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U (part 2)
Defn: Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman;
merciless; unkind.
— Un*mer"ci*ful*ly, adv.
— Un*mer"ci*ful*ness, n.
UNMERCILESS
Un*mer"ci*less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- (intensive) + merciless.]
Defn: Utterly merciless. [Obs.] Joye.
UNMEW
Un*mew", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.]
Defn: To release from confinement or restraint. Keats.
UNMINGLE
Un*min"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mingle.]
Defn: To separate, as things mixed. Bacon.
UNMISTAKABLE
Un`mis*tak"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain;
obvious; evident.
— Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv.
UNMITER; UNMITRE
Un*mi"ter, Un*mi"tre, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + miter.]
Defn: To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop. Milton.
UNMOLD; UNMOULD
Un*mold", Un*mould", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mold.]
Defn: To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding reason's mintage." Milton.
UNMONEYED
Un*mon"eyed, a.
Defn: Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.]
Shenstone.
UNMONOPOLIZE
Un`mo*nop"o*lize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + monopolize.]
Defn: To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.]
Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton.
UNMOOR Un*moor", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.) (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors. (b) To loose from anchorage. See Moor, v. t.
UNMOOR
Un*moor", v. i.
Defn: To weigh anchor. Sir W. Scott.
UNMORAL
Un*mor"al, a.
Defn: Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; — distinguished from both moral and immoral. — Un`mo*ral"i*ty, n.
UNMORALIZED
Un*mor"al*ized, a.
Defn: Not restrained or tutored by morality. Norris.
UNMORRISED
Un*mor"rised, a.
Defn: Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
UNMORTISE
Un*mor"tise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mortise.]
Defn: To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together.
Tennyson.
UN-MOSAIC
Un`-Mo*sa"ic, a.
Defn: Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.
By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic. Milton.
UNMOTHERED
Un*moth"ered, Etym: [1st pref. un- + mother.]
Defn: Deprived of a mother; motherless.
UNMOVABLE
Un*mov"a*ble, a.
Defn: Immovable. "Steadfast, unmovable." 1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.
UNMOVABLY
Un*mov"a*bly, adv.
Defn: Immovably. [R.] J. Ellis.
UNMOVED
Un*moved", a.
Defn: Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic.
— Un*mov"ed*ly, adv.
UNMUFFLE
Un*muf"fle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muffle.]
1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.
2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.
UNMUTABLE
Un*mu"ta*ble, a.
Defn: Immutable. [Obs.]
UNMUZZLE
Un*muz"zle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muzzle.]
Defn: To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.
UNNAIL
Un*nail", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nail.]
Defn: To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
UNNAPPED
Un*napped", a.
Defn: Finished without a nap. I did not attempt her with a threadbare name, Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl.
UNNATURAL
Un*nat"u*ral, a.
Defn: Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.
Syn.
— See Factitious.
— Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv.
— Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n.
UNNATURALIZE
Un*nat"u*ral*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make unnatural. [R.] Hales.
UNNATURE
Un*na"ture, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nature.]
Defn: To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary
nature. [Obs.]
A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so
bridle them [the elements]. Sir P. Sidney.
UNNATURE
Un*na"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + nature.]
Defn: The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.]
So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. H. Bushnell.
UNNEAR
Un*near", prep.
Defn: Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies
(Muse's Sacrifice).
UNNECESSARY
Un*nec"es*sa*ry, a.
Defn: Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless;
needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor.
— Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly, adv.
— Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n.
UNNECESSITY
Un`ne*ces"si*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]
UNNEIGHBORED
Un*neigh"bored, a.
Defn: Being without neigbors. Cowper.
UNNEIGHBORLY
Un*neigh"bor*ly, a.
Defn: Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.
— adv.
Defn: Not in a neighborly manner. Shak.
UNNERVATE
Un*nerv"ate, a.
Defn: Enervate. [Obs.]
UNNERVE
Un*nerve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nerve.]
Defn: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.
UNNEST
Un*nest, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nest.]
Defn: To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.
UNNESTLE
Un*nes"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nestle.]
Defn: Same as Unnest. [R.]
UNNETHE; UNNETHES
Un*nethe", Un*nethes", adv.
Defn: With difficulty. See Uneath. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNNOBLE
Un*no"ble, a.
Defn: Ignoble. Shak.
UNNOBLY
Un*no"bly, adv.
Defn: Ignobly. J. Fletcher.
UNNOOKED
Un*nooked", a.
Defn: Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] "Unnooked simplicity." Marston.
UNNOTIFY
Un*no"ti*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + notify.]
Defn: To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole.
UNNUMBERED
Un*num"bered, a.
Defn: Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. Dryden.
UNNUMERABLE
Un*nu"mer*a*ble, a.
Defn: Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." Udall.
UNNUN
Un*nun", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nun.]
Defn: To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.]
Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.
UNOBEDIENCE
Un`o*be"di*ence, n.
Defn: Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNOBEDIENT
Un`o*be"di*ent, a.
Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton.
UNOBSERVANCE
Un`ob*serv"ance, n.
Defn: Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. Whitlock.
UNOBTRUSIVE
Un`ob*tru"sive, a.
Defn: Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest.
— Un`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv.
— Un`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.
UNOFFENSIVE
Un`of*fen"sive, a.
Defn: Inoffensive.
UNOFTEN
Un*of"ten, adv.
Defn: Not often. [Obs.]
UNOIL
Un*oil", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + oil.]
Defn: To remove the oil from. Dryden.
UNOPERATIVE
Un*op"er*a*tive, a.
Defn: Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] South.
UNOPERCULATED
Un`o*per"cu*la`ted, a.
Defn: Destitute of an operculum, or cover.
UNORDER
Un*or"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + order.]
Defn: To countermand an order for. [R.]
UNORDERLY
Un*or"der*ly, a.
Defn: Disorderly. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
UNORDINATE
Un*or"di*nate, a.
Defn: Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] — Un*or"di*nate*ly, adv. [R.]
UNORGANIZED
Un*or"gan*ized, a.
Defn: Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1.
UNORIGINATED
Un`o*rig"i*na`ted, a.
1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman.
2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated.
UNORIGINATELY
Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly, adv.
Defn: Without origin.
UNOSSIFIED
Un*os"si*fied, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a bony structure.
UNOWED
Un*owed", a.
1. Ownerless. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.
UNOWNED Un*own"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.]
1. Not owned; having no owner. Milton.
2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. Gay.
UNPACK
Un*pack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pack.]
1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.
2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.
UNPACKER
Un*pack"er, n.
Defn: One who unpacks.
UNPAGANIZE
Un*pa"gan*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paganize.]
Defn: To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character.
[R.] Cudworth.
UNPAINT
Un*paint", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paint.]
Defn: To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. Parnell.
UNPAIRED
Un*paired, a.
Defn: Not paired; not suited or matched.
And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.
UNPALPED
Un*palped", a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a palp.
UNPANNEL
Un*pan"nel, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pannel.]
Defn: To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] Jervas.
UNPARADISE
Un*par"a*dise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paradise.]
Defn: To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] Young.
UNPARAGONED
Un*par"a*goned, a.
Defn: Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.]
Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.
UNPARALLELED
Un*par"al*leled, a.
Defn: Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington.
UNPARCHED
Un*parched", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.]
Defn: Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched."
Crashaw.
UNPARDONABLE
Un*par"don*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not admitting of pardon or forgiveness; inexcusable.
UNPARENTED
Un*par"ent*ed, a.
Defn: Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]
UNPARLIAMENTARY
Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry, a.
Defn: Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary
bodies.
— Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
UNPARTIAL
Un*par"tial, a.
Defn: Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
— Un*par"tial*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hooker.
UNPASSABLE
Un*pass"a*ble, a.
Defn: Impassable. E. A. Freeman.
— Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. Evelyn.
UNPASSIONATE
Un*pas"sion*ate, a.
Defn: Not passionate; dispassionate.
— Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.
UNPASTOR
Un*pas"tor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pastor.]
Defn: To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.]
Fuller.
UNPATHED
Un*pathed", a.
Defn: Not having a path. Shak.
UNPATHWAYED
Un*path"wayed`, a.
Defn: Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." Wordsworth.
UNPATIENCE
Un*pa"tience, n.
Defn: Impatience. [Obs.]
UNPATIENT
Un*pa"tient, a.
Defn: Impatient. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNPAVED
Un*paved", a.
1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill.
2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." Shak.
UNPAY
Un*pay", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pay.]
Defn: To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. Shak.
UNPEACE
Un*peace", n.
Defn: Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] Testament of Love.
UNPEDIGREED
Un*ped"i*greed, a.
Defn: Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok.
UNPEELED
Un*peeled, a.
1. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.]
Defn: Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + peeled.]
Defn: Not peeled.
UNPEERABLE
Un*peer"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of having a peer, or equal.
UNPEERED
Un*peered, a.
Defn: Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered excellence."
Marston.
UNPEG
Un*peg", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + peg.]
Defn: To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. Shak.
UNPEN
Un*pen", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pen.]
Defn: To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone.
UNPENETRABLE
Un*pen"e*tra*ble, a.
Defn: Impenetrable.
UNPENITENT
Un*pen"i*tent, a.
Defn: Impenitent. Sandys.
UNPEOPLE
Un*peo"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + people.]
Defn: To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak.
UNPEREGAL
Un`per*e"gal, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + peregal.]
Defn: Unequal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNPERFECT
Un*per"fect, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + perfect.]
Defn: To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
UNPERFECT
Un*per"fect, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + perfect.]
Defn: Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland.
— Un*per"fect*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hales.
— Un*per"fect*ness, n. [Obs.]
UNPERFECTION
Un`per*fec"tion, n.
Defn: Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNPERISHABLE
Un*per"ish*a*ble, a.
Defn: Imperishable.
UNPERISHABLY
Un*per"ish*a*bly, adv.
Defn: Imperishably.
UNPERPLEX
Un`per*plex", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + perplex.]
Defn: To free from perplexity. [R.] Donne.
UNPERSUASION
Un`per*sua"sion, n.
Defn: The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.] Abp.
Leighton.
UNPERVERT
Un`per*vert, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pervert.]
Defn: To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.]
UNPHILOSOPHIZE
Un`phi*los"o*phize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + philosophize.]
Defn: To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope.
UNPICK
Un*pick, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.]
Defn: To pick out; to undo by picking.
UNPICKED
Un*picked", a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unpick.]
Defn: Picked out; picked open.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + picked.]
Defn: Not picked. Milton.
UNPIN
Un*pin", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pin.]
Defn: To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.
UNPINION
Un*pin"ion, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pinion.]
Defn: To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint.
Goldsmith.
UNPITIED
Un*pit"ied, a.
1. Not pitied.
2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] Shak.
UNPITIOUS
Un*pi"tious, a.
1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous." Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).
2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
— Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] — Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNPITOUSTY
Un*pi"tous*ty, n.
Defn: Impiety. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNPITY
Un*pit"y, n.
Defn: Want of piety. [Obs.]
UNPLACABLE
Un*pla"ca*ble, a.
Defn: Implacable. [Obs.]
UNPLACED
Un*placed", a.
Defn: Not placed.
UNPLAID
Un*plaid", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plaid.]
Defn: To deprive of a plaid.
UNPLAINED
Un*plained", a.
Defn: Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNPLAT
Un*plat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plat.]
Defn: To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.
UNPLAUSIVE
Un*plau"sive, a.
Defn: Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] Shak.
UNPLEADED
Un*plead"ed, a.
1. Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse.
2. Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.
UNPLEASANT
Un*pleas"ant, a.
Defn: Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.
— Un*pleas"ant*ly, adv.
— Un*pleas"ant*ness, n.
UNPLEASANTRY
Un*pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Unpleasantries (.
1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]
2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray.
UNPLEASIVE
Un*pleas"ive, a.
Defn: Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion." Bp. Hall.
UNPLEAT
Un*pleat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pleat.]
Defn: To remove the plaits of; to smooth. W. Browne.
UNPLIGHT
Un*plight", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plight.]
Defn: To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNPLUMB
Un*plumb", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plumb.]
Defn: To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke.
UNPLUME
Un*plume", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plume.]
Defn: To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.
UNPOISED
Un*poised", a.
1. Not poised or balanced.
2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] Marston.
UNPOISON
Un*poi"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + poison.]
Defn: To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] South.
UNPOLICIED
Un*pol"i*cied, a.
1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.
2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] Shak.
UNPOLISH
Un*pol"ish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + polish.]
Defn: To deprive of polish; to make impolite.
UNPOLITE
Un`po*lite", a.
Defn: Not polite; impolite; rude.
— Un`po*lite"ly, adv.
— Un`po*lite"ness, n.
UNPOLITIC
Un*pol"i*tic, a.
Defn: Impolitic; imprudent.
UNPOLLED
Un*polled", a.
Defn: Not polled. Specifically: (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter. (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] "Unpoll'd Arabian wealth." Fanshawe.
UNPOPE
Un*pope", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pope.]
1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.
2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.] Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. Fuller.
UNPORTUNATE
Un*por"tu*nate, a.
Defn: Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] Golden Boke.
UNPORTUOUS
Un*por"tu*ous, a.
Defn: Having no ports. [Obs.] "An unportuous coast." Burke.
UNPOSSESS
Un`pos*sess", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + possess.]
Defn: To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]
UNPOSSIBILITY
Un*pos`si*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Impossibility. [R.] "Utter unpossibility." Poe.
UNPOSSIBLE
Un*pos"si*ble, a.
Defn: Impossible. [R.]
UNPOWER
Un*pow"er, n.
Defn: Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
UNPOWERFUL
Un*pow"er*ful, a.
Defn: Not powerful; weak. Cowley.
UNPRACTICABLE
Un*prac"ti*ca*ble, a.
Defn: Impracticable; not feasible.
UNPRACTICAL
Un*prac"ti*cal, a.
Defn: Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." H. James.
I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell.
UNPRAISE
Un*praise", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + praise.]
Defn: To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]
UNPRAY
Un*pray, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pray.]
Defn: To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
UNPRAYABLE
Un*pray"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.]
Wyclif.
UNPRAYED
Un*prayed", a. Etym: [With for.]
Defn: Not prayed for. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
UNPREACH
Un*preach", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + preach.]
Defn: To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] De Foe.
UNPRECEDENTED
Un*prec"e*dent*ed, a.
Defn: Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. — Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly, adv.
UNPREDICT
Un`pre*dict", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + predict.]
Defn: To retract or falsify a previous prediction. Milton.
UNPREJUDICED
Un*prej"u*diced, a.
1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge.
2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment.
— Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox.
UNPRELATED
Un*prel"a*ted, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prelate.]
Defn: Deposed from the office of prelate.
UNPREVENTED
Un`pre*vent"ed, a.
1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. Shak.
2. Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] Milton.
UNPRICED
Un*priced", a.
Defn: Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).
UNPRIEST
Un*priest", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + priest.]
Defn: To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] Milton.
UNPRINCE
Un*prince", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prince.]
Defn: To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] Swift.
UNPRINCIPLE
Un*prin"ci*ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + principle.]
Defn: To destroy the moral principles of. [R.]
UNPRINCIPLED
Un*prin"ci*pled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + principled.]
Defn: Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. — Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n.
UNPRISON
Un*pris"on, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prison.]
Defn: To take or deliver from prison.
UNPRIZABLE
Un*priz"a*ble, a.
1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.]
2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.]
UNPROBABLY
Un*prob"a*bly, adv. Etym: [Pref. un- not + probably.]
Defn: Improbably.
UNPROBABLY Un*prob"a*bly, adv. Etym: [Un- + L. probabilis approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. Probable.]
Defn: In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.] To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. Strype.
UNPROFICIENCY
Un`pro*fi"cien*cy, n.
Defn: Want of proficiency or improvement. Bp. Hall.
UNPROFIT
Un*prof"it, n.
Defn: Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNPROFITED
Un*prof"it*ed, a.
Defn: Profitless. [R.] Shak.
UNPROMISE
Un*prom"ise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + promise.]
Defn: To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman.
UNPROP
Un*prop", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prop.]
Defn: To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.
UNPROPER
Un*prop"er, a.
Defn: Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] — Un*prop"er*ly, adv.
[Obs.]
UNPROSELYTE
Un*pros"e*lyte, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + proselyte.]
Defn: To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. Fuller.
UNPROTESTANTIZE
Un*prot"es*tant*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + protestantize.]
Defn: To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from
Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some
Protestant feature or characteristic.
The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. Froude.
UNPROVIDE
Un`pro*vide, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + provide.]
Defn: To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish.
Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak.
UNPROVIDENT
Un*prov"i*dent, a.
Defn: Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident.' Shak.
UNPRUDENCE
Un*pru"dence, n.
Defn: Imprudence. [Obs.]
UNPRUDENT
Un*pru"dent, a.
Defn: Imprudent. [Obs.]
UNPRUDENTIAL
Un`pru*den"tial, a.
Defn: Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act."
Milton.
UNPUCKER
Un*puck"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pucker.]
Defn: To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.
UNPURE
Un*pure", a.
Defn: Not pure; impure.
— Un*pure"ly, adv.
— Un*pure"ness, n.
UNPURSED
Un*pursed", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + purse + -ed.]
1. Robbed of a purse, or of money. [R.] Pollock.
2. Taken from the purse; expended. [Obs.] Gower.
UNQUALIFY
Un*qual"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quality.]
Defn: To disqualify; to unfit. Swift.
UNQUALITIED
Un*qual"i*tied, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quality.]
Defn: Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] Shak.
UNQUEEN
Un*queen", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + queen.]
Defn: To divest of the rank or authority of queen. Shak.
UNQUESTIONABLE
Un*ques"tion*a*ble, a.
1. Not questionable; as, an unquestionable title.
2. Not inviting questions or conversation. [R.] Shak.
— Un*ques"tion*a*bly, adv.
UNQUESTIONED
Un*ques"tioned, a.
1. Not called in question; not doubted.
2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined or examined into. Shak. She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant, Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. Dryden.
3. Indisputable; not to be opposed or impugned. Their unquestioned pleasures must be served. B. Jonson.
UNQUICK
Un*quick", a.
Defn: Not quick. [R.] Daniel.
UNQUIET
Un*qui"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quiet.]
Defn: To disquiet. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.
UNQUIET
Un*qui"et, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + quiet.]
Defn: Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed.
— Un*qui"et*ly, adv.
— Un*qui"et*ness, n.
UNQUIETUDE
Un*qui"e*tude, n.
