10-letter words starting with u
- undershrub — a low shrub.
- undersight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- undersized — smaller than the usual or normal size.
- underskirt — a skirt, as a petticoat, worn under another skirt or a dress.
- undersleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- underslept — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- underslung — suspended from an upper support, as the chassis of a vehicle from the axles.
- underspend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- understate — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- understeer — a handling characteristic of an automotive vehicle that causes it to turn less sharply than the driver intends because the front wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the rear wheels lose traction.
- understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
- understory — the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest.
- understudy — to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
- undertaken — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- undertaker — funeral director.
- underthrow — to throw a ball or other object short of (the intended receiver or target)
- undertimed — (of a photograph) underexposed
- undertitle — the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- undertoned — in an undertone
- undertrick — a trick that a declarer failed to win in relation to the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
- undertrump — to play a lower trump on a trick to which a higher trump has already been played
- undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- undervoice — an undertone or low voice
- underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
- underwater — existing or occurring under water.
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- underwired — (of a woman's garment) containing thin metallic pieces to support and give shape to the breasts
- underworld — the criminal element of human society.
- underwrite — to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
- underwrote — simple past tense of underwrite.
- undescried — not descried or discovered
- undeserved — justly or rightly earned; merited: a deserved increase in salary.
- undeserver — a person who does not deserve something
- undesigned — not planned beforehand; unpremeditated; unintentional.
- undesirous — having or feeling no desire for something
- undestined — ordained, appointed, or predetermined to be or do something.
- undetailed — having many details: a detailed problem.
- undetained — to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- undetected — to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
- undeterred — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- undeviated — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- undidactic — not didactic; not morally instructive
- undiffused — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- undigested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- undilating — to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- undiligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- undirected — not directed; not guided: He wasted his time on undirected activity.
- undisabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.