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Saturday 21st of November 2009
Underling
1: an assistant subject to the
authority or control of another
[syn: {subordinate},
{subsidiary}, {foot soldier}]

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unascertainable
1: not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery [syn: {undiscoverable}]
unascribable
1: not attributable [syn: {unattributable}] [ant: {attributable}]
unashamed
1: used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame [ant: {ashamed(p)}]
unashamedly
1: without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it" [syn: {shamelessly}, {barefacedly}] [ant: {ashamedly}]
unasked
1: not asked for; "unasked advice" 2: without being invited; "an unwanted intrusion"; "uninvited guests" [syn: {uninvited}, {unwanted}] 3: not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid ...
unassailable
1: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unattackable}] 2: impossible to assai...
unassailably
1: in an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed" [syn: {unalterably}, {unchangeably}, {immutably}]
unassertive
1: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" [ant: {assertive}] 2: not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a retiring disposition" [syn: {retiring}...
unassertively
1: in an unassertive manner; "unassertively, she always follows her husband's suggestions" [ant: {assertively}]
unassertiveness
1: diffidence about self promotion
unassignable
1: incapable of being transferred [syn: {nontransferable}, {untransferable}]
unassigned
1: not assigned; "unassigned personnel" [ant: {assigned}]
unassisted
1: unsupported by other people [syn: {single-handed}, {unbacked}] 2: lacking help [ant: {assisted}]
unassuming
1: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn: {retiring}]
unassumingly
1: in an unassuming manner; "she is unassumingly skeptical of her own work"
unassumingness
1: a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs" [syn: {sincerity}]
unassured
1: lacking boldness or confidence
unasterisked
1: not marked with an asterisk; "unasterisked items" [syn: {unstarred}]
unattached
1: not fastened together 2: not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {uncommitted}] [ant: {attached}] 3: (of animals) able to swim about; not attached [syn: {free-swimming}]
unattackable
1: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable}, {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}]
unattainable
1: impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal" [syn: {unachievable}, {undoable}, {unrealizable}]
unattainableness
1: the state of being unattainable
unattainably
1: in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree; "this house is unattainably expensive" [syn: {unachievably}]
unattended
1: not watched; "she dashed out leaving the bar unattended"; "a fire left unattended" 2: lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort; "unattended women"; "problems unattended with danger" 3: lacking a ...
unattired
1: having removed clothing [syn: {unappareled}, {unclad}, {undressed}, {ungarbed}, {ungarmented}]
unattractive
1: lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions" [ant: {attractive}] 2: lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect" 3: not appealing to the...
unattractively
1: in an unattractive manner; "she was unattractively dressed last night" [ant: {beautifully}]
unattractiveness
1: ugliness that is not appealing [ant: {attractiveness}]
unattributable
1: not attributable [syn: {unascribable}] [ant: {attributable}]
unau
1: relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {Choloepus hoffmanni}] 2: relatively small fast-moving sloth [syn: {two-toed sloth}, {Choloepus didactylus}]
unauthentic
1: intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art" [syn: {inauthentic}, {spurious}]
unauthorised
1: not endowed with authority [syn: {unauthorized}] [ant: {authorized}] 2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorized}, {wildcat}]
unauthorized
1: not endowed with authority [syn: {unauthorised}] [ant: {authorized}] 2: without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" [syn: {unauthorised}, {wildcat}]
unauthorized absence
1: unauthorized military absence [syn: {absence without leave}]
unavailability
1: the quality of not being unavailable when needed [syn: {inaccessibility}] [ant: {handiness}, {handiness}]
unavailable
1: not available or accessible or at hand; "fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency"; "his secretary said he was unavailable for comment" [ant: {available}]
unavailing
1: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: {futile}, {ineffectual}, {otiose}]
unavenged
1: for which vengeance has not been taken; "an unavenged murder" [ant: {avenged}]
unavoidability
1: the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade [syn: {ineluctability}]
unavoidable
1: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn: {ineluctable}, {inescapable}]
unavoidable casualty
1: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" [syn: {act of God}, {force majeure}, {vis maj...
unavoidably
1: by necessity; "the new council was inescapably of political meaning" [syn: {inescapably}, {ineluctably}, {inevitably}]
unavowed
1: not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion" [syn: {sneaking(a)}] 2: not affirmed or mentioned or declared 3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: {secret}]
unawakened
1: not aroused or activated; "unawakened emotions" [ant: {awakened}] 2: still asleep
unaware
1: (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" [ant: {aware(p)}] 2: ...
unawareness
1: unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention [syn: {unknowingness}]
unawares
1: without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares" 2: suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered...
unawed
1: not awed [ant: {awed}]
unbacked
1: unsupported by other people [syn: {single-handed}, {unassisted}]
unbaffled
1: not perplexed by conflicting situations or statements [syn: {unconfused}]
unbalance
1: a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease) [syn: {imbalance}, {instability}] [ant: {balance}] 2: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: {derangement}, {m...
unbalanced
1: being or thrown out of equilibrium [syn: {imbalanced}] [ant: {balanced}] 2: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" [syn: {brainsick}, {crazy}, {demented}, {distracted}, {distur...