Defn: Uneasiness; inquietude.
UNRAVEL
Un*rav"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]
1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.
2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.
UNRAVEL
Un*rav"el, v. i.
Defn: To become unraveled, in any sense.
UNRAVELMENT
Un*rav"el*ment, n.
Defn: The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.
UNRAZORED
Un*ra"zored, a.
Defn: Not shaven. [R.] Milton.
UNREAD
Un*read", a.
1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker.
2. Not versed in literature; illiterate. Dryden.
UNREADINESS
Un*read"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unready.
UNREADY
Un*read"y, a.
1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast. Keble.
2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.]
UNREADY
Un*read"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ready.]
Defn: To undress. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
UNREAL
Un*re"al, a.
Defn: Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.
UNREALITY
Un`re*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.
UNREALIZE
Un*re"al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + realize.]
Defn: To make unreal; to idealize.
His fancy . . . unrealizes everything at a touch. Lowell.
UNREALLY
Un*re"al*ly, adv.
Defn: In an unreal manner; ideally.
UNREASON
Un*rea"son, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + reason.]
Defn: Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity. Abbot of Unreason.
See Abbot of Misrule, under Abbot.
UNREASON
Un*rea"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reason.]
Defn: To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning. [Obs.]
To unreason the equity of God's proceedings. South.
UNREASONABLE
Un*rea"son*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant.
— Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness, n.
— Un*rea"son*a*bly, adv.
UNREASONED
Un*rea"soned, a.
Defn: Not supported by reason; unreasonable. "Unreasoned habits."
Burke.
UNREAVE
Un*reave", v. t. Etym: [See Unreeve.]
Defn: To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNREAVED
Un*reaved", a. Etym: [See Un- not, and, for -reaved, cf. Rive, and
AS. reófan to break.]
Defn: Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces. [Obs.] Bp.
Hall.
UNREBUKABLE
Un`re*buk"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not deserving rebuke or censure; blameless. 1 Tim. vi. 14.
UNRECURING
Un`re*cur"ing, a.
Defn: Incurable. [Obs.] "Some unrecuring wound." Shak.
UNREDEEMED
Un`re*deemed", a.
Defn: Not redeemed.
UNREEVE
Un*reeve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reeve, v. t.] (Naut.)
Defn: To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like.
UNREFORMATION
Un*ref`or*ma"tion, n.
Defn: Want of reformation; state of being unreformed. [Obs.] Bp.
Hall.
UNREGENERACY
Un`re*gen"er*a*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unregenerate. Glanvill.
UNREGENERATE; UNREGENERATED
Un`re*gen"er*ate, Un`re*gen"er*a`ted, a.
Defn: Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.
UNREGENERATION
Un`re*gen`er*a"tion, n.
Defn: Unregeneracy.
UNREIN
Un*rein", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rein.]
Defn: To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from. Addison.
UNRELENTING
Un`re*lent"ing, a.
Defn: Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel.
— Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv.
— Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.
UNRELIABLE
Un`re*li"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable. — Un`re*li"a*ble*ness, n. Alcibiades . . . was too unsteady, and (according to Mr. Coleridge's coinage) "unreliable;" or perhaps, in more correct English, too "unrelyuponable." De Quincey.
UNRELIGIOUS
Un`re*li"gious, a.
Defn: Irreligious. Wordsworth.
UNREMEMBRANCE
Un`re*mem"brance, n.
Defn: Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. I. Watts.
UNREMITTING
Un`re*mit"ting, a.
Defn: Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as,
unremitting exertions. Cowper.
— Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv.
— Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.
UNREMORSELESS
Un`re*morse"less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) + remorseless.]
Defn: Utterly remorseless. [Obs. & R.] "Unremorseless death." Cowley.
UNREPENTANCE
Un`re*pent"ance, n.
Defn: Impenitence. [R.]
UNREPRIEVABLE
Un`re*priev"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not capable of being reprieved. Shak.
UNREPROACHABLE
Un`re*proach"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not liable to be reproached; irreproachable.
UNREPROVED
Un`re*proved, a.
1. Not reproved. Sandys.
2. Not having incurred reproof, blameless. [Obs.] In unreproved pleasures free. Milton.
UNREPUTABLE
Un*rep"u*ta*ble, a.
Defn: Disreputable.
UNRESERVE
Un`re*serve", n.
Defn: Absence of reverse; frankness; freedom of communication. T.
Warton.
UNRESERVED
Un`re*served", a.
Defn: Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part;
unrestrained.
— Un`re*serv"ed*ly, adv.
— Un`re*serv"ed*ness, n.
UNRESISTANCE
Un`re*sist"ance, n.
Defn: Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. Bp. Hall.
UNRESISTED
Un`re*sist"ed, a.
1. Not resisted; unopposed. Bentley.
2. Resistless; as, unresisted fate. [R.] Pope.
UNRESISTIBLE
Un`re*sist"i*ble, a.
Defn: Irresistible. W. Temple.
UNRESPECT
Un`re*spect", n.
Defn: Disrespect. [Obs.] "Unrespect of her toil." Bp. Hall.
UNRESPONSIBLE
Un`re*spon"si*ble, a.
Defn: Irresponsible. Fuller.
— Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness, n.
UNREST
Un*rest", n.
Defn: Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness;
disquietude.
Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest! Chaucer.
Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast
Tennyson.
UNRESTRAINT
Un`re*straint", n.
Defn: Freedom from restraint; freedom; liberty; license.
UNRESTY
Un*rest"y, a.
Defn: Causing unrest; disquieting; as, unresty sorrows. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
UNREVENUED
Un*rev"e*nued, a.
Defn: Not furnished with a revenue. [R.] Milton.
UNREVERENCE
Un*rev"er*ence, n.
Defn: Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNREVEREND
Un*rev"er*end, a.
1. Not reverend.
2. Disrespectful; irreverent. [Obs.] Shak.
UNREVERENT
Un*rev"er*ent, a.
Defn: Irreverent. [R.] Shak.
UNREVERENTLY
Un*rev"er*ent*ly, adv.
Defn: Irreverently. [R.] B. Jonson.
UNRIDDLE
Un*rid"dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + riddle.]
Defn: To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.
UNRIDDLER
Un*rid"dler, n.
Defn: One who unriddles. Lovelace.
UNRIG
Un*rig", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rig.] (Naut.)
Defn: To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten.
UNRIGHT
Un*right", a. Etym: [AS. unriht. See Un- not, and Right.]
Defn: Not right; wrong. [Obs.] Gower.
UNRIGHT
Un*right", n.
Defn: A wrong. [Obs.]
Nor did I you never unright. Chaucer.
UNRIGHT
Un*right", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + right.]
Defn: To cause (something right) to become wrong. [Obs.] Gower.
UNRIGHTEOUS Un*right"eous, a. Etym: [OE. unrightwise, AS. unrihtwis. See Un- not, and Righteous.]
1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.
2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or
sentence.
— Un*right"eous*ly, adv.
— Un*right"eous*ness, n.
UNRIGHTWISE
Un*right"wise`, a.
Defn: Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wyclif.
— Un*right"wise`ly, adv. [Obs.]
UNRINGED
Un*ringed", a.
Defn: Not having a ring, as in the nose. "Pigs unringed." Hudibras.
UNRIOTED
Un*ri"ot*ed, a.
Defn: Free from rioting. [Obs.] "A chaste, unrioted house." May
(Lucan).
UNRIP
Un*rip", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + rip.]
Defn: To rip; to cut open. Bacon.
UNRIPE
Un*ripe", a.
1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit.
2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney.
UNRIPENESS
Un*ripe"ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being unripe.
UNRIVALED
Un*ri"valed, a.
Defn: Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Spelt also unrivalled.] Pope.
UNRIVET
Un*riv"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rivet.]
Defn: To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler plates.
UNROBE
Un*robe", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + robe.]
Defn: To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes.
UNROLL
Un*roll", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also unrol.]
1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner.
2. To display; to reveal. Dryden.
3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name. If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be unrolled and my name put in the book of virtue! Shak.
UN-ROMANIZED
Un-Ro"man*ized, a.
1. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs. J. Whitaker.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic
Church.
UNROOF
Un*roof", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roof.]
Defn: To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house. Shak.
UNROOFED
Un*roofed", a.
1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unroof.]
Defn: Stripped of a roof, or similar covering. Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements. Sir W. Scott.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + roofed.]
Defn: Not yet roofed.
UNROOST
Un*roost", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roost.]
Defn: To drive from the roost. Shak.
UNROOT
Un*root", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + root.]
Defn: To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot.
UNROOT
Un*root", v. i.
Defn: To be torn up by the roots. Beau. & Fl.
UNRUDE
Un*rude", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + rude. In sense 2 un- is intensive.]
1. Not rude; polished. Herrick.
2. Excessively rude. [Obs. & R.] "See how the unrude rascal backbites him." B. Jonson.
UNRUFFLE
Un*ruf"fle, v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ruffle.]
Defn: To cease from being ruffled or agitated. Dryden.
UNRUFFLED
Un*ruf"fled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + ruffled.]
Defn: Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet.
Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. Addison.
UNRUINATE; UNRUINATED
Un*ru"in*ate, Un*ru"in*a`ted, a.
Defn: Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] "Unruinated towers." Bp. Hall.
UNRULED
Un*ruled", a.
1. Not governed or controlled. "Unruled and undirected." Spenser.
2. Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper.
UNRULIMENT
Un*rul"i*ment, n.
Defn: Unruliness. [Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude unruliment."
Spenser.
UNRULINESS
Un*rul"i*ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state unruly.
UNRULY Un*rul"y, a. [Compar. Unrulier (, superl. Unruliest.] Etym: [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. Ruly.]
Defn: Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8.
UNRUMPLE
Un*rum"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rumple.]
Defn: To free from rumples; to spread or lay even,
UNSACRAMENT
Un*sac"ra*ment, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sacrament.]
Defn: To deprive of sacramental character or efficacy; as, to unsacrament the rite of baptism. [Obs.]
UNSAD
Un*sad", a. Etym: [AS. unsæd unsated, insatiable. See Un- not, and
Sad.]
Defn: Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.]
O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue. Chaucer.
UNSADDEN
Un*sad"den, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sadden.]
Defn: To relieve from sadness; to cheer. [R.] Whitlock.
UNSADDLE
Un*sad"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + saddle.]
1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse.
2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.
UNSADNESS
Un*sad"ness, n. Etym: [From Unsad.]
Defn: Infirmity; weakness. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNSAFETY
Un*safe"ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity. Bacon.
UNSAINT
Un*saint", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + saint.]
Defn: To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [R.] South.
UNSAINTLY
Un*saint"ly, a.
Defn: Unbecoming to a saint. Gauden.
UNSALABLE
Un*sal"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not salable; unmerchantable.
— n.
Defn: That which can not be sold. Byron.
UNSANCTIFICATION
Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion, n.
Defn: Absence or lack of sanctification. Shak.
UNSATIABILITY
Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Quality of being unsatiable; insatiability. [Obs.]
UNSATIABLE
Un*sa"ti*a*ble, a.
Defn: Insatiable. [Obs.] Hooker.
— Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] — Un*sa"ti*a*bly, adv. [Obs.]
UNSATIATE
Un*sa"ti*ate, a.
Defn: Insatiate. Dr. H. More.
UNSATISFACTION
Un*sat`is*fac"tion, n.
Defn: Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
UNSATURATED
Un*sat"u*ra`ted, a.
1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated.
UNSATURATION
Un*sat`u*ra"tion, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unsaturated.
UNSAY
Un*say, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + say.]
Defn: To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said. You can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith.
UNSCALE
Un*scale", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + scale.]
Defn: To divest of scales; to remove scales from. [An eagle] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. Milton.
UNSCAPABLE
Un*scap"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not be escaped; inevitable. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNSCEPTERED; UNSCEPTRED
Un*scep"tered, Un*scep"tred, a.
1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + sceptered.]
Defn: Having no scepter.
2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + scepter.]
Defn: Deprived of a scepter.
UNSCIENCE
Un*sci"ence, n.
Defn: Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.] If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer.
UNSCREW
Un*screw", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + screw.]
Defn: To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.
UNSCRUPULOUS
Un*scru"pu*lous, a.
Defn: Not scrupulous; unprincipled.
— Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv.
— Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.
UNSCRUTABLE
Un*scru"ta*ble, a.
Defn: Inscrutable. [R.]
UNSCUTCHEONED
Un*scutch"eoned, a.
Defn: Destitute of an escutcheon. [R.] Pollock.
UNSEAL
Un*seal", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seal.]
1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to
unseal a letter.
Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch.
Sir W. Scott.
2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] The Coronation.
UNSEAM
Un*seam, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seam.]
Defn: To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open.
Shak.
UNSEARCHABLE
Un*search"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.
The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers.
— Un*search"a*ble*ness, n.
— Un*search"a*bly, adv.
UNSEASON
Un*sea"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + season.]
1. To make unseasoned; to deprive of seasoning.
2. To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably. [Obs.] Why do I send this rustic madrigal, That may thy tuneful ear unseason quite Spenser.
UNSEASONABLE
Un*sea"son*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice; unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food. — Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. — Un*sea"son*a*bly, adv.
UNSEASONED
Un*sea"soned, a.
1. Not seasoned.
2. Untimely; ill-timed. [Obs.] Shak.
UNSEAT
Un*seat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seat.]
1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.
2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay.
UNSECONDED
Un*sec"ond*ed, a.
1. Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded.
2. Not exemplified a second time. [Obs.] "Strange and unseconded shapes of worms." Sir T. Browne.
UNSECRET
Un*se"cret, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + secret.]
Defn: To disclose; to divulge. [Obs.] Bacon.
UNSECRET
Un*se"cret, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + secret.]
Defn: Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet. [Obs.] "We are unsecret to ourselves." Shak.
UNSECULARIZE
Un*sec"u*lar*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + secularize.]
Defn: To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
UNSECURE
Un`se*cure", a.
Defn: Insecure. [R.] Milton.
UNSEEL
Un*seel", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seel.]
Defn: To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
UNSEEM
Un*seem", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seem.]
Defn: Not to seem. [Obs.] Shak.
UNSEEMING
Un*seem"ing, a.
Defn: Unbeseeming; not fit or becoming.
UNSEEMLINESS
Un*seem"li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness. Udall.
UNSEEMLY
Un*seem"ly, a.
Defn: Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.
An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.
UNSEEMLY
Un*seem"ly, adv.
Defn: In an unseemly manner.
UNSEEN
Un*seen", a.
1. Not seen or discovered.
2. Unskilled; inexperienced. [Obs.] Clarendon.
UNSELDOM
Un*sel"dom, adv.
Defn: Not seldom; frequently. [R.]
UNSELY
Un*se"ly, a. Etym: [AS. uns. See Un- not, and Silly.]
Defn: Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also unsilly.] [Obs.] Chaucer. — Un*se"li*ness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNSEMINARED
Un*sem"i*nared, a. Etym: [See 1st Un-, and Semen.]
Defn: Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch. [Obs.]
UNSENSED
Un*sensed, a.
Defn: Wanting a distinct meaning; having no certain signification.
[R.] Puller.
UNSENSIBLE
Un*sen"si*ble, a.
Defn: Insensible. [Obs.]
UNSENSUALIZE
Un*sen"su*al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sensualize.]
Defn: To elevate from the domain of the senses; to purify. Coleridge.
UNSEPARABLE
Un*sep"a*ra*ble, a.
Defn: Inseparable. [Obs.] "In love unseparable." Shak.
UNSERVICE
Un*serv"ice, n.
Defn: Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. [Obs.] Massinger.
UNSET
Un*set", a.
Defn: Not set; not fixed or appointed.
UNSETTLE
Un*set"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + settle.]
Defn: To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.
UNSETTLE
Un*set"tle, v. i.
Defn: To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered. Shak.
UNSETTLEDNESS
Un*set"tled*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unsettled.
UNSETTLEMENT
Un*set"tle*ment, n.
Defn: The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance. J. H. Newman.
UNSEVEN
Un*sev"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seven.]
Defn: To render other than seven; to make to be no longer seven.
[Obs. & R.] "To unseven the sacraments of the church of Rome."
Fuller.
UNSEW
Un*sew", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sew.]
Defn: To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.
UNSEX
Un*sex", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unsexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unsexing.]
Etym: [1st pref. un- + sex.]
Defn: To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.
UNSEXUAL
Un*sex"u*al, a.
Defn: Not sexual; not proper or peculiar to one of the sexes. De
Quincey.
UNSHACKLE
Un*shac"kle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shackle.]
Defn: To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter. Addison.
UNSHAKABLE
Un*shak"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed. Shak. J. S. Mill.
UNSHAKED
Un*shaked", a.
Defn: Unshaken. [Obs.] Shak.
UNSHALE
Un*shale", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shale.]
Defn: To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover. [Obs.]
I will not unshale the jest before it be ripe. Marston.
UNSHAPE
Un*shape, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shape.]
Defn: To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange. [R.] Shak.
UNSHAPED; UNSHAPEN
Un*shaped", Un*shap"en, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + shaped, shapen.]
Defn: Not shaped; shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly.
UNSHEATHE
Un*sheathe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sheath.]
Defn: To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword. To unsheathe the sword, to make war.
UNSHED
Un*shed", a.
1. Not parted or divided, as the hair. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or tears. Milton.
UNSHELL
Un*shell", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shell.]
Defn: To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.
UNSHELVE
Un*shelve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shelve.]
Defn: To remove from, or as from, a shelf.
UNSHENT
Un*shent, a.
Defn: Not shent; not disgraced; blameless. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
UNSHERIFF
Un*sher"iff, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sheriff.]
Defn: To depose from the office of sheriff. [R.]
UNSHET
Un*shet", v. t.
Defn: To unshut. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNSHIFTABLE
Un*shift"a*ble, a.
1. That may
2. Shiftless; helpless. [Obs.]
UNSHIP
Un*ship", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ship.]
1. To take out of a ship or vessel; as, to unship goods.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller.
UNSHIPMENT
Un*ship"ment, n.
Defn: The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.
UNSHOT
Un*shot", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shot.]
Defn: To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload.
UNSHOT
Un*shot", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + shot.]
Defn: Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off.
UNSHOUT
Un*shout", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shout.]
Defn: To recall what is done by shouting. [Obs.] Shak.
UNSHROUD
Un*shroud" (, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shroud.]
