A similar word to unfinished is incomplete.The opposite of unfinished is finished.

U is for Unfit

Someone is unfit if they are in poor physical condition, and get tired very easily when they do physical activity. The man in the photo is very unfit.
Unfit also means something that doesn't suit a purpose, for example a rotten fruit is unfit to eat.

U is for Unfortunate

Unfortunate is another word for unlucky. Unfortunate means that something bad has happened that is out of your control. The opposite of unfortunate is fortunate.

U is for Uniform

Something is uniform if it is the same everywhere. A wall that is all one color might be described as being a uniform shade of green.
A uniform is also the name given to the clothing all people in an organisation have to wear so they all look similar. People in the military wear uniforms, and many schools require that children wear uniforms.
Uniforms for men and women are often quite different, even in the same organisation.

U is for Unique

Something is unique if there is nothing else like it. When something is unique, there is only one thing of its kind.

U is for Unkempt

Someone is unkempt if they haven't paid attention to their personal hygiene and grooming, and look very scruffy. Something like a garden is unkempt if it has been unmaintained and left to get overgrown.

U is for Unload

You unload something when you take the load or cargo out from inside it. The truck in the picture is unloading a pile of dirt.

U is for Unlock

You unlock something when you open a lock, usually by using a key.

U is for Unread

A book or any other piece of writing is unread if you have not read it. Once you have read a book, and then give it to someone else who hasn't read it, it becomes unread again to the new person.