12-letter words starting with u
- undeliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- undependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- under canvas — If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent.
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- under orders — If you are under orders to do something, you have been told to do it by someone in authority.
- under threat — If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist.
- under-butler — the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- under-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- under-keeper — a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
- under-manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underachieve — to perform, especially academically, below the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- underbearing — unassuming
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet
- underbuilder — (in the construction trade) a person who assists in building
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- underclubbed — hit with a club resulting in inadequate distance
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
- undercurrent — a tendency underlying or at variance with the obvious or superficial significance of words, actions, etc.: Even in his friendliest remarks, one could sense an undercurrent of hostility.
- undercutting — to cut under or beneath.
- underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underdressed — to clothe oneself less completely or formally than is usual or fitting for the circumstances.
- undereducate — to educate too little or poorly.
- underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- underfeeding — an instance of or period of being underfed
- underfunding — insufficient funding
- undergarment — an article of underwear.
- undergirding — to strengthen; secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around: to undergird a top-heavy load.
- underinsured — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
- underkingdom — the domain of an underking
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- underlayment — material laid between a subfloor and a finish floor of linoleum, asphalt tile, etc.
- underlyingly — in an underlying manner
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underpeopled — insufficiently populated
- underperform — If someone underperforms in something such as a sports contest, or if one thing underperforms another thing, they do not perform as well as they could, or they perform less well than the other thing.
- underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.