Defn: To remove the shroud from; to uncover. P. Fletcher.
UNSHRUBBED
Un*shrubbed", a.
Defn: Being without shrubs.
UNSHUT
Un*shut", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shut.]
Defn: To open, or throw open. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNSHUTTER
Un*shut"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shutter.]
Defn: To open or remove the shutters of. T. Hughes.
UNSIGHT
Un*sight", a.
Defn: Doing or done without sight; not seeing or examining. [Colloq.] Unsight unseen, a colloquial phrase, denoting unseeing unseen, or unseen repeated; as, to buy a thing unsight unseen, that is, without seeing it. For to subscribe, unsight, unseen, To a new church discipline. Hudibras. There was a great confluence of chapmen, that resorted from every part, with a design to purchase, which they were to do "unsight unseen." Spectator.
UNSIGHTABLE
Un*sight"a*ble, a.
Defn: Invisible. [Obs.]
UNSIGHTED
Un*sight"ed, a.
1. Not sighted, or seen. Suckling.
2. (Gun.)
Defn: Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon.
UNSIGNIFICANT
Un`sig*nif"i*cant, a.
Defn: Insignificant. [Obs.] Holland.
UNSILLY
Un*sil"ly, a.
Defn: See Unsely. [Obs.]
UNSIMPLICITY
Un`sim*plic"i*ty, n.
Defn: Absence of simplicity; artfulness. C. Kingsley.
UNSIN
Un*sin", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sin.]
Defn: To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless. [Obs.]
Feltham.
UNSINCERE
Un`sin*cere", a.
Defn: Not sincere or pure; insincere. [Obs.] Dryden.
— Un`sin*cere"ness, n. [Obs.]
UNSINCERITY
Un`sin*cer"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unsincere or impure; insincerity.
[Obs.] Boyle.
UNSINEW
Un*sin"ew, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sinew.]
Defn: To deprive of sinews or of strength. [R.] Dryden.
UNSISTER
Un*sis"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sister.]
Defn: To separate, as sisters; to disjoin. [Poetic & R.] Tennyson.
UNSISTERLY
Un*sis"ter*ly, a.
Defn: Not sisterly. Richardson.
UNSISTING
Un*sist"ing, a.
Defn: Unresisting. [Obs.] "The unsisting postern." Shak.
UNSITTING
Un*sit"ting, a.
Defn: Not sitting well; unbecoming. [Obs.] "Unsitting words." Sir T.
More.
UNSKILL
Un*skill", n.
Defn: Want of skill; ignorance; unskillfulness. [Obs.] Sylvester.
UNSKILLFUL
Un*skill"ful, a. Etym: [Spelt also unskilful.]
1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician.
2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant.
Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but make the judicious
grieve. Shak.
— Un*skill"ful*ly, adv.
— Un*skill"ful*ness, n.
UNSLACKED
Un*slacked", a.
Defn: Not slacked; unslaked; as, unslacked lime.
UNSLAKED
Un*slaked", a.
Defn: Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime.
UNSLING
Un*sling", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sling.] (Naut.)
Defn: To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. Totten.
UNSLUICE
Un*sluice", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sluice.]
Defn: To sluice; to open the sluice or sluices of; to let flow; to discharge. Dryden.
UNSOCIABILITY
Un*so`cia*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unsociable; unsociableness.
UNSOCIABLE
Un*so"cia*ble, a.
Defn: Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship
or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or
temper.
— Un*so"cia*ble*ness, n.
— Un*so"cia*bly, adv.
UNSOCKET
Un*sock"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + socket.]
Defn: To loose or take from a socket.
UNSOFT
Un*soft", a.
Defn: Not soft; hard; coarse; rough. [Obs.] "Bristles of his beard unsoft." Chaucer.
UNSOFT
Un*soft", adv. Etym: [AS. uns. See Un- not, and Soft.]
Defn: Not softly. [Obs.]
Great climbers fall unsoft. Spenser.
UNSOLDER
Un*sol"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + solder.]
Defn: To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered; hence, to divide; to sunder. [Formerly written also unsoder.] Tennyson.
UNSOLDIERED
Un*sol"diered, a.
Defn: Not equipped like a soldier; unsoldierlike. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
UNSOLEMNIZE
Un*sol"em*nize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + solemnize.]
Defn: To divest of solemnity.
UNSONABLE Un*so"na*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + L. sonabilis sounding, from sonare to sound.]
Defn: Incapable of being sounded. [Obs.]
UNSONSY
Un*son"sy, a. Etym: [See Un- not, and Soncy.]
Defn: Not soncy (sonsy); not fortunate. [Scot.]
UNSOOT
Un*soot", a. Etym: [AS. unsw. See Un- not, and Sweet.]
Defn: Not sweet. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNSOPHISTICATE; UNSOPHISTICATED
Un`so*phis"ti*cate, Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.
Defn: Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.
— Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness, n.
UNSORROWED
Un*sor"rowed, a.
Defn: Not sorrowed for; unlamented. Beau. & Fl.
UNSORTED
Un*sort"ed, a.
1. Not sorted; not classified; as, a lot of unsorted goods.
2. Not well selected; ill-chosen. The purpose you undertake is dangerous; the friends you named uncertain; the time itself unsorted. Shak.
UNSOUL
Un*soul", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + soul.]
Defn: To deprive of soul, spirit, or principle. [R.] Shelton.
UNSOUND
Un*sound", a.
Defn: Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.
— Un*sound"ly, adv.
— Un*sound"ness, n.
UNSPAR
Un*spar", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spar.]
Defn: To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
UNSPARING
Un*spar"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.]
1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Burke.
2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] Milton.
— Un*spar"ing*ly, adv.
— Un*spar"ing*ness, n.
UNSPEAK
Un*speak", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + speak.]
Defn: To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay. [R.]
Shak.
UNSPEAKABLE
Un*speak"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + speakable.]
Defn: Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately
described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as, unspeakable
grief or rage.
— Un*speak"a*bly, adv.
Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1 Pet. i. 8.
UNSPECIALIZED
Un*spe"cial*ized, a.
Defn: Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an unspecialized unicellular organism. W. K. Brooks.
UNSPED
Un*sped", a.
Defn: Not performed; not dispatched. [Obs.] Garth.
UNSPELL
Un*spell", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spell.]
Defn: To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.] Such practices as these, . . . The more judicious Israelites unspelled. Dryden.
UNSPHERE
Un*sphere", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sphere.]
Defn: To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb. Shak.
UNSPIKE
Un*spike", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spike.]
Defn: To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon.
UNSPILT
Un*spilt", a.
Defn: Not spilt or wasted; not shed.
UNSPIN
Un*spin", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spin.]
Defn: To untwist, as something spun.
UNSPIRIT
Un*spir"it, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spirit.]
Defn: To dispirit. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
UNSPIRITALIZE
Un*spir"it*al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spiritualize.]
Defn: To deprive of spiritually. South.
UNSPLEENED
Un*spleened", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spleen.]
Defn: Deprived of a spleen.
UNSPOTTED
Un*spot"ted, a.
Defn: Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted reputation. — Un*spot"ted*ness, n.
UNSQUIRE
Un*squire", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + squire.]
Defn: To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire. Swift.
UNSTABLE
Un*sta"ble, a. Etym: [Cf. Instable.]
Defn: Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or
overthrow.
— Un*sta"ble*ness, n. Chaucer. Unstable equilibrium. See Stable
equilibrium, under Stable.
UNSTACK
Un*stack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stack.]
Defn: To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as something constituting a stack.
UNSTARCH
Un*starch", v. t. Etym: [Pref. un- + starch.]
Defn: To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.
UNSTATE
Un*state", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + state.]
Defn: To deprive of state or dignity. [R.]
High-battled Cæsar will unstate his happiness. Shak.
UNSTEEL
Un*steel", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + steel.]
Defn: To disarm; to soften. Richardson.
UNSTEP
Un*step", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + step.] (Naut.)
Defn: To remove, as a mast, from its step.
UNSTICK
Un*stick", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stick.]
Defn: To release, as one thing stuck to another. Richardson.
UNSTILL
Un*still", a. Etym: [AS. unstille. See Un- not, and Still, a.]
Defn: Not still; restless. [R.]
UNSTING
Un*sting", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sting.]
Defn: To disarm of a sting; to remove the sting of. [R.] "Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice . . . will not unsting calamity." J. M. Mason.
UNSTITCH
Un*stitch", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stitch.]
Defn: To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo, the stitches of; as, to unstitch a seam. Collier.
UNSTOCK
Un*stock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stock.]
1. To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from; to loose from that which fixes, or holds fast.
2. To remove from the stocks, as a ship.
UNSTOCKINGED
Un*stock"inged, a.
1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + stocking.]
Defn: Destitute of stockings. Sir W. Scott.
2. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stocking.]
Defn: Deprived of stockings.
UNSTOP
Un*stop", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stop.]
1. To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask.
2. To free from any obstruction; to open.
UNSTRAIN
Un*strain", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + strain.]
Defn: To relieve from a strain; to relax. B. Jonson.
UNSTRAINED
Un*strained", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + strain.]
1. Not strained; not cleared or purified by straining; as, unstrained oil or milk.
2. Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference. Hakewill.
UNSTRATIFIED
Un*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)
Defn: Not stratified; — applied to massive rocks, as granite, porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata.
UNSTRENGTH
Un*strength", n.
Defn: Want of strength; weakness; feebleness. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNSTRIATED
Un*stri"a*ted, a. (Nat. Hist.)
Defn: Nonstriated; unstriped.
UNSTRING
Un*string", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + string.]
1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.
3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." Dryden.
Defn: Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.
UNSTRIPED
Un*striped", a.
1. Not striped.
2. (Nat. Hist.)
Defn: Without marks or striations; nonstriated; as, unstriped muscle fibers.
UNSTUDIED
Un*stud"ied, a.
1. Not studied; not acquired by study; unlabored; natural.
2. Not skilled; unversed; — followed by in.
3. Not spent in study. [Obs.] "To cloak the defects of their unstudied years." Milton.
UNSUBSTANTIAL
Un`sub*stan"tial, a.
Defn: Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.
UNSUBSTANTIALIZE
Un`sub*stan"tial*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + substantialize.]
Defn: To make unsubstantial. [R.]
UNSUBSTANTIATION
Un`sub*stan`ti*a"tion, n. Etym: [1st pref. un- + substantiation.]
Defn: A divesting of substantiality.
UNSUCCEEDABLE
Un`suc*ceed"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not able or likely to succeed. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
UNSUCCESS
Un`suc*cess", n.
Defn: Want of success; failure; misfortune. Prof. Wilson.
UNSUCCESSFUL
Un`suc*cess"ful, a.
Defn: Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate;
meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.
— Un`suc*cess"ful*ly, adv.
— Un`suc*cess"ful*ness, n.
UNSUFFERABLE
Un*suf"fer*a*ble, a.
Defn: Insufferable. [Obs.] Hooker.
— Un*suf"fer*a*bly, adv. [Obs.]
UNSUFFERING
Un*suf"fer*ing, n.
Defn: Inability or incapability of enduring, or of being endured.
[Obs.] Wyclif.
UNSUFFICIENCE; UNSUFFICIENCY
Un`suf*fi"cience, Un`suf*fi"cien*cy, n.
Defn: Insufficiency. [Obs.] Hooker.
UNSUFFICIENT
Un`suf*fi"cient, a.
Defn: Insufficient. [Obs.]
UNSUIT
Un*suit", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + suit.]
Defn: Not to suit; to be unfit for. [Obs.] Quarles.
UNSUPPORTABLE
Un`sup*port"a*ble, a.
Defn: Insupportable; unendurable.
— Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Wilkins.
— Un`sup*port"a*bly, adv.
UNSURED
Un*sured", a.
Defn: Not made sure. [Obs.]
Thy now unsured assurance to the crown. Shak.
UNSURETY
Un*sure"ty, n.
Defn: Want of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt. [Obs.] Sir T.
More.
UNSURMOUNTABLE
Un`sur*mount"a*ble, a.
Defn: Insurmountable. Locke.
UNSUSPICION
Un`sus*pi"cion, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unsuspecting. Dickens.
UNSWADDLE
Un*swad"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + swaddle.]
Defn: To take a swaddle from; to unswathe.
UNSWATHE
Un*swathe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + swathe.]
Defn: To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle.
Addison.
UNSWAYABLE
Un*sway"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not capable of being swayed. Shak.
UNSWEAR
Un*swear", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + swear.]
Defn: To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure. J. Fletcher.
UNSWEAR
Un*swear", v. i.
Defn: To recall an oath. Spenser.
UNSWEAT
Un*sweat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sweat.]
Defn: To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil. [R.] Milton.
UNSWELL
Un*swell", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + swell.]
Defn: To sink from a swollen state; to subside. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNSYMMETRICAL
Un`sym*met"ric*al, a.
1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See Symmetry.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom. Unsymmetrical carbon atom (Chem.), one which is united at once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant action on polarized light.
UNSYMMETRICALLY
Un`sym*met"ric*al*ly, adv.
Defn: Not symmetrically.
UNSYMPATHY
Un*sym"pa*thy, n.
Defn: Absence or lack of sympathy.
UNTACK
Un*tack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tack.]
Defn: To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release. being untacked from honest cares. Barrow.
UNTACKLE
Un*tac"kle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tackle.]
Defn: To unbitch; to unharness. [Colloq.] Tusser.
UNTALKED
Un*talked", a.
Defn: Not talked; not mentioned; — often with of. Shak.
UNTANGIBILITY
Un*tan`gi*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Intangibility.
UNTANGIBLE
Un*tan"gi*ble, a.
Defn: Intangible. [R.]
UNTANGIBLY
Un*tan"gi*bly, adv.
Defn: Intangibly. [R.]
UNTANGLE
Un*tan"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tangle.]
Defn: To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to resolve; as, to untangle thread. Untangle but this cruel chain. Prior.
UNTAPPICE
Un*tap"pice, v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tappice.]
Defn: to come out of concealment. [Obs.] Massinger.
UNTASTE
Un*taste", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + taste.]
Defn: To deprive of a taste for a thing. [R.] Daniel.
UNTEACH
Un*teach", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + teach.]
1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to disbelieve what has been taught. Experience will unteach us. Sir T. Browne. One breast laid open were a school Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or rule. Byron.
2. To cause to be forgotten; as, to unteach what has been learned. Dryden.
UNTEAM
Un*team", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + team.]
Defn: To unyoke a team from. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
UNTEMPER
Un*tem"per, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + temper.]
Defn: To deprive of temper, or of the proper degree of temper; to make soft.
UNTEMPERATE
Un*tem"per*ate, a.
Defn: Intemperate. [Obs.]
UNTEMPERATELY
Un*tem"per*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: Intemperately. [Obs.]
UNTEMPTER
Un*tempt"er, n.
Defn: One who does not tempt, or is not a tempter. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNTENANT
Un*ten"ant, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tenant.]
Defn: To remove a tenant from. [R.] Coleridge.
UNTENT
Un*tent", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tent.]
Defn: To bring out of a tent. [R.] Shak.
UNTENTED
Un*tent"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + tent a covering.]
Defn: Having no tent or tents, as a soldier or a field.
UNTENTED Un*tent"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + tented, p. p. of tent to probe.]
Defn: Not tended; not dressed. See 4th Tent. The untented woundings of a father's curse Pierce every sense about thee! Shak.
UNTHANK
Un*thank", n. Etym: [AS. unpank. See Un- not, Thank.]
Defn: No thanks; ill will; misfortune. [Obs.]
Unthank come on his head that bound him so. Chaucer.
UNTHINK
Un*think", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + think.]
Defn: To recall or take back, as something thought. Shak.
UNTHINKER
Un*think"er, n. Etym: [Pref. un- + thinker.]
Defn: A person who does not think, or does not think wisely.
UNTHINKING
Un*think"ing, a.
1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as, unthinking youth.
2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless. With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face, He first the snuffbox opened, then the case. Pope. — Un*think"ing*ly, adv. — Un*think"ing*ness, n.
UNTHREAD
Un*thread", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + thread.]
1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle.
2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints. Milton.
3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path. De Quincey.
UNTHRIFT
Un"thrift`, n.
1. Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality.
2. An unthrifty. [Obs.] Dryden.
UNTHRIFT
Un*thrift", a.
Defn: Unthrifty. [Obs.]
UNTHRIFTFULLY
Un*thrift"ful*ly, adv.
Defn: Not thriftily. [Obs.] "Unthriftfully spent." Sir J. Cheke.
UNTHRIFTIHEAD; UNTHRIFTIHOOD
Un*thrift"i*head, Un*thrift"i*hood, n.
Defn: Untriftiness. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNTHRIFTILY
Un*thrift"i*ly, adv.
1. Not thriftily.
2. Improperly; unbecomingly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNTHRIFTINESS
Un*thrift"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state or being unthrifty; profuseness; lavishness. Udall.
UNTHRIFTY
Un*thrift"y, a.
Defn: Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser.
UNTHRONE
Un*throne", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + throne.]
Defn: To remove from, or as from, a throne; to dethrone. Milton.
UNTIDY
Un*ti"dy, a.
1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] "Untidy tales." Piers Plowman.
2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly.
— Un*ti"di*ly, adv.
— Un*ti"di*ness, n.
UNTIE
Un*tie", v. t. Etym: [AS. unt. See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t.]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot. Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. Waller. Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches. Shak. All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear. They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. Denham.
UNTIE
Un*tie", v. i.
Defn: To become untied or loosed.
UNTIGHTEN
Un*tight"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tighten.]
Defn: To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
UNTIL Un*til", prep. Etym: [OE. until, ontil; un- (as in unto) + til till; cf. Dan. indtil, Sw. intill. See Unto, and Till, prep.]
1. To; unto; towards; — used of material objects. Chaucer. Taverners until them told the same. Piers Plowman. He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until. Spenser.
2. To; up to; till; before; — used of time; as, he staid until evening; he will not come back until the end of the month. He and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity. Judg. xviii. 30.
Note: In contracts and like documents until is construed as exclusive of the date mentioned unless it was the manifest intent of the parties to include it.
UNTIL
Un*til", conj.
Defn: As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See Till, conj. In open prospect nothing bounds our eye, Until the earth seems joined unto the sky. Dryden. But the rest of the dead lives not again until the thousand years were finished. Rev. xx. 5.