unbalconied
1: not having balconies [ant: {balconied}]
unbanded
1: not identified with a band; "an unbanded bird" [ant: {banded}]
unbaptised
1: not having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism [syn: {unbaptized}] [ant: {baptized}]
unbaptized
1: not having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism [syn: {unbaptised}] [ant: {baptized}]
unbar
1: remove a bar from (a door, for example) [ant: {bar}] [also: {unbarring}, {unbarred}]
unbarred
{unbar}
unbarreled
1: not in a barrel [syn: {unbarrelled}] [ant: {barreled}]
unbarrelled
1: not in a barrel [syn: {unbarreled}] [ant: {barreled}]
unbarring
{unbar}
unbearable
1: impossible to bear; "unbearable pain"; "unendurable agony" [syn: {unendurable}]
unbearably
1: to an unbearable degree; "it was unbearably hot in the room"
unbeatable
1: hard to defeat; "an unbeatable ball team" 2: incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit" [syn: {invincible}, {unvanquishable}]
unbeaten
1: not conquered [syn: {unconquered}, {unvanquished}]
unbecoming
1: considered inappropriate for or unattractive on a particular person; "an unbecoming style" 2: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with i...
unbecomingly
1: without decorousness [syn: {indecorously}] [ant: {decorously}]
unbecomingness
1: the quality of being unbecoming [ant: {becomingness}]
unbefitting
1: not befitting; "behavior unbefitting a father"
unbeholden
1: free of moral obligation [syn: {unbeholden(p)}]
unbeknown
1: (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" [syn: {unbeknown(p)}, {unbeknownst(p)}]...
unbeknownst
1: (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" [syn: {unbeknown(p)}, {unbeknownst(p)}]...
unbelief
1: a rejection of belief [syn: {disbelief}] [ant: {belief}]
unbelievable
1: beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" [syn: {incredible}] [ant: {credible}] 2: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbabl...
unbelievably
1: not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {improbably}, {implausibly}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly}...
unbeliever
1: someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) [syn: {disbeliever}, {nonbeliever}]
unbelieving
1: rejecting any belief in gods [syn: {atheistic}, {atheistical}] 2: holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible [syn: {nescie...
unbelievingly
1: in an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously" [syn: {incredulously}, {disbelievingly}] [ant: {credulously}, {credulously}]
unbeloved
1: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn: {bereft}, {lovelorn}]
unbelt
1: undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers" [ant: {belt}]
unbelted
1: lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season" [syn: {beltless}] [ant: {belted}]
unbend
1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: {straighten}] [ant: {bend}] 2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay 3: free from flexure; "unbend a bow" [ant: {flex}] 4: make less tight; "relax the...
unbendable
1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steadfast}...
unbending
1: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: {inflexible}, {rigid}]
unbeneficed
1: not having a benefice [ant: {beneficed}]
unbent
{unbend}
unbiased
1: characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems" [syn: {indifferent}, {unbiassed}] 2: without bias [syn: {unbiassed}]
unbiassed
1: characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems" [syn: {indifferent}, {unbiased}] 2: without bias [syn: {unbiased}]
unbid
1: not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome" [syn: {unasked}, {unbidden}]
unbidden
1: not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome" [syn: {unasked}, {unbid}]
unbigoted
1: not opinionated
unbind
1: untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman" [ant: {bind}] [also: {unbound}]
unbitter
1: having or showing no resentment or desire for revenge; "remarkably unbitter toward her captors"
unbleached
1: not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton" [syn: {uncolored}, {undyed}]
unblemished
1: free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion" [ant: {blemished}]
unblended
1: not blended or mixed together [ant: {blended}]
unblessed
1: not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"
unblinking
1: showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year" 2: not shrinking from danger [syn: {unflinching}, {unintimidated}, {unshrinking}]
unblinkingly
1: showing no emotion; "the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence"
unblock
1: play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding 2: make (...
unbloodied
1: not caused to bleed; "got out of the fracas with his nose unbloodied"
unbloody
1: achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power" [syn: {nonviolent}]
unblushing
1: feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism" [syn: {shameless}]
unblushingly
1: without blushing; "his principal opponent unblushingly declared victory before the ballots had been counted"
unbodied
1: having no body [ant: {bodied}] 2: not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts" [syn: {discorporate}, {unembodied}, {bodiless}, {disembodied}]
unbolt
1: undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door" [ant: {bolt}]
unbolted
1: not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room" [syn: {unbarred}, {unlatched}, {unlocked}, {unsecured}]
unbooked
1: not reserved in advance
unbordered
1: having no border [ant: {bordered}]
unborn
1: not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations" [ant: {born}]
unbosom
1: relieve oneself of troubling information [syn: {relieve}]
unbound
{unbind}
unbounded
1: seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" [syn: {boundless}, {limitless}]
unbounded interval
1: an interval that does not include its endpoints [syn: {open interval}] [ant: {closed interval}]
unboundedness
1: the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit [syn: {infiniteness}, {infinitude}, {boundlessness}, {limitlessness}] [ant: {finiteness}]
unbowed
1: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbent}, {upright}] 2: not forced to ...
unbox
1: remove from a box; "unbox the presents" [ant: {box}]
unbrace
1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie}, {unlace}] [ant: {tie}] 2: remove from tension 3: remove a brace or braces from 4: remove a brace or braces form
unbraced
1: without braces or props
unbraid
1: undo the braids of; "unbraid my hair" [ant: {braid}]
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