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Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (116), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (37), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

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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.

U is for Unreal

Unreal means that something is not real. An unreal thing can be fake or imaginary.

U is for Unsafe

Something is unsafe if it has a high risk of danger. The man in the picture has chosen an unsafe way to reach the roof he is working on. Unsafe is the opposite of safe.

U is for Untucked

Something is untucked if the loose edge of something is flapping and is not held in place. The man in the picture has his shirt untucked. Untucked is the opposite of tucked.

U is for Unusual

Something is unusual if it is not what you expect for something of that kind. Something unusual is not ordinary.

The way the tree in the picture has split is unusual.

U is for Unwise

Unwise means foolish or stupid. The opposite of unwise is wise.

U is for Unzip

Unzip is a word that means opening up a zipper.

U is for Up

Up is a direction. You go up when you go higher. The person in the picture has just climbed up the ladder and is now sitting at the top. The opposite of up is down.

U is for Uproot

A tree is uprooted when it falls down with its roots attached, like in the picture. Trees are usually uprooted by storms.

U is for Upturn

You upturn something when you flip it upside down. Once you upturn something, it is upturned.

U is for Urban

Something is urban if it relates to city or town living.
The opposite of urban is rural.