UNTILE
Un*tile", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tile.]
Defn: To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the tiles.
UNTIME
Un*time", n.
Defn: An unseasonable time. [Obs.]
A man shall not eat in untime. Chaucer.
UNTIMELINESS
Un*time"li*ness, n.
Defn: Unseasonableness.
UNTIMELY
Un*time"ly, a.
Defn: Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as, untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death.
UNTIMELY
Un*time"ly, adv.
Defn: Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably. "Let them know . . . what's untimely done." Shak.
UNTIMEOUS
Un*time"ous, a.
Defn: Untimely. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
UNTIMEOUSLY
Un*time"ous*ly, adv.
Defn: Untimely; unseasonably. [R.]
UNTITHED
Un*tithed", a.
Defn: Not subjected tithes.
UNTITLED
Un*ti"tled, a.
1. Not titled; having no title, or appellation of dignity or distinction. Spenser.
2. Being without title or right; not entitled. Shak.
UNTO Un"to, prep. Etym: [OE. unto; un- (only in unto, until) unto, as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt unto, OHG. unzi), Goth. und unto, until. See To, and cf. Until.]
1. To; — now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural style. See To.
2. Until; till. [Obs.] "He shall abide it unto the death of the priest." Num. xxxv. 25.
UNTO
Un"to, conj.
Defn: Until; till. [Obs.] "Unto this year be gone." Chaucer.
UNTOLD
Un*told", a.
1. Not told; not related; not revealed; as, untold secrets.
2. Not numbered or counted; as, untold money.
UNTOLERABLE
Un*tol"er*a*ble, a.
Defn: Intolerable. [Obs.]
UNTOMB
Un*tomb", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tomb.]
Defn: To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter. Fuller.
UNTONGUE
Un*tongue, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tongue.]
Defn: To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. [Obs.] Fuller.
UNTOOTH
Un*tooth", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tooth.]
Defn: To take out the teeth of. Cowper.
UNTOWARD
Un*to"ward, prep. Etym: [Unto + -ward.]
Defn: Toward. [Obs.] Gower.
UNTOWARD
Un*to"ward, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + toward.]
1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Acts ii. 40.
2. Awkward; ungraceful. "Untoward words." Creech. "Untoward manner." Swift.
3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an
untoward wind or accident.
— Un*to"ward*ly, adv.
— Un*to"ward*ness, n.
UNTOWARDLY
Un*to"ward*ly, a.
Defn: Perverse; froward; untoward. "Untowardly tricks and vices."
Locke.
UNTRADED
Un*trad"ed, a.
1. Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade. [Obs.] Hakluyt
2. Unpracticed; inexperienced. [Obs.] Udall.
3. Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed; unusual; not common. Shak.
UNTRAINED
Un*trained", a.
1. Not trained. Shak.
2. Not trainable; indocile. [Obs.] Herbert.
UNTRAMMELED
Un*tram"meled, a.
Defn: Not hampered or impeded; free. [Written also untrammelled.]
UNTRAVELED
Un*trav"eled, a. Etym: [Written also untravelled.]
1. Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled forest.
2. Having never visited foreign countries; not having gained knowledge or experience by travel; as, an untraveled Englishman. Addison.
UNTREAD
Un*tread", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tread.]
Defn: To tread back; to retrace. Shak.
UNTREASURE
Un*treas"ure, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + treasure.]
Defn: To bring forth or give up, as things previously treasured. "The quaintness with which he untreasured, as by rote, the stores of his memory." J. Mitford.
UNTREASURED
Un*treas"ured, a.
1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of untreasure.]
Defn: Deprived of treasure. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + treasured.]
Defn: Not treasured; not kept as treasure.
UNTREATABLE
Un*treat"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being treated; not practicable. [R.] Dr. H. More.
UNTRENCHED
Un*trenched", a.
Defn: Being without trenches; whole; intact. [Obs.]
UNTRESSED
Un*tressed", a.
Defn: Not tied up in tresses; unarranged; — said of the hair.
Chaucer.
UNTROWABLE
Un*trow"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incredible. [Obs.] "Untrowable fairness." Wyclif.
UNTRUE
Un*true", a.
1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue.
2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. Chaucer.
UNTRUE
Un*true, adv.
Defn: Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] Chaucer.
UNTRUISM
Un*tru"ism, n.
Defn: Something not true; a false statement. [Recent & R.] A.
Trollope.
UNTRUNKED
Un*trunked", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + trunk.]
Defn: Separated from its trunk or stock. [Obs.]
UNTRUSS
Un*truss", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + truss.]
Defn: To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.] Dryden.
UNTRUSS; UNTRUSSER
Un*truss", Un*truss"er, n.
Defn: One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
UNTRUST
Un*trust", n.
Defn: Distrust. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNTRUSTFUL
Un*trust"ful, a.
1. Not trustful or trusting.
2. Not to be trusted; not trusty. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
UNTRUTH
Un*truth", n.
1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty. Chaucer.
2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. Shak.
Syn.
— Lie; falsehood. See Lie.
UNTRUTHFUL
Un*truth"ful, a.
Defn: Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.
— Un*truth"ful*ly, adv.
— Un*truth"ful*ness, n.
UNTUCK
Un*tuck", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tuck.]
Defn: To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.
UNTUNE
Un*tune", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tune.]
Defn: To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune. Shak.
UNTURN
Un*turn", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + turn.]
Defn: To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key. Keats.
UNTURNED
Un*turned", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + turned.]
Defn: Not turned; not revolved or reversed. To leave no stone unturned, to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one's purpose. [He] left unturned no stone To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden.
UNTWAIN
Un*twain", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + twain.]
Defn: To rend in twain; to tear in two. [Obs.] Skelton.
UNTWINE
Un*twine", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + twine.]
Defn: To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie. It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the established and the old. Sir W. Hamilton.
UNTWINE
Un*twine", v. i.
Defn: To become untwined. Milton.
UNTWIRL
Un*twirl", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + twirl.]
Defn: To untwist; to undo. Ash.
UNTWIST
Un*twist", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + twist.]
1. To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine. If one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist. Wallis.
2. To untie; to open; to disentangle. Milton.
UNTY
Un*ty", v. t.
Defn: To untie. [Archaic] Young.
UNUSAGE
Un*us"age (; 48), n.
Defn: Want or lack of usage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNUSED
Un*used", a.
1. Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment.
2. Not habituated; unaccustomed. Unused to bend, impatient of control. Thomson.
UNUSUAL
Un*u"su*al, a.
Defn: Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of
unusual grace or erudition.
— Un*u"su*al*ly, adv.
— Un*u"su*al*ness, n.
UNUSUALITY
Un*u`su*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: Unusualness. Poe.
UNUTTERABLE
Un*ut"ter*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced;
inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable anguish.
Sighed and looked unutterable things. Thomson.
— Un*ut"ter*a*ble*ness, n.
— Un*ut"ter*a*bly, adv.
UNVAIL
Un*vail", v. t. & i.
Defn: See Unveil.
UNVALUABLE
Un*val"u*a*ble, a.
1. Invaluable; being beyond price. [Obs.] South.
2. Not valuable; having little value. [R.] T. Adams.
UNVALUED
Un*val"ued, a.
1. Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered; disregarded; valueless; as, an unvalued estate. "Unvalued persons." Shak.
2. Having inestimable value; invaluable. [Obs.] The golden apples of unvalued price. Spenser.
UNVARIABLE
Un*va"ri*a*ble, a.
Defn: Invariable. Donne.
UNVEIL
Un*veil", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + veil.]
Defn: To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.
UNVEIL
Un*veil", v. i.
Defn: To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.
UNVEILER
Un*veil"er, n.
Defn: One who removes a veil.
UNVERACITY
Un`ve*rac"i*ty, n.
Defn: Want of veracity; untruthfulness; as, unveracity of heart.
Carlyle.
UNVESSEL
Un*ves"sel, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + vessel.]
Defn: To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty. [Obs.] Ford.
UNVICAR
Un*vi"car, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + vicar.]
Defn: To deprive of the position or office a vicar. [R.] Strype.
UNVIOLABLE
Un*vi"o*la*ble, a.
Defn: Inviolable.
UNVISARD
Un*vis"ard, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + vizard.]
Defn: To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask. [Written also unvizard.] [Obs.] Milton.
UNVISIBLE
Un*vis"i*ble, a.
Defn: Invisible. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNVISIBLY
Un*vis"i*bly, adv.
Defn: Invisibly. [Obs.]
UNVITIATED
Un*vi"ti*a`ted, a.
Defn: Not vitiated; pure.
UNVOLUNTARY
Un*vol"un*ta*ry, a.
Defn: Involuntary. [Obs.] Fuller.
UNVOTE
Un*vote", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + vote.]
Defn: To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote. [R.] Bp, Burnet.
UNVOWELED
Un*vow"eled, a.
Defn: Having no vowel sounds or signs. [Written also unvowelled.]
Skinner.
UNVULGARIZE
Un*vul"gar*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + vulgarize.]
Defn: To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar. Lamb.
UNVULNERABLE
Un*vul"ner*a*ble, a.
Defn: Invulnerable. [Obs.]
UNWARE
Un*ware", a. Etym: [AS. unwær unwary. See Un- not, and Wary.]
1. Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's guard. [Obs.] Chaucer. Fairfax.
2. Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen. [Obs.] The unware woe of harm that cometh behind. Chaucer. — Un*ware"ly, adv. [Obs.] — Un*ware"ness, n. [Obs.]
UNWARES
Un*wares", adv.
Defn: Unawares; unexpectedly; — sometimes preceded by at. [Obs.]
Holinshed.
UNWARILY
Un*wa"ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In an unwary manner.
UNWARINESS
Un*wa"ri*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness; heedlessness.
UNWARM
Un*warm", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + warm.]
Defn: To lose warmth; to grow cold. [R.]
UNWARP
Un*warp", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + warp.]
Defn: To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.
UNWARPED
Un*warped", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + warped.]
Defn: Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial.
UNWARRANTABLE
Un*war"rant*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable;
illegal; unjust; improper.
— Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n.
— Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv.
UNWARRANTED
Un*war"rant*ed, a.
Defn: Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
UNWARY
Un*wa"ry, a. Etym: [Cf. Unware.]
1. Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
2. Unexpected; unforeseen; unware. [Obs.] Spenser.
UNWASHED
Un*washed", a.
Defn: Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.
UNWASHEN
Un*wash"en, a.
Defn: Not washed. [Archaic] "To eat with unwashen hands." Matt. xv. 20.
UNWAYED
Un*wayed", a.
1. Not used to travel; as, colts that are unwayed. [Obs.] Suckling.
2. Having no ways or roads; pathless. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNWEARIED
Un*wea"ried, a.
Defn: Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not
tiring or wearying; indefatigable.
— Un*wea"ried*ly, adv.
— Un*wea"ried*ness, n.
UNWEARY
Un*wea"ry, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + weary.]
Defn: To cause to cease being weary; to refresh. [Obs.] Dryden.
UNWEAVE
Un*weave", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + weave.]
Defn: To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven.
UNWEDGEABLE
Un*wedge"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not to be split with wedges. [Obs.] Shak.
UNWEETING
Un*weet"ing, a. Etym: [See Un- not, and Weet, Wit.]
Defn: Unwitting. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
— Un*weet"ing*ly, adv. [Obs.] Milton.
UNWEIGHED
Un*weighed", a.
Defn: Not weighed; not pondered or considered; as, an unweighed statement.
UNWEIGHING
Un*weigh"ing, a.
Defn: Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate. Shak.
UNWELD; UNWELDY
Un*weld", Un*weld"y, a.
Defn: Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy. [Obs.]
Our old limbs move [may] well be unweld. Chaucer.
UNWELL
Un*well", a.
1. Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
Note: This word was formerly regarded as an Americanism, but is now in common use among all who speak the English language.
UNWELLNESS
Un*well"ness
Defn: , n. Quality or state of being unwell.
UNWEMMED
Un*wemmed", a.
Defn: Not blemished; undefiled; pure. [Obs.] Wyclif.
With body clean and with unwemmed thought. Chaucer.
UNWHOLE
Un*whole", a. Etym: [AS. unhal. See Un- not, and Whole.]
Defn: Not whole; unsound. [Obs.]
UNWIELDY
Un*wield"y, a.
Defn: Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.
"A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old." Clarendon.
— Un*wield"i*ly, adv.
— Un*wield"i*ness, n.
UNWILD
Un*wild", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wild.]
Defn: To tame; to subdue. [Obs. & R.] Sylvester.
UNWILL
Un*will", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + will.]
Defn: To annul or reverse by an act of the will. Longfellow.
UNWILLED
Un*willed", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + will.]
Defn: Deprived of the faculty of will or volition. Mrs. Browning.
UNWILLING
Un*will"ing, a.
Defn: Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling
servant.
And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, "Keep
your piece nine years." Pope.
— Un*will"ing*ly, adv.
— Un*will"ing*ness, n.
UNWIND
Un*wind", v. t. Etym: [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.]
1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To disentangle. [Obs.] Hooker.
UNWIND
Un*wind", v. i.
Defn: To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
UNWISDOM
Un*wis"dom, n.
Defn: Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance. Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute. J. A. Froude.
UNWISE
Un*wise", a. Etym: [AS. unwis. See Un- not, and Wise, a.]
Defn: Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.
UNWISELY
Un*wise"ly, adv. Etym: [AS. unwislice.]
Defn: In an unwise manner; foolishly.
UNWISH
Un*wish", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wish.]
Defn: To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing. [Obs.]
Now thou hast unwished five thousand men. Shak.
UNWIST
Un*wist", a.
1. Not known; unknown. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
2. Not knowing; unwitting. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNWIT
Un*wit", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wit.]
Defn: To deprive of wit. [Obs.] Shak.
UNWIT
Un*wit", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + wit.]
Defn: Want of wit or understanding; ignorance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNWITCH
Un*witch", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + witch.]
Defn: To free from a witch or witches; to fee from witchcraft. [R.]
B. Jonson.
UNWITTING
Un*wit"ting, a.
Defn: Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant.
— Un*wit"ting*ly, adv.
UNWOMAN
Un*wom"an, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + woman.]
Defn: To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex. [R.] R.
Browning.
UNWONDER
Un*won"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wonder.]
Defn: To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to interpret; to explain. [R.] Fuller.
UNWONT
Un*wont", a.
Defn: Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed. [Archaic] Sir W. Scott.
UNWONTED
Un*wont"ed, a.
1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton.
2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes.
"Unwonted lights." Byron.
— Un*wont"ed*ly, adv.
— Un*wont"ed*ness, n.
UNWORK
Un*work", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + work.]
Defn: To undo or destroy, as work previously done.
UNWORLDLY
Un*world"ly, a.
Defn: Not worldly; spiritual; holy. Hawthorne.
— Un*world"li*ness, n.
UNWORMED
Un*wormed", a.
Defn: Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the tongue cut out; — said of a dog.
UNWORSHIP
Un*wor"ship, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + worship.]
Defn: To deprive of worship or due honor; to dishonor. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNWORSHIP
Un*wor"ship, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + worship.]
Defn: Lack of worship or respect; dishonor. [Obs.] Gower.
UNWORTH
Un*worth", a. Etym: [AS. unweor.]
Defn: Unworthy. [Obs.] Milton.
UNWORTH
Un*worth", n.
Defn: Unworthiness. [R.] Carlyle.
UNWORTHY
Un*wor"thy, a.
Defn: Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving;
worthless; unbecoming; — often with of.
— Un*wor"thi*ly, adv.
— Un*wor"thi*ness, n.
UNWRAP
Un*wrap", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wrap.]
Defn: To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. Chaucer.
UNWRAY
Un*wray", v. t.
Defn: See Unwrie. [Obs.]
UNWREATHE
Un*wreathe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wreathe.]
Defn: To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed.
UNWRIE Un*wrie", v. t. Etym: [AS. onwreón; on- (see 1st Un-) + wreón to cover.]
Defn: To uncover. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNWRINKLE
Un*wrin"kle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wrinkle.]
Defn: To reduce from a wrinkled state; to smooth.
UNWRITE
Un*write", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + write.]
Defn: To cancel, as what is written; to erase. Milton.
UNWRITTEN
Un*writ"ten, a.
1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements.
2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. Unwritten doctrines (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. — Unwritten law. Etym: [Cf. L. lex non scripta.] That part of the law of England and of the United States which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from any enactment now extant and in force as such. This law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial decisions. See Common law, under Common. — Unwritten laws, such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early nations of Europe.
UNWROKEN
Un*wro"ken, a. Etym: [See Un- not, and Wreak.]
Defn: Not revenged; unavenged. [Obs.] Surrey.
UNYOKE
Un*yoke", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + yoke.]
1. To loose or free from a yoke. "Like youthful steers unyoked, they take their courses." Shak.
2. To part; to disjoin; to disconnect. Shak.
UNYOKED Un*yoked", a. Etym: [In sense 1 pref. un- not + yoked; in senses 2 and 3 properly p. p. of unyoke.]
1. Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.
2. Freed or loosed from a yoke.
3. Licentious; unrestrained. [R.] Shak.
UNYOLDEN
Un*yold"en, a.
Defn: Not yielded. [Obs.] "[By] force . . . is he taken unyolden."
Sir T. Browne.
UNZONED
Un*zoned", a.
Defn: Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom.
Prior.
UP
Up, adv. Etym: [AS. up, upp, ; akin to OFries. up, op, D. op, OS. ,
OHG. , G. auf, Icel. upp, Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E.
over. See Over.]
1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; — the opposite of Ant: down. But up or down, By center or eccentric, hard to tell. Milton.
2. Hence, in many derived uses, specifically: — (a) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; — used with verbs of motion expressed or implied. But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop. Num. xiv. 44. I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. Ps. lxxxviii. 15. Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye. Chaucer. We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of Christian indifference. Atterbury.
(b) In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; — used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up. And when the sun was up, they were scorched. Matt. xiii. 6. Those that were up themselves kept others low. Spenser. Helen was up — was she Shak. Rebels there are up, And put the Englishmen unto the sword. Shak. His name was up through all the adjoining provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring to see who he was that could withstand so many years the Roman puissance. Milton. Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms. Dryden. Grief and passion are like floods raised in little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly up. Dryden. A general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger was up. Addison. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate. Longfellow.
