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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Un-bāl'anced, a.p. 1435Not balanced; not poised; not in equipoise. Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. Pope. 2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced…
  2. Un-bāl'last, v. t.p. 1435To free from ballast; to discharge the ballast from. Totten.
  3. Un-bāl'last, a.p. 1435Not ballasted. [Obs. and rare.]
  4. Un-bāl'last-ed, p. a.p. 1435Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted wits. “Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan or settled purpose.” De Quincey. 2. Freed from ballast; having…
  5. Un-bānk', v. t.p. 1435To remove a bank from; as, to unbank a house.
  6. Un-bār', v. t.p. 1435To remove a bar or bars from; to unfasten; to open; as, to unbar a gate. O, captain of the Moorish hold! Unbar thy gates to me. Heber.
  7. Un-bārbed', a.p. 1435Not shaven. [Obs.] Shak. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Not furnished with barbs or reversed points, hairs, or plumes.
  8. Un-bärk', v. t.p. 1435To deprive of the bark; to strip, as a tree; to bark. The rods whereof 'twas made were unbarked, having the rind stripped off. Fuller.
  9. Un-bār'rel, v. t.p. 1435To pour out of, or take from, a barrel or barrels.
  10. Un-bār'ri-cāde, v. t.p. 1435To unbar; to open. [Rare.] You shall not unbarricade the door. Webster, 1623.
  11. Un-bāy', v. t.p. 1435To free from the restraint of any thing that surrounds or incloses; to open. [Obs.] I ought to unbay the current of my passions. Norris.
  12. Un-bē', v. i.p. 1435Not to be, or not to be the same; to be another. [Obs. and rare.] How oft, with danger of the field beset, Or with home mutinies, would he unbe Himself! Old Play.
  13. Ŭn-be-cōme', v. t.p. 1435To be otherwise than becoming to; not to be suitable to; to misbecome. [Obs.] Sherlock.
  14. Un'be-cōm'ing, a.p. 1435Not becoming; hence, improper for the person or character; unsuitable; indecent; indecorous. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden.
  15. Ŭn/be-com'ing-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unbecoming manner; unsuitably; indecorously. Barrow.
  16. Ŭn'be-cōm'ing-ness, n.p. 1435The state or quality of being unbecoming; unsuitableness to person, character, or circumstances; impropriety; indecorousness.
  17. Un-bĕd', v. t.p. 1435To raise or rouse from bed. Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder. Walton.
  18. Ŭn/be-fĭt'tĭng, a.p. 1435Not befitting; unsuitable; unbecoming. [Rare.] Swift.
  19. Ŭn'be-gēt', v. t.p. 1435To deprive of existence. Dryden.
  20. Ŭn/be-gŏt′ or Ŭn/be-gŏt′ten, a.p. 1435Not begot; not generated; especially, having never been generated; having always been self-existent; eternal.
  21. Ŭn'be-gŭīle', v. t.p. 1435To free from the influence of guile or imposture; to undeceive. “Then unbeguile thyself.” Donne.
  22. Un/be-hōve'ly, a.p. 1435Not behooving or becoming; unseemly. [Obs. and rare.] Gower.
  23. Un-bē'ing, a.p. 1435Not existing. [Obs.] Broome.
  24. Un/be-knōwn', a.p. 1435Not known; unknown. [Colloq.]
  25. Ŭn/be-lief’,, n.p. 1435The withholding of belief; incredulity. 2. Especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption; skepticism; infidelity. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And…
  26. Un/be-lieve', v. t.p. 1435To discredit; not to believe or trust; to consider untrue.
  27. Un'be-liev'er, n.p. 1435One who does not believe; an incredulous person. 2. Especially, one who discredits revelation, or the mission, character, and doctrines of Christ; an infidel. Syn.—Infidel; disbeliever; freethinker…
  28. Ŭn/be-lĭēv'ing, a.p. 1435Not believing; incredulous. 2. Discrediting divine revelation, or the mission, character, and doctrines of Christ; infidel; as, the unbelieving Jews.
  29. Ŭn/be-lĭēv'ing-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unbelieving manner.
  30. Un'be-līēv'ing-ness, n.p. 1435The state of being unbelieving.
  31. Un-bĕnd’, v. t.p. 1435To free from flexure; to make straight; as, to unbend a bow. 2. To remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. You unbend…
  32. Un-bĕnd’ing, p. a.p. 1435Not suffering flexure. 2. Unyielding; resolute; rigid; inflexible;—applied to persons. 3. Unyielding; inflexible; firm;—applied to things; as, unbending truths. 4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement.…
  33. Un-bĕnd'ing-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unbending manner; without bending; obstinately.
  34. Un-bĕnd'ing-ness, n.p. 1435The quality of being unbending; inflexibility. Unbendingness . . . is an indication as frequently of unsoundness as of health. Landor.
  35. Ŭn'be-nīgn', a.p. 1435Not benign; not favorable or propitious; malignant.
  36. Un'be-seem'ing, a.p. 1435Unbecoming; not befitting; unsuitable.
  37. Un'be-seem'ing-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unbeseeming or unbecoming manner.
  38. Ŭn'be-seem'ing-ness, n.p. 1435The state or quality of being unbeseeming.
  39. Ŭn-be-tīd'en, a.p. 1435Not having come to pass. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.
  40. Ŭn'be-wāre', adv.p. 1435Unawares. [Obs.] Fisher.
  41. Ŭn/be-wītch′, v. t.p. 1435To free from fascination; to disenchant. [Rare.] South.
  42. Un-bī'as, v. t.p. 1435To free from bias or prejudice. The truest service a private man can do his country is to unbias his mind, as much as possible, between the rival powers. Swift.
  43. Un-bid' or Un-bid'den, a.p. 1435Not bid; not commanded. 2. Spontaneous. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth. Unbid. Milton. 3. Uninvited; not requested to attend; as, unbidden guests.
  44. Un-bīde', v. i.p. 1435Not to bide or stay; not to remain or tarry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  45. Un-bind’, v. t.p. 1435To remove a band from; to untie; to unfasten; to loose; to set free from shackles; as, unbind your fillets; unbind the prisoner's arms; unbind the load.
  46. Un-bish'op, v. t.p. 1435To deprive of episcopal orders; to deprive of the office or rights of a bishop. [Rare.] Then he unbishops himself. Milton.
  47. Un-bĭt’, v. t.p. 1435To unbridle. 2. (Naut.) To remove the turns of from off the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten.
  48. Un-blēm'ished, a.p. 1435Not blemished; not stained; free from turpitude, reproach, or deformity; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life.
  49. Un-blest', a.p. 1435Not blest; excluded from benediction. 2. Wretched; unhappy.
  50. Un-blind', v. t.p. 1435To free from blindness; to give sight to. [Rare.] Webster, 1607.
  51. Un-blŭsh'ing, a.p. 1435Not blushing; destitute of shame; bold-faced; impudent.
  52. Un-blŭsh'ing-ly, adv.p. 1435In an unblushing or impudent manner.
  53. Un-bŏd'y, v. t.p. 1435To free from the body; to render incorporeal; to disembody. “Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse.” Spenser.
  54. Un-bŏd'y, v. i.p. 1435To remove or depart from the body, as the soul; to become incorporeal. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.
  55. Un-bōlt′, v. t.p. 1435To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to open; as, to unbolt a gate.
  56. Un-bōlt', v. i.p. 1435To explain or open a matter; to make revelation. [Obs.] I will unbolt to you. Shak.
  57. Un-bōlt'ed, a.p. 1435Not having the bran or coarse part separated by a bolter; not bolted; unsifted; as, unbolted meal.
  58. Un-bŏn'net, v. t.p. 1435To take a bonnet from; as, to unbonnet one's head. W. Scott.
  59. Un-bōned', a.p. 1435Not boned; deprived of bones.
  60. Un-bōoked', a.p. 1435Not written in a book; unrecorded. “Unbooked English life.” Masson.