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  • English Word Undecylenic Definition Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.
  • English Word Undecylic Definition Related to, derived from, or containing, undecyl; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C11H22O2.
  • English Word Undeeded Definition Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.
  • English Word Undeeded Definition Not made famous by any great action.
  • English Word Undefatigable Definition Indefatigable.
  • English Word Undefeasible Definition Indefeasible.
  • English Word Undefine Definition To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.
  • English Word Undeify Definition To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god.
  • English Word Undeniable Definition Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.
  • English Word Undeniable Definition Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections.
  • English Word Undeniably Definition In an undeniable manner.
  • English Word Undepartable Definition Incapable of being parted; inseparable.
  • English Word Under Definition Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
  • English Word Under Definition Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
  • English Word Under Definition Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
  • English Word Under Definition Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
  • English Word Under Definition Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
  • English Word Under Definition In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
  • English Word Under Definition Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
  • English Word Under-age Definition Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.
  • English Word Under-arm Definition Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.
  • English Word Under-garment Definition A garment worn below another.
  • English Word Underact Definition To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.
  • English Word Underaction Definition Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.
  • English Word Underactor Definition A subordinate actor.
  • English Word Underagent Definition A subordinate agent.
  • English Word Underaid Definition To aid clandestinely.
  • English Word Underback Definition A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.
  • English Word Underbear Definition To support; to endure.
  • English Word Underbear Definition To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel.