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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.