9-letter words starting with u
- unwittily — in an unwitty manner
- unwitting — inadvertent; unintentional; accidental: His insult, though unwitting, pained her.
- unwomanly — not possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
- unworldly — not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
- unworried — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- unwounded — not wounded or injured
- unwrapped — to remove or open the wrapping of.
- unwreaked — not avenged or gratified
- unwreathe — to bring out of a wreathed condition; untwist; untwine.
- unwrinkle — to smooth the wrinkles from.
- unwritten — not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.
- unwrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- unzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- up a tree — a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- up for it — keen or willing to try something out or make a good effort
- up to par — If you say that someone or something is not up to par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- up-anchor — to weigh anchor.
- up-and-up — improving or moving upwards
- up-itself — pretentious or pompous
- up-market — appealing or catering to high-income consumers; of high quality; not easily affordable or accessible: upmarket fashions.
- up-or-out — of or relating to a system or policy of employment in which one is either promoted or discharged: the pressures of an up-or-out promotion system.
- upaithric — without a roof
- upanishad — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- upburning — burning upwards
- upcountry — of, relating to, residing in, or situated in the interior of a region or country; inland.
- upcycling — to process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original: I upcycled a stained tablecloth into curtains.
- updatable — to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections: to update a science textbook.
- updraught — an upward movement of air or other gas
- upholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- uplandish — of or relating to the uplands
- uplifting — inspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.: an uplifting sermon.
- uplighter — a lamp or wall light designed or positioned to cast its light upwards
- upmanship — one-upmanship.
- upper air — the atmosphere above the lower portion of the troposphere.
- upper arm — the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
- upper jaw — the maxilla or upper part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. In higher vertebrates the upper jaw is fused to the cranium and the lower jaw (mandible)
- upper lip — Your upper lip is the part of your face between your mouth and your nose.
- uppercase — (of an alphabetical character) capital.
- uppermost — highest in place, order, rank, power, etc.: the uppermost peaks of the mountain; the uppermost class of society.
- upperpart — the highest part
- uprightly — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- upsadaisy — upsy-daisy
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
- upsitting — an act of sitting up, esp after childbirth or after illness
- upstaging — on or toward the back of the stage.
- upstepped — of a tone that becomes higher than another in certain words of tonal languages
- upstirred — disturbed; in a commotion
- upthunder — to make a noise like thunder
- uptitling — the practice of conferring grandiose job titles to employees performing relatively menial jobs