(c) To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; — usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements. As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox to him. L'Estrange.
(d) To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent.
Note: Some phrases of this kind are now obsolete; as, to spend up (Prov. xxi. 20); to kill up (B. Jonson). (e) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.
Note: Up is used elliptically for get up, rouse up, etc., expressing a command or exhortation. "Up, and let us be going." Judg. xix. 28. Up, up, my friend! and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double. Wordsworth. It is all up with him, it is all over with him; he is lost. — The time is up, the allotted time is past. — To be up in, to be informed about; to be versed in. "Anxious that their sons should be well up in the superstitions of two thousand years ago." H. Spencer. — To be up to. (a) To be equal to, or prepared for; as, he is up to the business, or the emergency. [Colloq.] (b) To be engaged in; to purpose, with the idea of doing ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's up to. [Colloq.] — To blow up. (a) To inflate; to distend. (b) To destroy by an explosion from beneath. (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up. (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang] — To bring up. See under Bring, v. t. — To come up with. See under Come, v. i. — To cut up. See under Cut, v. t. & i. — To draw up. See under Draw, v. t. — To grow up, to grow to maturity. — Up anchor (Naut.), the order to man the windlass preparatory to hauling up the anchor. — Up and down. (a) First up, and then down; from one state or position to another. See under Down, adv. Fortune . . . led him up and down. Chaucer. (b) (Naut.) Vertical; perpendicular; — said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. Totten. — Up helm (Naut.), the order given to move the tiller toward the upper, or windward, side of a vessel. — Up to snuff. See under Snuff. [Slang] — What is up What is going on [Slang]
UP
Up, prep.
1. From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of. In going up a hill, the knees will be most weary; in going down, the thihgs. Bacon.
2. From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.
3. Upon. [Obs.] "Up pain of death." Chaucer.
UP
Up, n.
Defn: The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; — rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.] Ups and downs, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.] They had their ups and downs of fortune. Thackeray.
UP
Up, a.
Defn: Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.
UPAS
U"pas, n. Etym: [Malay p; p a tree + poison.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is deleterious. Called also bohun upas.
2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows. One kind, upas antiar, is, derived from upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Upas tieute is prepared from a climbing plant (Strychnos Tieute).
UPBAR
Up*bar", v. t.
1. To fasten with a bar. [R.]
2. To remove the bar or bards of, as a gate; to under. [Obs.] Spenser.
UPBEAR
Up*bear", v. t.
Defn: To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain. Spenser. One short sigh of breath, upbore Even to the seat of God. Milton. A monstrous wave upbore The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore. Pope.
UPBIND
Up*bind", v. t.
Defn: To bind up. [R.] Collins.
UPBLOW
Up*blow", v. t.
Defn: To inflate. [Obs.] Spenser.
UPBLOW
Up*blow", v. i.
Defn: To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea. [Obs.] Spenser.
UPBRAID Up*braid", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Upbraided; p. pr. & vb. n. Upbraiding.] Etym: [OE. upbreiden; AS, upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. bregedha to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t.]
1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; — followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. And upbraided them with their unbelief. Mark xvi. 14. Vet do not Upbraid us our distress. Shak.
2. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. Matt. xi. 20 How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness! Sir P. Sidney.
3. To treat with contempt. [Obs.] Spenser.
4. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; — with to before the person. [Obs.] Bacon.
Syn.
— To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.
UPBRAID
Up*braid", v. i.
Defn: To utter upbraidings. Pope.
UPBRAID
Up*braid", n.
Defn: The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] " Foul upbraid."
Spenser.
UPBREAK
Up*break", v. i.
Defn: To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.
UPBREAK
Up"break`, n.
Defn: A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. Mrs. Browning.
UPBREATHE
Up*breathe", v. r.
Defn: To breathe up or out; to exhale. [Obs.] Marston.
UPBREED
Up*breed", v. t.
Defn: To rear, or bring up; to nurse. "Upbred in a foreign country."
Holinshed.
UPBROUGHT
Up*brought", a.
Defn: Brought up; educated. [Obs.] Spenser.
UPBUOYANCE
Up*buoy"ance, n.
Defn: The act of buoying up; uplifting. [R.] Coleridge.
UPBURST
Up"burst`, n.
Defn: The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter.
UPCAST
Up"cast`, a.
Defn: Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison.
UPCAST
Up"cast`, n.
1. (Bowling)
Defn: A cast; a throw. Shak.
2. (Mining.)
Defn: The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; — distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.
3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]
4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
UPCAST
Up*cast", v. t.
1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]
UPCAUGHT
Up"caught`, a.
Defn: Seized or caught up. " She bears upcaught a mariner away."
Cowper.
UPCHEER
Up*cheer", v. t.
Defn: To cheer up. Spenser.
UPCLIMB
Up*climb", v. t. & i.
Defn: To climb up; to ascend.
Upclomb the shadowy pine above the woven copse. Tennyson.
UPCOIL
Up*coil", v. t. & i.
Defn: To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made into a coil.
UPCOUNTRY
Up"coun`try, adv.
Defn: In an upcountry direction; as, to live upcountry. [Colloq.]
UPCOUNTRY
Up"coun`try, a.
Defn: Living or situated remote from the seacoast; as, an upcountry residence. [Colloq.] — n.
Defn: The interior of the country. [Colloq.]
UPCURL
Up*curl", v. t.
Defn: To curl up. [R.] Tennyson.
UPDIVE
Up*dive", v. i.
Defn: To spring upward; to rise. [R.] Davies (Microcosmos).
UPDRAW
Up*draw", v. t.
Defn: To draw up. [R.] Milton.
UPEND
Up*end", v. t.
Defn: To end up; to set on end, as a cask.
UPEYGAN
U`pey*gan", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The borele.
UPFILL
Up*fill", v. t.
Defn: To fill up. [Obs.]
UPFLOW
Up*flow", v. i.
Defn: To flow or stream up. Southey.
UPFLUNG
Up*flung", a.
Defn: Flung or thrown up.
UPGATHER
Up*gath"er, v. t.
Defn: To gather up; to contract; to draw together. [Obs.]
Himself he close upgathered more and more. Spenser.
UPGAZE
Up*gaze", v. i.
Defn: To gaze upward. Byron.
UPGIVE
Up*give", v. t.
Defn: To give up or out. [Obs.]
UPGROW
Up*grow", v. i.
Defn: To grow up. [R.] Milton.
UPGROWTH
Up"growth`, n.
Defn: The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
The new and mighty upgrowth of poetry in Italy. J. R. Green.
UPGUSH
Up"gush`, n.
Defn: A gushing upward. Hawthorne.
UPGUSH
Up*gush", v. i.
Defn: To gush upward.
UPHAF
Up*haf", obs.
Defn: imp. of Upheave. Chaucer.
UPHAND
Up"hand`, a.
Defn: Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge.
[R.] Moxon.
UPHANG
Up*hang", v. t.
Defn: To hang up. Spenser.
UPHASP
Up*hasp", v. t.
Defn: To hasp or faster up; to close; as, sleep uphasps the eyes.
[R.] Stanyhurst.
UPHEAPED
Up"heaped`, a.
Defn: Piled up; accumulated.
God, which shall repay all with upheaped measure. Udall.
UPHEAVAL
Up*heav"al, n.
Defn: The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock.
UPHEAVE
Up*heave", v. t.
Defn: To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. Milton.
UPHELD
Up*held",
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
UPHER
Up"her, n. (Arch.)
Defn: A fir pole of from four to seven inches diameter, and twenty to forty feet long, sometimes roughly hewn, used for scaffoldings, and sometimes for slight and common roofs, for which use it is split. [Spelt also ufer.] [Eng.] Gwilt.
UPHILL
Up*hill", adv.
Defn: Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.
UPHILL
Up"hill`, a.
1. Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.
2. Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
UPHILT
Up*hilt", v. t.
Defn: To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one's sword into an enemy. [R.] Stanyhurst.
UPHOARD
Up*hoard", v. t.
Defn: To hoard up. [Obs.] Shak.
UPHOLD
Up*hold", v. t.
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden.
2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to
maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3.
Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak.
3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
UPHOLDER
Up*hold"er, n. Etym: [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer.]
1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.]
2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.] The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Gay.
3. An upholsterer. [Obs.]
4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.
UPHOLSTER
Up*hol"ster, v. t. Etym: [See Upholsterer.]
Defn: To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains.
UPHOLSTER
Up*hol"ster, n.
1. A broker. [Obs.] Caxton.
2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] Strype.
UPHOLSTERER
Up*hol"ster*er, n. Etym: [A substitution for older upholder, in OE.,
broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster.
See Upholder, and -ster.]
Defn: One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. Upholsterer bee. (Zoöl.) See Poppy bee, under Poppy.
UPHOLSTERY
Up*hol"ster*y, n.
Defn: The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.
UPHROE
U"phroe, n. (Naut.)
Defn: Same as Euphroe.
UPKEEP
Up"keep`, n.
Defn: The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the upkeep." Scribner's Mag.
Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings.
A. R. Colquhoun.
UPLAND
Up"land, n.
1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; — opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like.
2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [Obs.]
UPLAND
Up"land, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. Milton.
2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] " The race of upland giants." Chapman. Upland moccasin. (Zoöl.) See Moccasin. — Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zoöl.), a large American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper, Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover, highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie plover, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote, quaily, and uplander. — Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
UPLANDER
Up"land*er, n.
1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic. [Obs.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.]
UPLANDISH
Up*land"ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs.]
Chapman.
2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs.] His presence made the rudest peasant melt, That in the wild, uplandish country dwelt. Marlowe.
UPLAY
Up*lay", v. t.
Defn: To hoard. [Obs.] Donne.
UPLEAD
Up*lead", v. t.
Defn: To lead upward. [Obs.]
UPLEAN
Up*lean", v. i.
Defn: To lean or incline upon anything. [Obs.] Spenser.
UPLIFT
Up*lift", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.]
Defn: To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton.
UPLIFT
Up"lift`, n. (Geol.)
Defn: A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
UP-LINE
Up"-line`, n. (Railroad)
Defn: A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train. [Eng.]
UPLOCK
Up*lock", v. t.
Defn: To lock up. [Obs.] Shak.
UPLOOK
Up*look", v. i.
Defn: To look or gaze up. [Obs.]
UPMOST
Up"most`, a. Etym: [Cf. Uppermost.]
Defn: Highest; topmost; uppermost. Spenser. Dryden.
UPOKORORO
U`po*ko*ro"ro, n. Etym: [From the native Maori name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) of the family Haplochitonidæ. In general appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake whitefishes and trout. Called also grayling.
UPON Up*on", prep.Etym: [AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See Up, and On.]
Defn: On; — used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. "Upon an hill of flowers." Chaucer. Our host upon his stirrups stood anon. Chaucer. Thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar. Ex. xxix. 21. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. Judg. xvi. 9. As I did stand my watch upon the hill. Shak. He made a great difference between people that did rebel upon wantonness, and them that did rebel upon want. Bacon. This advantage we lost upon the invention of firearms. Addison. Upon the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find in Homer. Pope. He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow. Sir. W. Scott. Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from aggression in my absence. Landor.
Note: Upon conveys a more distinct notion that on carries with it of something that literally or metaphorically bears or supports. It is less employed than it used to be, on having for the most part taken its place. Some expressions formed with it belong only to old style; as, upon pity they were taken away; that is, in consequence of pity: upon the rate of thirty thousand; that is, amounting to the rate: to die upon the hand; that is, by means of the hand: he had a garment upon; that is, upon himself: the time is coming fast upon; that is, upon the present time. By the omission of its object, upon acquires an adverbial sense, as in the last two examples. To assure upon (Law), to promise; to undertake. — To come upon. See under Come. — To take upon, to assume.
UP-OVER
Up"-o`ver, a. (Mining & Civil Eng.)
Defn: Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.
UPPENT
Up*pent`, a.
Defn: A Pent up; confined. [Obs.]
UPPER
Up"per, a.; comp. of Up.
Defn: Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature. The upper hand, the superiority; the advantage. See To have the upper hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.). — Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. — Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. — Upper covert (Zoöl.), one of the coverts situated above the bases of the tail quills. — Upper deck (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the spar deck. — Upper leather, the leather for the vamps and quarters of shoes. — Upper strake (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes. — Upper ten thousand, or (abbreviated) Upper ten, the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.] — Upper topsail (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail. — Upper works (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a vessel that are properly above water. — Upper world. (a) The atmosphere. (b) Heaven. (c) This world; the earth; — in distinction from the underworld.
UPPER
Up"per, n.
Defn: The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
UPPERMOST
Up"per*most`, a. Etym: [From Up, Upper; formed like aftermost. Cf.
Upmost.]
Defn: Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;
supreme.
Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. Swift.
UPPERTENDOM
Up`per*ten"dom, n. Etym: [Upper ten + -dom.]
Defn: The highest class in society; the upper ten. See Upper ten, under Upper. [Colloq.]
UPPILE
Up*pile", v. t.
Defn: To pile, or heap, up. Southey.
UPPISH
Up"pish, a. Etym: [From Up.]
Defn: Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
[Colloq.] T. Brown.
— Up"pish*ly, adv. [Colloq.] — Up"pish*ness, n. [Colloq.]
UPPLIGHT
Up*plight", obs.
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Uppluck.
UPPLUCK
Up*pluck", v. t.
Defn: To pull or pluck up. [Obs.]
UPPRICKED
Up*pricked", a.
Defn: Upraised; erect; — said of the ears of an animal. Mason.
UPPROP
Up*prop", v. t.
Defn: To prop up. Donne.
UPRAISE
Up*raise", v. t.
Defn: To raise; to lift up.
UPREAR
Up*rear", v. t.
Defn: To raise; to erect. Byron.
UPRIDGED
Up*ridged", a.
Defn: Raised up in a ridge or ridges; as, a billow upridged. Cowper.
UPRIGHT
Up"right`, a. Etym: [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and Right, a.]
1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden. All have their ears upright. Spenser.
2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. Job i. 1.
3. Conformable to moral rectitude. Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. J. M. Mason.
4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He lay upright." Chaucer. Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the spindle vertical.
Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is admissible.
UPRIGHT
Up"right`, n.
Defn: Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building.
See Illust. of Frame.
UPRIGHTEOUSLY
Up*right"eous*ly, adv. Etym: [See Righteous.]
Defn: In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] Shak.
UPRIGHTLY
Up"right`ly, adv.
Defn: In an upright manner.
UPRIGHTNESS
Up"right`ness, n.
Defn: the quality or state of being upright.
UPRISE
Up*rise", v. i.
1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. "Uprose the sun." Cowley. Uprose the virgin with the morning light. Pope.
2. To have an upward direction or inclination. Uprose the mystic mountain range. Tennyson.
UPRISE
Up*rise", n.
Defn: The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.] Did ever raven sing so like a lark, That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise Shak.
UPRISING
Up*ris"ing, n.
1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. "The steep uprising of the hill." Shak.
2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. J. P. Peters.
UPRIST
Up*rist", n.
Defn: Uprising. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UPRIST
Up*rist", obs.
Defn: imp. of Uprise. Uprose. Chaucer.
Nor dim nor red, like God's own head The glorious sun uprist.
Coleridge.
UPROAR Up"roar, n. Etym: [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. oprör, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr to stir, hr stirring, active, G. rühren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hræra, Dan. röre, Sw. röra. Cf. Rearmouse.]
Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]
Defn: Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion;
bustle and clamor.
But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar.
Acts xvii. 5.
UPROAR
Up*roar", v. t.
Defn: To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." Shak.
UPROAR
Up*roar", v. i.
Defn: To make an uproar. [R.] Carlyle.
UPROARIOUS
Up*roar"i*ous, a.
Defn: Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as,
uproarious merriment.
— Up*roar"i*ous*ly, adv.
— Up*roar"i*ous*ness, n.
UPROLL
Up*roll", v. t.
Defn: To roll up. Milton.
UPROOT
Up*root", v. t.
Defn: To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to
remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.
Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden.
At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton.
UPROUSE
Up*rouse", v. t.
Defn: To rouse up; to rouse from sleep; to awake; to arouse. Shak.
UPRUN
Up*run", v. i.
Defn: To run up; to ascend.
The young sun That in the Ram is four degrees uprun. Chaucer.
[A son] of matchless might, who, like a thriving plant, Upran to
manhood. Cowper.
UPRUSH
Up*rush", v. i.
Defn: To rush upward. Southey.
UPRUSH
Up"rush`, n.
Defn: Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. R. A. Proctor.
UPSAROKAS
Up`sar*o"kas, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: See Crows.
UPSEEK
Up*seek", v. i.
Defn: To seek or strain upward. "Upseeking eyes suffused with . . . tears." Southey.
UPSEND
Up*send", v. t.
Defn: To send, cast, or throw up.
As when some island situate afar . . . Upsends a smoke to heaven.
Cowper.
UPSET
Up*set", v. t.
1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] "With sail on mast upset." R. of Brunne.
2. (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.
3. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. "Determined somehow to upset the situation." Mrs. Humphry Ward.
4. To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. [Colloq.]
UPSET
Up*set", v. i.
Defn: To become upset.
UPSET
Up"set`, a.
Defn: Set up; fixed; determined; — used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold. After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. Sir W. Scott.
UPSET
Up"set`, n.
Defn: The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.
UPSETTING
Up*set"ting, a.
Defn: Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.] Jamieson.
UPSETTING THERMOMETER
Up*set"ting ther*mom"e*ter.
Defn: A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be made at leisure.
UPSHOOT
Up*shoot", v. i.
Defn: To shoot upward. "Trees upshooting high." Spenser.
UPSHOT
Up"shot`, n. Etym: [Up + shot, equivalent to scot share, reckoning.
Cf. the phrase to cast up an account.]
Defn: Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the
result; the consummation.
I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot. Shak.
We account it frailty that threescore years and ten make the upshot
of man's pleasurable existence. De Quincey.
UPSIDE
Up"side`, n.
Defn: The upper side; the part that is uppermost. To be upsides with, to be even with. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. T. Hughes. — Upside down. Etym: [Perhaps a corruption of OE. up so down, literally, up as down.] With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy. Shak. These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also. Acts xvii. 6.
UPSIDOWN
Up"si*down`, adv.
Defn: See Upsodown. [Obs. or Colloq.] Spenser.
UPSILON
Up"si*lon, n. [Gr. 'y^ psilo`n bare, mere, simple y.]
