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tsk | utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval |
tumefy | cause to become very swollen |
tumesce | expand abnormally |
tut | utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval |
tweedle | sing in modulation |
tweeze | pluck with tweezers |
typecast | cast repeatedly in the same kind of role |
typeset | set in type |
typewrite | write by means of a keyboard with types |
typify | embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of |
tyrannise | rule a country as a tyrant |
tyrannize | rule a country as a tyrant |
uglify | make ugly |
ulcerate | undergo ulceration |
ululate | emit long loud cries |
unarm | take away the weapons from; render harmless |
unbar | remove a bar from (a door) |
unbelt | undo the belt of |
unbend | straighten up or out; make straight |
unbind | untie or unfasten |
unblock | clear or remove an obstruction from |
unbolt | undo the bolt of |
unbosom | relieve oneself of troubling information |
unbox | remove from a box |
unbrace | undo the ties of |
unbraid | undo the braids of |
unbridle | remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) |
unbuckle | undo the buckle of |
unburden | free or relieve (someone) of a burden |
unbutton | undo the buttons of |
uncase | get undressed |
unchain | remove the chains from |
unchurch | exclude from a church or a religious community |
unclasp | release from a clasp |
unclip | remove the clip from |
uncloak | reveal the true nature of |
unclog | become or cause to become unobstructed |
unclothe | strip |
unclutter | rid of obstructions |
uncoil | unwind or untwist |
uncompress | restore to its uncompressed form |
uncork | release |
uncouple | disconnect or separate |
uncover | make visible |
uncrate | remove from the crate |
uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position |
uncurl | move out of a curled position |
undeceive | free from deception or illusion |
underachieve | perform less well or with less success than expected |
underact | act (a role) with great restraint |
underbid | bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants |
underdevelop | process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature |
underdress | dress without sufficient warmth |
underexpose | expose to too little light |
undergird | lend moral support to |
undergo | pass through |
undergrow | grow below something |
underlie | be or form the base for |
undermine | destroy property or hinder normal operations |
undernourish | provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment |
underpay | pay too little |
underperform | perform less well or with less success than expected |
underpin | support from beneath |
underplay | act (a role) with great restraint |
underprice | sell at artificially low prices |
underproduce | produce below capacity or demand |
underquote | offer for sale at a price lower than the market price |
underrate | make too low an estimate of |
undersell | sell cheaper than one's competition |
undershoot | fall short of (the runway) in a landing |
undersign | sign at the bottom of (a document) |
underspend | spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example) |
understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of |
understate | represent as less significant or important |
understock | stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity |
undertake | enter upon an activity or enterprise |
undervalue | assign too low a value to |
underwrite | guarantee financial support of |
undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
undock | move out of a dock |
undrape | strip something of drapery |
unearth | bring to light |
unfasten | cause to become undone |
unfold | develop or come to a promising stage |
unfreeze | become or cause to become soft or liquid |
unfrock | divest of the frock; of church officials |
unfurl | unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state |
unhallow | remove the consecration from a person or an object |
unhand | remove the hand from |
unharness | remove the harness from |
unhinge | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
unhitch | unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch |
unhook | take off a hook |
unhorse | alight from (a horse) |
uniformise | make uniform |
uniformize | make uniform |
unify | become one |
unionise | recruit for a union or organize into a union |
unionize | recruit for a union or organize into a union |
unite | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |