14-letter words containing d, r, u
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
- uncontradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- uncontrolledly — in an uncontrolled manner
- uncontroverted — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- uncredentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- undeliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- under color of — under the pretext or guise of
- under contract — If you are under contract to someone, you have signed a contract agreeing to work for them, and for no-one else, during a fixed period of time.
- under cover of — concealed
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under the wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- under-achiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- under-activity — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- under-building — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- under-consumed — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- under-pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- under-research — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- under-training — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- undereducation — to educate too little or poorly.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- underfulfilled — falling short of having achieved one's potential or desires
- undergraduette — a female undergraduate
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
- underinsurance — insurance purchased against damage or loss of property in an amount less than its true value, sometimes bought intentionally by the insured with full knowledge of the risk.
- underleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively low ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- undermentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
- undernutrition — nutritional deficiency resulting from lack of food or from the inability of the body to convert or absorb it.
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underqualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- underrepresent — to give inadequate representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately low.
- undersaturated — unsaturated (def 2).
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- understandably — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- understandings — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understatement — the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts: The journalist wrote that the earthquake had caused some damage. This turned out to be a massive understatement of the devastation.
- understrapping — subordinate or inferior
- understructure — a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure.
- undersubscribe — to subscribe for less of than is available, expected, or required: The concert series is undersubscribed and may be cancelled.