Defn: The 20th letter (U, u) of the Greek alphabet, a vowel having originally the sound of oo as in room, becoming before the 4th century b. c. that French u or Ger. ü. Its equivalent in English is u or y.
UPSITTING
Up"sit`ting, n.
Defn: A sitting up of a woman after her confinement, to receive and entertain her friends. [Obs.] To invite your lady's upsitting. Beau. & Fl.
UPSKIP
Up*skip`, n.
Defn: An upstart. [Obs.] Latimer.
UPSNATCH
Up*snatch", v. t.
Defn: To snatch up. [R.]
UPSOAR
Up*soar", v. i.
Defn: To soar or mount up. Pope.
UPSODOWN
Up"so*down`, adv. Etym: [Up + so as + down.]
Defn: Upside down. [Obs. or Colloq.] Wyclif.
In man's sin is every manner order or ordinance turned upsodown.
Chaucer.
UPSPEAR
Up*spear", v. i.
Defn: To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass. [R.]
Cowper.
UPSPRING
Up*spring", v. i.
Defn: To spring up. Tennyson.
UPSPRING
Up"spring`, n.
1. An upstart. [Obs.] "The swaggering upspring." Shak.
2. A spring or leap into the air. [R.] Chapman.
UPSPURNER
Up"spurn`er, n.
Defn: A spurner or contemner; a despiser; a scoffer. [Obs.] Joye.
UPSTAIRS
Up*stairs", adv.
Defn: Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.
UPSTAIRS
Up"stairs`, a.
Defn: Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room.
UPSTAND
Up*stand", v. i.
Defn: To stand up; to be erected; to rise. Spenser. Milton.
At once upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses. Cowper.
UPSTARE
Up*stare", v. i.
Defn: To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous.
"Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests." Spenser.
UPSTART
Up*start", v. i.
Defn: To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson.
UPSTART
Up"start`, n.
1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu. Bacon.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The meadow saffron. Dr. Prior.
UPSTART
Up"start`, a.
Defn: Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of upstart creatures." Milton.
UPSTAY
Up*stay", v. t.
Defn: To sustain; to support. [Obs.] "His massy spear upstayed."
Milton.
UPSTERTE
Up*stert"e, obs.
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Upstart.
UPSTIR
Up"stir`, n.
Defn: Insurrection; commotion; disturbance. [Obs.] Sir J. Cheke.
UPSTREAM
Up*stream", adv.
Defn: Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.
UPSTREET
Up*street", adv.
Defn: Toward the higher part of a street; as, to walk upstreet. G. W.
Gable.
UPSTROKE
Up"stroke`, n.
Defn: An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made. Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega. Mrs. Browning.
UPSUN
Up"sun`, n. (Scots Law)
Defn: The time during which the sun is up, or above the horizon; the time between sunrise and sunset.
UPSWARM
Up*swarm", v. i. & i.
Defn: To rise, or cause to rise, in a swarm or swarms. [R.] Shak.
Cowper.
UPSWAY
Up*sway", v. t.
Defn: To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club. [R.] Sir W.
Scott.
UPSWELL
Up*swell", v. i.
Defn: To swell or rise up.
UPSYTURVY Up"sy*tur"vy, adv. Etym: [Cf. Upside down, under Upside, and Topsy- turvy.]
Defn: Upside down; topsy-turvy. [Obs.] Robert Greene.
UPTAILS ALL
Up"tails` all".
1. An old game at cards. [Obs.]
2. Revelers; roysterers. [Obs.] Decker.
3. Revelry; confusion; frolic. [Obs.] Herrick.
UPTAKE
Up*take", v. t.
Defn: To take into the hand; to take up; to help. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Spenser.
UPTAKE
Up"take`, n. (Steam Boilers)
1. The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward.
2. Understanding; apprehension. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
UPTEAR
Up*tear", v. t.
Defn: To tear up. Milton.
UPTHROW
Up*throw", v. t.
Defn: To throw up. Drayton.
UPTHROW
Up"throw`, n. (Mining)
Defn: See Throw, n., 9.
UPTHUNDER
Up*thun"der, v. i.
Defn: To send up a noise like thunder. [R.] Coleridge.
UPTIE
Up*tie", v. t.
Defn: To tie up. Spenser.
UPTILL
Up*till", prep.
Defn: To; against. [Obs. & R.]
She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Leaned her breast uptill a thorn.
Shak.
UP-TO-DATE
Up`-to-date", a.
Defn: Extending to the present time; having style, manners, knowledge, or other qualities that are abreast of the times. "A general up-to-date style of presentment." Nature.
I must prefer to translate the poet in a manner more congenial if
less up-to-date.
Andrew Lang.
UPTOWN
Up*town", adv.
Defn: To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown. [Colloq.
U. S.]
UPTOWN
Up"town`, a.
Defn: Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society. [Colloq. U. S.]
UPTRACE
Up*trace", v. t.
Defn: To trace up or out.
UPTRAIN
Up*train", v. t.
Defn: To train up; to educate. [Obs.] "Daughters which were well uptrained." Spenser.
UP-TRAIN
Up"-train`.
1. A train going in the direction of the metropolis or the main terminus. [Eng.]
2. A train going in the direction conventionally called up. [U.S.]
UPTURN
Up*turn", v. t.
Defn: To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." D. Webster. So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton.
UPUPA
U"pu*pa, n. Etym: [L., the hoopoe.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe.
UPWAFT
Up*waft", v. t.
Defn: To waft upward. Cowper.
UPWARD; UPWARDS
Up"ward, Up"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. upweardes. See Up-, and -wards.]
1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; — opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. I. Watts. Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail. Hooker.
2. In the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
From twenty years old and upward. Num. i. 3.
Upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above.
I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years. Shak.
UPWARD
Up"ward, a. Etym: [AS. upweard. See Up, and -ward.]
Defn: Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
UPWARD
Up"ward, n.
Defn: The upper part; the top. [Obs.]
From the extremest upward of thy head. Shak.
UPWHIRL
Up*whirl", v. t. & i.
Defn: To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.
UPWIND
Up*wind", v. t.
Defn: To wind up. Spenser.
UP-WIND
Up"-wind`, adv.
Defn: Against the wind.
UPWREATH
Up*wreath", v. i.
Defn: To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke.
Longfellow.
UPYAT
Up*yat", obs.
Defn: imp. of Upgive. Chaucer.
UR; URE
Ur, Ure, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The urus.
URACHUS
U"ra*chus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.
URAEMIA
U*ræ"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease.
URAEMIC
U*ræ"mic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to uræmia; as, uræmic convulsions.
URAEUM
U*ræ"um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. uraeus, adj.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The posterior half of an animal.
URAEUS U*ræ"us, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. , fr. tail.] (Egypt. Archæol.)
Defn: A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.
URAL
U"ral, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, the Urals, a mountain range between Europe and Asia.
URAL-ALTAIC
U"ral-Al*ta"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Urals and the Altai; as the Ural-
Altaic, or Turanian, languages.
URALI
U"ra*li, n. Etym: [See Wourali.]
Defn: See Curare.
URALIAN; URALIC
U*ra"li*an, U*ral"ic, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the Ural Mountains.
URALITE
U"ral*ite, n. Etym: [So called because first observed in the Ural
Mountains.] (Min.)
Defn: Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.
URALITIZATION
U`ral*i`ti*za"tion, n. (Geol.)
Defn: The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.
URAMIL
U*ram"il, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Murexan.
URANATE
U"ra*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of uranic acid.
URANIA
U*ra"ni*a, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Defn: One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies.
URANIAN
U*ra"ni*an, a. (Astron.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the Uranian year.
URANIC
U*ran"ic, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical. On I know not what telluric or uranic principles. Carlyle.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.
URANIN
U"ra*nin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; — so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein.
URANINITE
U*ran"i*nite, n. (Min.)
Defn: A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead, thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende.
URANISCOPLASTY
U`ra*nis"co*plas`ty, n. Etym: [Gr. -plasty.] (Surg.)
Defn: The process of forming an artificial palate.
URANISCORAPHY; URANISCORRHAPHY
U`ra*nis*cor"a*phy, U`ra*nis*cor"rha*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: Suture of the palate. See Staphyloraphy.
URANITE
U"ra*nite, n. Etym: [Cf. G. uranit, F. uranite.] (Min.)
Defn: A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite.
URANITIC
U`ra*nit"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to uranium; containing uranium.
URANIUM
U*ra"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Uranus the planet. See Uranus.]
(Chem.)
Defn: An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
Note: Uranium was discovered in the state of an oxide by Klaproth in 1789, and so named in honor of Herschel's discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781.
URAN-OCHER; URAN-OCHRE U"ran-o`cher, U"ran-o`chre, n. Etym: [Cf. F. uranochre.] (Min.) (a) A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure.
URANOGRAPHIC; URANOGRAPHICAL
U`ra*no*graph"ic, U`ra*no*graph"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic treatise.
URANOGRAPHIST
U`ra*nog"ra*phist, n.
Defn: One practiced in uranography.
URANOGRAPHY
U`ra*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology.
URANOLITE
U*ran"o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.]
Defn: A meteorite or aërolite. [Obs.] Hutton.
URANOLOGY
U`ra*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography.
URANOMETRIA
U`ra*nom`e*tri"a, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: A uranometry.
URANOMETRY
U`ra*nom"e*try, n. Etym: [Gr. -metry.] (Astron.)
Defn: A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye.
URANOPLASTY
U"ra*no*plas`ty, n. Etym: [See Uraniscoplasty.] (Surg.)
Defn: The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard palate.
URANOSCOPY
U`ra*nos"co*py, n. Etym: [Gr. -scopy.]
Defn: Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies.
URANOSO-
U`ra*no"so- (, a. (Chem.)
Defn: A combining form (also used adjectively) from uranium; — used in naming certain complex compounds; as in uranoso-uranic oxide, uranoso-uranic sulphate.
URANOUS
U"ra*nous (u"ra*nûs), a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds.
URANUS U"ra*nus (-nûs), n. Etym: [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. Uranium.]
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos
(Time) and the Titans.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years.
Note: This planet has also been called Herschel, from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it Georgium Sidus, in honor of George III., then King of England.
URAN-UTAN
U*ran"-u*tan`, (Zoöl.)
Defn: The orang-utang
URANYL
U"ra*nyl, n. Etym: [Uranium + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: The radical UO2, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.
URAO
U*ra"o, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Min.)
Defn: See Trona.
URARE; URARI
U*ra"re, U*ra"ri, n.
Defn: See Curare.
URATE
U"rate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. urate.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A salt of uric acid; as, sodium urate; ammonium urate.
URATIC
U*rat"ic, (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi.
URBAN Ur"ban, a. Etym: [L. urbanus belonging to the urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain. Cf. Urbane.]
1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.
2. Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners. Urban servitude. See Predial servitude, under Servitude.
URBANE
Ur*bane", a. Etym: [See Urban.]
Defn: Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.
URBANISTE
Ur"ban*iste, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A large and delicious pear or Flemish origin.
URBANITY
Ur*ban"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. urbanitas; cf. F. urbanité.]
1. The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with the urbanity of his country. W. Irving.
2. Polite wit; facetiousness. [Obs.] Dryden. Raillery in the sauce of civil entertainment; and without some such tincture of urbanity, good humor falters. L'Estrange.
Syn.
— Politeness; suavity; affability; courtesy.
URBANIZE
Ur"ban*ize, v. t.
Defn: To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. Howell.
URBICOLAE Ur*bic"o*læ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. urbs, urbis, a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as skippers (Hesperiadæ).
URBICOLOUS
Ur*bic"o*lous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a city; urban. [R.]
URCEOLAR
Ur"ce*o*lar, a.
Defn: Urceolate.
URCEOLATE; URCELATE Ur"ce*o*late, Ur"ce*late, a. Etym: [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.)
Defn: Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.
URCEOLE
Ur"ce*ole, n. Etym: [See Urceolate.] (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold wine or water.
URCEOLUS
Ur*ce"o*lus, n.; pl. Urceoli. Etym: [L., a little pitcher.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.
URCHIN Ur"chin, n. Etym: [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ireçon, eriçon, heri, herichon, F. hérisson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. Herisson.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A hedgehog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.
3. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. "We 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies." Shak.
4. A pert or roguish child; — now commonly used only of a boy. And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. W. Howitt. You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband Goldsmith.
5. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; — so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. Knight. Urchin fish (Zoöl.), a diodon.
URCHIN
Ur"chin, a.
Defn: Rough; pricking; piercing. [R.] "Helping all urchin blasts."
Milton.
URCHON
Ur"chon, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The urchin, or hedgehog.
URDU
Ur"du, n. Etym: [Hind. urdu.]
Defn: The language more generally called Hindoostanee.
URE Ure, n. Etym: [OE. ure, OF. oevre, ovre, ouvre, work, F. oeuvre, L. opera. See Opera, Operate, and cf. Inure, Manure.]
Defn: Use; practice; exercise. [Obs.] Fuller.
Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure That lies in us.
Chapman.
URE
Ure, v. t.
Defn: To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice. [Obs.] The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms. Sir T. More.
UREA
U"re*a, a. Etym: [NL. See Urine.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals. It is also present in small quantity in blood, serous fluids, lymph, the liver, etc.
Note: It is the main product of the regressive metamorphosis (katabolism) of proteid matter in the body, and is excreted daily to the amount of about 500 grains by a man of average weight. Chemically it is carbamide, CO(NH2)2, and when heated with strong acids or alkalies is decomposed into carbonic acid and ammonia. It unites with acids to form salts, as nitrate of urea, and it can be made synthetically from ammonium cyanate, with which it is isomeric. Urea ferment, a soluble ferment formed by certain bacteria, which, however, yield the ferment from the body of their cells only after they have been killed by alcohol. It causes urea to take up water and decompose into carbonic acid and ammonia. Many different bacteria possess this property, especially Bacterium ureæ and Micrococcus ureæ, which are found abundantly in urines undergoing alkaline fermentation.
UREAL
U"re*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to urea; containing, or consisting of, urea; as, ureal deposits.
UREAMETER
U`re*am"e*ter, n. Etym: [Urea + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An apparatus for the determination of the amount of urea in urine, in which the nitrogen evolved by the action of certain reagents, on a given volume of urine, is collected and measured, and the urea calculated accordingly.
URECHITIN
U`re*chi"tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant
(Urechitis suberecta) as a bitter white crystalline substance.
URECHITOXIN
U`re*chi*tox"in, n. Etym: [Urechitin + toxic + -in.] (Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
UREDO U*re"do, n. Etym: [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr. urere to burn, to scorch.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the stages in the life history of certain rusts
(Uredinales), regarded at one time as a distinct genus. It is a
summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage. See
Uredinales, in the Supplement.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Nettle rash. See Urticaria.
UREDOSPORE
U*re"do*spore, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the so- called Uredo stage of certain rusts. See (in the Supplement) Uredinales, Heteroecious, etc.
UREIDE
U"re*ide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus, hydantoin, and, in an extended dense, guanidine, caffeine, et., are ureides. [Written also ureid.]
-URET -u*ret.
Defn: A suffix with the same meaning as -ide. See -ide. [Obs.]
URETER
U*re"ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Urine.] (Anat.)
Defn: The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney.
URETERITIS
U*re`ter*i"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Ureter, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the ureter. Dunglison.
URETHANE
U*reth"ane, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline substance, NH2.CO.OC2H5, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related substances of which urethane proper is the type.
URETHRA
U*re"thra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Urine.] (Anat.)
Defn: The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.
URETHRAL
U*re"thral, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the urethra. Urethral fever (Med.), fever occurring as a consequence of operations upon the urethra.
URETHRITIS
U`re*thri"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Urethra, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the urethra.
URETHROPLASTY
U*re"thro*plas`ty, n. Etym: [Urethra + -plasty.] (Surg.)
Defn: An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the
walls of the urethra.
— U*re`thro*plas"tic, a.
URETHROSCOPE
U*re"thro*scope, n. Etym: [Urethra + -scope.] (Med.)
Defn: An instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra.
URETHROSCOPY
U`re*thros"co*py, n. (Med.)
Defn: Examination of the urethra by means of the urethroscope.
URETHROTOME
U*re"thro*tome, n. Etym: [Urethra + Gr.
Defn: An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture.
URETHROTOMY
U`re*throt"o*my, n. Etym: [Urethra + Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: An incision of the urethra, esp. incision for relief of urethral stricture.
URETIC
U*ret"ic, a. Etym: [L. ureticus, Gr. Urine.] (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine.
URGE Urge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n. Urging.] Etym: [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.]
1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. Pope.
2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. Shak.
3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.] Urge not my father's anger. Shak.
4. To press hard upon; to follow closely Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope.
5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
Syn.
— To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage.
URGE
Urge, v. i.
1. To press onward or forward. [R.]
2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
URGENCE
Ur"gence, n.
Defn: Urgency. [Obs.]
URGENCY
Ur"gen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. urgence.]
Defn: The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
URGENT
Ur"gent, a. Etym: [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F. urgent. See
Urge.]
Defn: Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. "The urgent hour." Shak. Some urgent cause to ordain the contrary. Hooker. The Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste. Ex. xii. 33.
URGENTLY
Ur"gent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an urgent manner.
URGER
Ur"ger, n.
Defn: One who urges. Beau. & Fl.
URIC
U"ric, a. Etym: [Gr. urique. See Urine.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric acid. Uric acid, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine of birds and reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of it are also found in the various organs of the body. It is likewise a common constituent, either as the free acid or as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the so-called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid is frequently deposited, on standing in a cool place, in the form of a reddish yellow sediment, nearly always crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, C5H4N4O3, and by decomposition yields urea, among other products. It can be made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll. It was formerly called also lithic acid, in allusion to its occurrence in stone, or calculus.
URIM
U"rim, n. Etym: [Heb. , pl. of , fire light.]
Defn: A part or decoration of the breastplate of the high priest among the ancient Jews, by which Jehovah revealed his will on certain occasions. Its nature has been the subject of conflicting conjectures. Thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim. Ex. xxviii. 30. And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 1 Sam. xxviii. 6.
Note: Professor Plumptre supposes the Urim to have been a clear and colorless stone set in the breastplate of the high priest as a symbol of light, answering to the mystic scarab in the pectoral plate of the ancient Egyptian priests, and that the Thummim was an image corresponding to that worn by the priestly judges of Egypt as a symbol of truth and purity of motive. By gazing steadfastly on these, he may have been thrown into a mysterious, half ecstatic state, akin to hypnotism, in which he lost all personal consciousness, and received a spiritual illumination and insight.
URINAL
U"ri*nal, n. Etym: [L. urinal, fr. urina urine: cf. F. urinal.]
1. A vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle or tube for holding urine for inspection.
2. A place or convenience for urinating purposes.
URINARIUM
U`ri*na"ri*um, n. Etym: [LL. urinarium.] (Agric.)
Defn: A reservoir for urine, etc., for manure.
URINARY
U"ri*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. urina urine: cf. F. urinaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions.
2. Resembling, or being of the nature of, urine. Urinary calculus (Med.), a concretion composed of some one or more crystalline constituents of the urine, liable to be found in any portion of the urinary passages or in the pelvis of the kidney. — Urinary pigments, (Physiol. Chem.), certain colored substances, urochrome, or urobilin, uroerythrin, etc., present in the urine together with indican, a colorless substance which by oxidation is convertible into colored bodies.
URINARY
U"ri*na*ry, n.
Defn: A urinarium; also, a urinal.
URINATE
U"ri*nate, v. i. Etym: [LL. urinare.]
Defn: To discharge urine; to make water.
URINATION
U`ri*na"tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of voiding urine; micturition.
URINATIVE
U"ri*na*tive, a.
Defn: Provoking the flow of urine; uretic; diuretic. [R.] Bacon.
URINATOR U"ri*na`tor, n. Etym: [L., from urinari to plunge under water, to dive.]
Defn: One who dives under water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver. [R.] Ray.
URINE U"rine, n. Etym: [F. urine, L. urina; akin to urinari to plunge under water, to dive, Gr. var water, Icel. drizzling rain, AS. wær the sea.] (Physiol.)
Defn: In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and reptiles, a solid or semisolid excretion.
Note: In man, the urine is a clear, transparent fluid of an amber color and peculiar odor, with an average density of 1.02. The average amount excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous solution of urea, salt (sodium chloride), and uric acid, together with some hippuric acid and peculiar pigments. It usually has an acid reaction, owing to the presence of acid phosphates of soda or free uric acid. Normally, it contains about 960 parts of water to 40 parts of solid matter, and the daily average excretion is 35 grams (540 grains) of urea, 0.75 gram (11 grains) of uric acid, and 16.5 grams (260 grains) of salt. Abnormally, it may contain sugar as in diabetes, albumen as in Bright's disease, bile pigments as in jaundice, or abnormal quantities of some one or more of the normal constituents.
URINE
U"rine, v. i.
Defn: To urinate. [Obs.] Bacon.
URINIFEROUS
U`ri*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Urine + -ferous.]
Defn: Bearing or conveying urine; as, uriniferous tubules.
URINIPAROUS U`ri*nip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Urine + L. parere to produce: cf. F. urinipare.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Producing or preparing urine; as, the uriniparous tubes in the cortical portion of the kidney.
URINOGENITAL
U`ri*no*gen"i*tal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary; urogenital; as, the urinogenital canal.
URINOMETER
U`ri*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Urine + -meter.]
Defn: A small hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of urine.
URINOMETRY
U`ri*nom"e*try, n.
Defn: The estimation of the specific gravity of urine by the urinometer.
URINOSE; URINOUS
U"ri*nose, U"ri*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. urineux. See Urine.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine. Arbuthnot.
URITE
U"rite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen of arthropods.
URITH
U"rith, n.
Defn: The bindings of a hedge. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
URN Urn, n. Etym: [OE. urne, L. urna; perhaps fr. urere to burn, and sop called as being made of burnt clay (cf. East): cf. F. urne.]
1. A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn. A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, found an urn, or earthen pot, in which there was another urn. Bp. Wilkins. His scattered limbs with my dead body burn, And once more join us in the pious urn. Dryden.
2. Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave. Or lay these bones in an unworthy urn, Tombless, with no remembrance over them. Shak.
3. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius.
4. (Bot.)
Defn: A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.
5. A tea urn. See under Tea. Urn mosses (Bot.), the order of true mosses; — so called because the capsules of many kinds are urn- shaped.
URN
Urn, v. t.
Defn: To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn. When horror universal shall descend, And heaven's dark concave urn all human race. Young.
URNAL
Urn"al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an urn; effected by an urn or urns. "Urnal interments." Sir T. Browne.
URNFUL
Urn"ful, n.; pl. Urnfuls (.
Defn: As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn.
URN-SHAPED
Urn"-shaped`, a.
Defn: Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.
URO-
U"ro-.
Defn: A combining form fr. Gr. o'y^ron, urine.
URO-
U"ro-.
Defn: A combining form from Gr. o'yra`, the tail, the caudal extremity.
UROBILIN
U`ro*bi"lin, n. Etym: [1st uro- + bile + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome.
UROCELE
U"ro*cele, n. Etym: [1st uro + Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it.
UROCERATA
U`ro*cer"a*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail.
UROCHORD
U"ro*chord, n. Etym: [2d uro- + chord.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates. [Written also urocord.]
UROCHORDA
U`ro*chor"da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Urochord.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Tunicata.
UROCHORDAL
U`ro*chor"dal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Urochorda.
UROCHROME
U"ro*chrome, n. Etym: [1st uro- + Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as identical with urobilin.
UROCHS
U"rochs, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Aurochs.
UROCORD
U"ro*cord, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Urochord.
UROCYST
U"ro*cyst, n. Etym: [1st uro- + cyst.] (Anat.)
Defn: The urinary bladder.
URODELA
U`ro*de"la, n. pl. Etym: [NL.; Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of amphibians having the tail well developed and often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons, and allied animals.
URODELE
U"ro*dele, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Urodela.
URODELIAN
U`ro*de"li*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Urodela.
— n.
Defn: One of the Urodela.
UROERYTHRIN
U`ro*e*ryth"rin, n. Etym: [See 1st Uro-, and Erythrin.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
Defn: A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which gives to the urine of rheumatism its characteristic color. It also causes the red color often seen in deposits of urates.
UROGASTRIC
U`ro*gas"tric, a. Etym: [2d uro- + gastric.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Behind the stomach; — said of two lobes of the carapace of certain crustaceans.
UROGENITAL
U`ro*gen"i*tal, a. Etym: [1st uro- + genital.] (Anat.)
Defn: Same as Urinogenital.
UROGLAUCIN
U`ro*glau"cin, n. Etym: [1st uro- + L. glaucus bright.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
Defn: A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.
UROHAEMATIN
U`ro*hæm"a*tin, n. Etym: [1st uro- + hæmatin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Urinary hæmatin; — applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either directly or indirectly (through bilirubin) from the hæmatin of the blood. See Urochrome, and Urobilin.
UROHYAL
U`ro*hy"al, a. Etym: [2d uro- + the Gr. letter (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes. — n.
Defn: A urohyal bone or cartilage.
UROLOGY
U*rol"o*gy, n. Etym: [1st uro- + -logy.] (Med.)
Defn: See Uronology.
UROMERE
U"ro*mere, n. Etym: [2d uro- + -mere.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod.
URONOLOGY
U`ro*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Med.)
Defn: That part of medicine which treats of urine. Dunglison.
UROPOD
U"ro*pod, n. Etym: [2d uro- + -pod.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda.
UROPODAL
U*rop"o*dal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a uropod.
UROPOETIC
U`ro*po*et"ic, a. Etym: [1st uro- + Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: Producing, or favoring the production of, urine.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a system of organs which eliminate nitrogenous waste matter from the blood of certain invertebrates.
UROPYGIAL
U`ro*pyg"i*al, a. Etym: [See Uropygium.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds. Uropygial gland, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid which is spread over the feathers by preening.
UROPYGIUM
U`ro*pyg"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; — sometimes called pope's nose.
UROSACRAL
U`ro*sa"cral, a. Etym: [2d uro- + sacral.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to both the caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column; as, the urosacral vertebræ of birds.
UROSCOPY
U*ros"co*py, n. Etym: [1st uro- + -scopy: cf. F. uroscopie.]
Defn: The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. Sir T.
Browne.
UROSOME
U"ro*some, n. Etym: [2d uro- + -some body.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods.
UROSTEGE
U"ro*stege, n. Etym: [2d uro- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent.
UROSTEON
U*ros"te*on, n.; pl. L. Urostea, E. Urosteons. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
(Anat.)
Defn: A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
UROSTERNITE
U`ro*ster"nite, n. Etym: [2d uro- + sternum.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of insects and other arthropods.
UROSTYLE
U"ro*style, n. Etym: [2d uro- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.
UROX
U"rox, n. Etym: [See Aurochs, and cf. Urus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The aurochs.
UROXANATE
U*rox"a*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of uroxanic acid.
UROXANIC
U`rox*an"ic, a. Etym: [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H8N4O6, which is obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
UROXANTHIN
U`ro*xan"thin, n. Etym: [1st uro- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Indican.
URRHODIN
Ur*rho"din, n. Etym: [1st uro- + Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Indigo red, a product of the decomposition, or oxidation, of indican. It is sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol, giving the solution a beautiful red color. Also called indigrubin.
URRY
Ur"ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. uir, uireach, mold, clay.]
Defn: A sort of blue or black clay lying near a vein of coal.
URSA Ur"sa, n. Etym: [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. Arctic.] (Astron.)
Defn: Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. Ursa Major Etym: [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star. — Ursa Minor Etym: [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
URSAL
Ur"sal, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st Seal.
URSIFORM
Ur"si*form, a. Etym: [L. ursus, ursa, a bear + -form.]
Defn: Having the shape of a bear.
URSINE
Ur"sine, a. Etym: [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See Ursa.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear. Ursine baboon.
(Zoöl.) See Chacma.
— Ursine dasyure (Zoöl.), the Tasmanian devil.
— Ursine howler (Zoöl.), the araguato. See Illust. under Howler.
— Ursine seal. (Zoöl.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.
URSON
Ur"son, n. Etym: [Cf. Urchin.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Canada porcupine. See Porcupine.
URSUK
Ur"suk, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bearded seal.
URSULA
Ur"su*la, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, or Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple.
URSULINE
Ur"su*line, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ursuline.] (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.
URSULINE
Ur"su*line, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines; as, the Ursuline nuns.
URSUS
Ur"sus, n. Etym: [L., a bear.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of Carnivora including the common bears.
URTICA
Ur*ti"ca, n. Etym: [L., a nettle.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants including the common nettles. See Nettle, n.
URTICACEOUS
Ur`ti*ca"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order (Urticaceæ) of plants, of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants.
URTICAL
Ur"tic*al, a.
Defn: Resembling nettles; — said of several natural orders allied to urticaceous plants.
URTICARIA
Ur`ti*ca"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Urtica.] (Med.)
Defn: The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo.
URTICATE
Ur"ti*cate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Urticated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Urticating.]
Defn: To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. G.
A. Sala.
URTICATION
Ur`ti*ca"tion, n. (Med.)
Defn: The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; — sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.
URUBU
U*ru*bu", n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. urubú a certain Brazilian bird.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black vulture (Catharista atrata). It ranges from the
Southern United States to South America. See Vulture.
URUS
U"rus, n. Etym: [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.
URVA
Ur"va, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder.
US
Us, pron. Etym: [OE. us, AS. ; akin to OFries. & OS. , D. ons, G.
uns, Icel. & Sw. oss, Dan. os, Goth. uns, L. nos we, us, Gr. nas us.
Nostrum, Our.]
Defn: The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; — the objective case of we. See We. "Tell us a tale." Chaucer. Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11.
USABLE
Us"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being used.
USAGE
Us"age, n. Etym: [F. usage, LL. usaticum. See Use.]
1. The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage. My brother Is prisoner to the bishop here, at whose hands He hath good usage and great liberty. Shak.
2. Manners; conduct; behavior. [Obs.] A gentle nymph was found, Hight Astery, excelling all the crew In courteous usage. Spenser.
3. Long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure; custom; habitual use; method. Chaucer. It has now been, during many years, the grave and decorous usage of Parliaments to hear, in respectful silence, all expressions, acceptable or unacceptable, which are uttered from the throne. Macaulay.
4. Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification.
5. Experience. [Obs.] In eld [old age] is both wisdom and usage. Chaucer.
Syn. — Custom; use; habit. — Usage, Custom. These words, as here compared, agree in expressing the idea of habitual practice; but a custom is not necessarily a usage. A custom may belong to many, or to a single individual. A usage properly belongs to the great body of a people. Hence, we speak of usage, not of custom, as the law of language. Again, a custom is merely that which has been often repeated, so as to have become, in a good degree, established. A usage must be both often repeated and of long standing. Hence, we speak of a "hew custom," but not of a "new usage." Thus, also, the "customs of society" is not so strong an expression as the "usages of society." "Custom, a greater power than nature, seldom fails to make them worship." Locke. "Of things once received and confirmed by use, long usage is a law sufficient." Hooker. In law, the words usage and custom are often used interchangeably, but the word custom also has a technical and restricted sense. See Custom, n., 3.
USAGER
Us"a*ger, n. Etym: [F. usager.]
Defn: One who has the use of anything in trust for another. [Obs.]
Daniel.
USANCE
Us"ance, n. Etym: [F. See Use, v. t.]
1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.
3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] Shak.
4. (Com.)
Defn: The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance.
USANT
Us"ant, a. Etym: [OF.]
Defn: Using; accustomed. [Obs.] "Usant for to steal." Chaucer.
USBEGS; USBEKS
Us"begs, Us"beks, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan. [Written also Uzbecks, and Uzbeks.]
USE Use, n. Etym: [OE. us use, usage, L. usus, from uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.]
1. The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use. Books can never teach the use of books. Bacon. This Davy serves you for good uses. Shak. When he framed All things to man's delightful use. Milton.
2. Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book. Shak.
3. Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used;
usefulness; utility.
God made two great lights, great for their use To man. Milton.
'T is use alone that sanctifies expense. Pope.
4. Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit. Let later age that noble use envy. Spenser. How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, Seem to me all the uses of this world! Shak.
5. Common occurrence; ordinary experience. [R.] O Cæsar! these things are beyond all use. Shak.
6. (Eccl.)
Defn: The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as,
the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the
Roman use; etc.
From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use. Pref. to
Book of Common Prayer.
7. The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury. [Obs.] Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use and principal, to him. Jer. Taylor.
8. Etym: [In this sense probably a corruption of OF. oes, fr. L. opus need, business, employment, work. Cf. Operate.] (Law)
Defn: The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B.
9. (Forging)
Defn: A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging. Contingent, or Springing, use (Law), a use to come into operation on a future uncertain event. — In use. (a) In employment; in customary practice observance. (b) In heat; — said especially of mares. J. H. Walsh. — Of no use, useless; of no advantage. — Of use, useful; of advantage; profitable. — Out of use, not in employment. — Resulting use (Law), a use, which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and results or returns to him who raised it, after such expiration. — Secondary, or Shifting, use, a use which, though executed, may change from one to another by circumstances. Blackstone. — Statute of uses (Eng. Law), the stat. 27 Henry VIII., cap. 10, which transfers uses into possession, or which unites the use and possession. — To make use of, To put to use, to employ; to derive service from; to use.
USE Use, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Used; p. pr. & vb. n. Using.] Etym: [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Utility.]
1. To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation. Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs. Shak. Some other means I have which may be used. Milton.
2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly. "I will use him well." Shak. How wouldst thou use me now Milton. Cato has used me ill. Addison.
3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business. Use hospitality one to another. 1 Pet. iv. 9.
4. To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; — employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger. I am so used in the fire to blow. Chaucer. Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. Milton. To use one's self, to behave. [Obs.] "Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly." Shak. — To use up. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of; as, to use up the supplies. (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by fatigue. [Colloq.]
Syn. — Employ. — Use, Employ. We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular channel. We use words to express our general meaning; we employ certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the two words when applied to persons. To speak of "making use of another" generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate; an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue. I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And manage all. Cowper. To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy. Dryden.
USE
Use, v. i.
1. To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; — now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to." They use to place him that shall be their captain on a stone. Spenser. Fears use to be represented in an imaginary. Bacon. Thus we use to say, it is the room that smokes, when indeed it is the fire in the room. South. Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp. Ex. xxxiii. 7 (Rev. Ver.)
2. To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; — sometimes followed by of. [Obs.] "Where never foot did use." Spenser. He useth every day to a merchant's house. B. Jonson. Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks. Milton.
USEFUL
Use"ful, a.
Defn: Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpose; beneficial; profitable; advantageous; as, vessels and instruments useful in a family; books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts. To what can I useful! Milton.
USEFULLY
Use"ful*ly, adv.
Defn: In a useful manner.
USEFULNESS
Use"ful*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage. Addison.
Syn.
— Utility; value; profit. See Utility.
USELESS
Use"less, a.
Defn: Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity. Not to sit idle with so great a gift Useless, and thence ridiculous. Milton.
Syn. — Fruitless; ineffectual. — Useless, Fruitless, Ineffectual. We speak of an attempt, effort, etc., as being useless when there are in it inherent difficulties which forbid the hope of success, as fruitless when it fails, not from any such difficulties, but from some unexpected hindrance arising to frustrate it; as, the design was rendered fruitless by the death of its projector. Ineffectual nearly resembles fruitless, but implies a failure of a less hopeless character; as, after several ineffectual efforts, I at last succeeded. Useless are all words Till you have writ "performance" with your swords. The other is for waiving. Beau. & Fl. Waiving all searches into antiquity, in relation to this controversy, as being either needless or fruitless. Waterland. Even our blessed Savior's preaching, who spake as never man spake, was ineffectual to many. Bp. Stillingfleet. — Use"less*ly, adv. — Use"less*ness, n.
USER
Us"er, n.
1. One who uses. Shak.
2. (Law)
Defn: Enjoyment of property; use. Mozley & W.
U-SHAPED
U"-shaped`, a.
Defn: Having the form of the letter U; specif. (Phys. Geog.),
Defn: of valleys, resembling a broad U in cross profile.
USHER Ush"er, n. Etym: [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser, oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper, fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See Oral, and cf. Ostiary.]
1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires." Chaucer. These are the ushers of Marcius. Shak.
Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the royal household in England, including the gentleman usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or more gentlemen ushers. See Black rod.
2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.
USHER
Ush"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ushered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ushering.]
Defn: To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger; to forerun; — sometimes followed by in or forth; as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to usher a visitor into the room. The stars that usher evening rose. Milton. The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter, setting forth the great genius of the author. Addison.
USHERANCE
Ush"er*ance, n.
Defn: The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered in. [Obs.]
Shaftesbury.
USHERDOM
Ush"er*dom, n.
Defn: The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively. [R.]
USHERLESS
Ush"er*less, a.
Defn: Destitute of an usher. Marston.
USHERSHIP
Ush"er*ship, n.
Defn: The office of an usher; usherdom.
USITATIVE
Us"i*ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. usitari to use often.]
Defn: Denoting usual or customary action. "The usitative aorist."
Alford.
USNEA
Us"ne*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
USNIC
Us"nic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.).
USQUEBAUGH
Us"que*baugh, n. Etym: [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha, literally, water
of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to Gr. bi`os life. See
Quick, a., and cf. Whisky.]
1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky. The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. Sir W. Scott.
2. A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit, raisins, cinnamon and other spices. Brande & C.
USSELF
Us`self", n. pl.
Defn: Ourselves. [Obs.] Wyclif. Piers Plowman. Chaucer.
USTION Us"tion, n. Etym: [L. ustio, fr. urere, ustum, to burn: cf. F. ustion.]
Defn: The act of burning, or the state of being burned. [R.] Johnson.
USTORIOUS
Us*to"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. urere, ustum, to burn.]
Defn: Having the quality of burning. [R.] I. Watts.
USTULATE Us"tu*late, a. Etym: [L. ustulatus, p. p. of ustulare to scorch, urere to burn.]
Defn: Blackened as if burned.
USTULATION
Us`tu*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ustulation.]
1. The act of burning or searing. [R.] Sir W. Petty.
2. (Old Chem.)
Defn: The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle.
3. (Pharm.) (a) The roasting or drying of moist substances so as prepare them for pulverizing. (b) The burning of wine.
4. Lascivious passion; concupiscence. [Obs.] It is not certain that they took the better part when they chose ustulation before marriage, expressly against the apostle. Jer. Taylor.
USUAL U"su*al, a. Etym: [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel. See Use, n.]
Defn: Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice,
or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual;
common.
Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and frequent in
their times. Hooker.
We can make friends of these usual enemies. Baxter.
— U"su*al*ly, adv.
— U"su*al*ness, n.
USUCAPTION U`su*cap"tion, n. Etym: [L. usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use) + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law)
Defn: The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; — the same as prescription in common law.
USUFRUCT U"su*fruct, n. Etym: [L. usufructus, ususfructus, usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit.] (Law)
Defn: The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance. Burrill.
USUFRUCTUARY
U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. usufructuarius.] (Law)
Defn: A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it. Wharton.
USUFRUCTUARY
U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry, a. (Law)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a
usufruct.
The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church, as the
usufructuary property of all its members. Coleridge.
USURARIOUS; USURARY U`su*ra"ri*ous, U"su*ra*ry, a. Etym: [L. usurarius that serves for use, that pays interest. See Usurer.]
Defn: Usurious. [Obs.] "Usurarious contracts." Jer. Taylor. Bp. Hall.
USURE
U"sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Usured; p. pr. & vb. n. Usuring.] Etym:
[Cf. OF. usurer, LL. usurare.]
Defn: To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs.] "The usuringb senate." Shak. I usured not ne to me usured any man. Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10).
USURE
U"sure, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: Usury. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Foul usure and lucre of villainy. Chaucer.
USURER
U"su*rer, n. Etym: [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See Usury, and cf.
Usurarious.]
1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender. [Obs.] If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. Ex. xxii. 25.
2. One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of money. He was wont to call me usurer. Shak.
USURIOUS
U*su"ri*ous, a. Etym: [From Usury.]
1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person.
2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a usurious
contract.
— U*su"ri*ous*ly, adv.
— U*su"ri*ous*ness, n.
USURP U*surp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Usurped; p. pr. & vb. n. Usurping.] Etym: [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy, get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin to usus use (see Use, n.): cf. F. usurper.]
Defn: To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him. Alack, thou dost usurp authority. Shak. Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and usurped government, would of course be perfectly justifiable. Burke.
Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office, functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to common dispossession of private property.
Syn.
— To arrogate; assume; appropriate.
USURP
U*surp", v. i.
Defn: To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper. The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and fanatics had usurped. Evelyn. And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor Peter Bell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping, with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell. Wordsworth.
USURPANT
U*surp"ant, a. Etym: [L. usurpans, p. pr.]
Defn: Usurping; encroaching. [Obs.] Gauden.
USURPATION U`sur*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. usurpatio making use, usurpation: cf. F. usurpation.]
1. The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; — commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power.
He contrived their destruction, with the usurpation of the regal
dignity upon him. Sir T. More.
A law [of a State] which is a usurpation upon the general government.
O. Ellsworth.
Manifest usurpation on the rights of other States. D. Webster.
Note: Usurpation, in a peculiar sense, formerly denoted the absolute ouster and dispossession of the patron of a church, by a stranger presenting a clerk to a vacant benefice, who us thereupon admitted and instituted.
2. Use; usage; custom. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
USURPATORY
U*surp"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. usurpatorius.]
Defn: Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.]
USURPATURE
U*surp"a*ture, n.
Defn: Usurpation. [R.] "Beneath man's usurpature." R. Browning.
USURPER
U*surp"er, n.
Defn: One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron. A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it. South.
USURPINGLY
U*surp"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a usurping manner.
USURY U"su*ry, n. Etym: [OE. usurie, usure, F. usure, L. usura use, usury, interest, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.]
1. A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for a loan, as of money; interest. [Obs. or Archaic] Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of anything that is lent upon usury. Deut. xxiii. 19. Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchanges, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Matt. xxv. 27. What he borrows from the ancients, he repays with usury of Dryden.
2. The practice of taking interest. [Obs.] Usury . . . bringeth the treasure of a realm or state into a few Bacon.
3. (Law)
Defn: Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money.
Note: The practice of requiring in repayment of money lent anything more than the amount lent, was formerly thought to be a great moral wrong, and the greater, the more was taken. Now it is not deemed more wrong to take pay for the use of money than for the use of a house, or a horse, or any other property. But the lingering influence of the former opinion, together with the fact that the nature of money makes it easier for the lender to oppress the borrower, has caused nearly all Christian nations to fix by law the rate of compensation for the use of money. Of late years, however, the opinion that money should be borrowed and repaid, or bought and sold, upon whatever terms the parties should agree to, like any other property, has gained ground everywhere. Am. Cyc.
UT
Ut, n. (Min.)
Defn: The first note in Guido's musical scale, now usually superseded by do. See Solmization.
UTAS U"tas, n. Etym: [OF. huitieves, witieves, witaves, oitieves, pl. of huitieve, witieve, etc., eighth, L. octavus. See Octave, n.] [Written also utis.]
1. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: The eighth day after any term or feast; the octave; as, the
utas of St. Michael. Cowell.
The marriage was celebrated and Canterbury, and in the utas of St.
Hilary next ensuing she was crowned. Holinshed.
2. Hence, festivity; merriment. [Obs.] Shak.
UTENSIL
U*ten"sil, n. Etym: [F. utensile, ustensile, L. utensile, fr.
utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use.
See Use, v. t.]
Defn: That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially, an
instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and farming
business.
Wagons fraught with utensils of war. Milton.
UTERINE U"ter*ine, a. Etym: [L. uterinus born of the same mother, from uterus womb: cf. F. utérin.]
1. Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb.
2. Born of the same mother, but by a different father. Walter Pope, uterine brother to Dr. Joh. WilkiWood.
UTEROGESTATION
U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Uterus + gestation.]
Defn: Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.
Pritchard.
UTEROVAGINAL
U`te*ro*vag"i*nal, n. Etym: [Uterus + vaginal.]
Defn: Pertaining to both the uterus and the vagina.
UTERUS
U"te*rus, n. Etym: [L.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.
Note: The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two become more or less completely united into one. In many male mammals there is a small vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which corresponds to the uterus of the female and is called the male uterus, or Etym: [NL.] uterus masculinus.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
UTES
Utes, n. pl.; sing. Ute. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North American Indians.
UTIA
U"ti*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus Capromys, or Utia. In general appearance and habits they resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits.
UTICA
U"ti*ca, a. Etym: [So called from Utica, in New York.] (Geol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a subdivision of the Trenton Period of the Lower Silurian, characterized in the State of New York by beds of shale.
UTILE U"tile, a. Etym: [L. utilis, fr. uti to use: cf. F. utile. See Use, v. t.]
Defn: Profitable; useful. [Obs.]
UTILITARIAN
U*til`i*ta"ri*an, a. Etym: [See Utility.]
1. Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art.
2. Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the Utilitarian Society. J. S. Mill.
UTILITARIAN
U*til`i*ta"ri*an, n.
Defn: One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism. The utilitarians are for merging all the particular virtues into one, and would substitute in their place the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to which every question respecting the morality of actions should be referred. Chalmers. But what is a utilitarian Simply one who prefers the useful to the useless; and who does not Sir W. Hamilton.
UTILITARIANISM
U*til`i*ta"ri*an*ism, n.
1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the end and aim of all social and political institutions. Bentham.
2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the highest happiness of the universe. J. S. Mill.
3. The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness.
UTILITY U*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [OE. utilite, F. utilité, L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See Utile.]
1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines. The utility of the enterprises was, however, so great and obvious that all opposition proved useless. Macaulay.
2. (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value.
See Note under Value, 2.
Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in political economy
should be called by that name and no other. F. A. Walker.
3. Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, — the foundation of utilitarianism. J. S. Mill.
Syn. — Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail; service. — Utility, Usefulness. Usefulness has an Anglo-Saxon prefix, utility is Latin; and hence the former is used chiefly of things in the concrete, while the latter is employed more in a general and abstract sense. Thus, we speak of the utility of an invention, and the usefulness of the thing invented; of the utility of an institution, and the usefulness of an individual. So beauty and utility (not usefulness) are brought into comparison. Still, the words are often used interchangeably.
UTILIZABLE
U"til*i`za*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being utilized; as, the utilizable products of the gas works.
UTILIZATION
U`til*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. utilization.]
Defn: The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
UTILIZE
U"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.]
Etym: [Cf. F. utiliser.]
Defn: To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . . dungeons. Hawthorne.
UTI POSSIDETIS
U`ti pos`si*de"tis. Etym: [L., as you possess.]
1. (Internat. Law)
Defn: The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war. Brande & C.
2. (Roman Law)
Defn: A species of interdict granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor. Burrill.
UTIS
U"tis, n.
Defn: See Utas. [Obs.]
UTLARY
Ut"la*ry, n.
Defn: Outlawry. [Obs.] Camden.
UTMOST Ut"most`, a. Etym: [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. , a superlative fr. out. Out, and cf. Aftermost, Outmost, Uttermost.]
1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge. Spenser. We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is the utmost town in France. Evelyn. Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath. Herbert.
2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness. He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. Shak. Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. Shak.
UTMOST
Ut"most`, n.
Defn: The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost. We have tried the utmost of our friends. Shak.
UTOPIA
U*to"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. not +
1. An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
2. Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection.
UTOPIAN
U*to"pi*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.
UTOPIAN
U*to"pi*an, n.
Defn: An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker.
UTOPIANISM
U*to"pi*an*ism, n.
Defn: The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism.
UTOPIANIST
U*to"pi*an*ist, n.
Defn: An Utopian; an optimist.
UTOPICAL
U*to"pic*al, a.
Defn: Utopian; ideal. [Obs.] "Utopical perfection." Bp. Hall.
UTOPIST
U*to"pist, n.
Defn: A Utopian.
UTRAQUIST
U"tra*quist, n. Etym: [L. uterque, fem. utraque, both.]
Defn: One who receives the eucharist in both kinds; esp., one of a body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the right to do this. Called also Calixtines.
UTRICLE U"tri*cle, n. Etym: [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle, dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide: cf. F. utricule.]
1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot. Gray.
4. (Anat.)
Defn: A utriculus.
UTRICULAR
U*tric"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. utriculaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a utricle, or utriculus; containing, or furnished with, a utricle or utricles; utriculate; as, a utricular plant.
2. Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; — said especially with reference to the condition of certain substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in which case they assume the form of small globules filled with liquid.
UTRICULARIA
U*tric`u*la"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of aquatic flowering plants, in which the submersed leaves bear many little utricles, or ascidia. See Ascidium,
UTRICULATE
U*tric"u*late, a.
Defn: Resembling a bladder; swollen like a bladder; inflated; utricular. Dana.
UTRICULOID U*tric"u*loid, a. Etym: [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle + - oid.]
Defn: Resembling a bladder; utricular; utriculate. Dana.
UTRICULUS
U*tric"u*lus, n. Etym: [L., a little womb or matrix, a calycle.]
(Anat.)
Defn: A little sac, or bag; a utricle; especially, a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. See the Note under Ear.
UTRO; UTRO-; UTERO
U"tro, U"ter`o.
Defn: - (connection with, or relation to, the uterus; as in utro- ovarian.
UTTER
Ut"ter, a. Etym: [OE. utter, originally the same word as outer. See
Out, and cf. Outer, Utmost.]
1. Outer. "Thine utter eyen." Chaucer. [Obs.] "By him a shirt and utter mantle laid." Chapman. As doth an hidden moth The inner garment fret, not th' utter touch. Spenser.
2. Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center;
outer. [Obs.]
Through utter and through middle darkness borne. Milton.
The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five miles from
Sandwich. Holinshed.
3. Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter ruin; utter darkness. They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious thoughts which disquiet mankind. Atterbury.
4. Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an utter refusal or denial. Clarendon. Utter bar (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See Outer bar, under 1st Outer. [Eng.] — Utter barrister (Law), one recently admitted as barrister, who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar, as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes permitted to plead within the bar. [Eng.] Cowell.
UTTER
Ut"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Uttering.] Etym:
[OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out, AS. utian to put out,
eject, fr. ut out. sq. root198. See Out, and cf. Utter, a.]
1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.] How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud, And utter his tender head. Spenser.
2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.] Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law Is death to any he that utters them. Shak. They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the name of Newfoundland fish. Abp. Abbot.
3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as currency; to cause to pass in trade; — often used, specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins, forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter coin or bank notes. The whole kingdom should continue in a firm resolution never to receive or utter this fatal coin. Swift.
4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to speak; to pronounce. "Sweet as from blest, uttering joy." Milton. The words I utter Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em truth. Shak. And the last words he uttered called me cruel. Addison.
Syn.
— To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge; pronounce.
See Deliver.
UTTERABLE
Ut"ter*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being uttered.
UTTERANCE
Ut"ter*ance, n.
1. The act of uttering. Specifically: — (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] Bacon. (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes. (c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech. At length gave utterance to these words. Milton.
2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance.
They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance. Acts ii. 4.
O, how unlike To that large utterance of the early gods! Keats.
UTTERANCE
Ut"ter*ance, n. Etym: [F. outrance. See Outrance.]
Defn: The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.] Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our men to skirmish one against another to the utterance. Holland.
UTTERER
Ut"ter*er, n.
Defn: One who utters. Spenser.
UTTEREST
Ut"ter*est, obs. superl. of Utter.
Defn: Uttermost.
To the utterest proof of her courage. Chaucer.
UTTERLESS
Ut"ter*less, a.
Defn: Incapable of being uttered. [Obs.]
A clamoring debate of utterless things. Milton.
UTTERLY
Ut"ter*ly, adv.
Defn: In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain.
UTTERMORE
Ut"ter*more`, a. Etym: [Cf. Uttermost.]
Defn: Further; outer; utter. [Obs. & R.] Holland.
UTTERMOST
Ut"ter*most, a. Etym: [From Utter, a.; cf. Utmost, and Outermost.]
Defn: Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree; as, the uttermost extent or end. "In this uttermost distress." Milton.
UTTERMOST
Ut"ter*most`, n.
Defn: The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest extent. Tennyson. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him. Heb. vii. 25. He cannot have sufficient honor done unto him; but the uttermost we can do, we must. Hooker.
UTTERNESS
Ut"ter*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being utter, or extreme; extremity; utmost; uttermost. [R.]
UVA
U"va, n. Etym: [L., a grape.] (Bot.)
Defn: A small pulpy or juicy fruit containing several seeds and having a thin skin, as a grape.
UVATE
U"vate, n. Etym: [L. uva grape.]
Defn: A conserve made of grapes.
UVA-URSI
U`va-ur"si, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. uva grape + ursus bear.] (Bot.)
Defn: The bearberry.
UVEA
U"ve*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. uva grape.] (Anat.)
Defn: The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; — sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
UVEOUS
U"ve*ous, a. Etym: [See Uvea.]
Defn: Resembling a grape.
UVIC
U"vic, a. Etym: [L. uva grape.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically, designating an organic acid, C7H8O3 (also called pyrotritartaric acid), obtained as a white crystalline substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric acids.
UVITIC
U*vit"ic, a. Etym: [From L. uva a grape. So called because it may be
produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which is found in the grape.]
(Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, CH3C6H3(CO2H)2, obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial oxidation of mesitylene; — called also mesitic acid.
UVITONIC
U`vi*ton"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by the action of ammonia on pyrotartaric acid.
UVROU
U"vrou, n.
Defn: See Euphroe.
UVULA
U"vu*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.] (Anat.)
Defn: The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
Note: The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the inner surface of the neck of the bladder.
UVULAR
U"vu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a uvula.
UVULATOME
U"vu*la*tome, n. Etym: [Uvula + Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument for removing the uvula.
UVULATOMY
U`vu*lat"o*my, n. (Surg.)
Defn: The operation of removing the uvula.
UVULITIS
U`vu*li"tis, n. [NL. See Uvula, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the uvula.
UWAROWITE
U*wa"ro*wite, n. (Min.)
Defn: Ouvarovite.
UXORIAL
Ux*o"ri*al, a. Etym: [See Uxorious.]
Defn: Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife. [R.] The speech [of Zipporah, Ex. iv. 25] is not a speech of reproach or indignation, but of uxorial endearment. Geddes.
UXORICIDAL
Ux*or"i*ci`dal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide.
UXORICIDE
Ux*or"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.]
1. The murder of a wife by her husband.
2. One who murders his wife.
UXORIOUS
Ux*o"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.]
Defn: Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! Milton. — Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv. — Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.
UZEMA
U"ze*ma, n.
Defn: A Burman measure of twelve miles.