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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-Hēal’, v. t.p. 1443To uncover; to unhele. See UN-HELE. [Obs.]
  2. Un-hēalth'fūl-ness, n.p. 1443The quality of being unhealthy; unwholesomeness; insalubriousness; as, the unhealthfulness of the autumn.
  3. Un-hēalth'i-ly, adv.p. 1443In an unhealthy or unsound manner. Milton.
  4. Un-hēalth'i-ness, n.p. 1443The quality or condition of being unhealthy; want of health; habitual weakness or indisposition; — applied to persons. 2. Unsoundness; want of vigor; as, the unhealthiness of trees or other plants.…
  5. Un-hēalth'y, a.p. 1443Wanting health; wanting a sound and vigorous state of body; habitually weak or indisposed; unsound; wanting vigor; as, an unhealthy person or plant. 2. Abounding with disease; unfavorable to the…
  6. Un-hēard', a.p. 1443Not heard; not perceived by the ear; not admitted to audience. What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! Dryden. 2. Not known by fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure. Nor was his name unheard.…
  7. Un-heärt', v. t.p. 1443To cause to lose heart or courage; to discourage; to depress; to dishearten. [Obs.]
  8. Un-heed'y, a.p. 1443Precipitate; sudden. [Obs.]
  9. Un-hêired', a.p. 1443Without an heir. “To leave him utterly unheired.” Chapman.
  10. Un-hēle', v. t.p. 1443To uncover. [Obs.] Marston.
  11. Un-hĕlm’, v. t.p. 1443To deprive of a helm or guide. [Rare.] W. Scott.
  12. Un-hēlmed’, p. a.p. 1443Divested of the helm or helmet. 2. Having no helm. Pollok.
  13. Un-hĕlm'et, v. t.p. 1443To deprive of a helmet. Scott.
  14. Un-hĕs'i-tā'ting, a.p. 1443Not hesitating; not remaining in doubt; prompt; ready.
  15. Un-hĕs'i-tā'ting-ly, adv.p. 1443In an unhesitating manner; without hesitation or doubt; promptly; readily; immediately.
  16. Un-hīde’, v. t.p. 1443To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] P. Fletcher.
  17. Un-hinge', v. t.p. 1443To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. Blackmore. 3. To render unstable or wavering; as, to unhinge the mind; to unhinge opinions. Why should I then…
  18. Un-hĭnge'ment, n.p. 1443The act of unhinging, or state of being unhinged. [Rare.] Chalmers.
  19. Un-hĭtch′, v. t.p. 1443To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose.
  20. Un-hīve', v. t.p. 1443To drive or remove from a hive. 2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.
  21. Un-hōard', v. t.p. 1443To steal from a hoard; to scatter.
  22. Un-hōld’, v. t.p. 1443To cease to hold; to let go the hold of. [Obs.] Otway.
  23. Un-hō'li-ly, adv.p. 1443In an unholy manner.
  24. Un-hō'li-ness, n.p. 1443The quality of being unholy; impiety; wickedness.
  25. Un-hō'ly, a.p. 1443Not holy; not hallowed; not consecrated; profane; wicked; impious.
  26. Un-hōn'est, a.p. 1443Dishonest. [Obs.]
  27. Un-hŏn'est-ly, adv.p. 1443Dishonestly. [Obs.]
  28. Un-hōod’, v. t.p. 1443To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.
  29. Un-hōok', v. t.p. 1443To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or detaching the hooks of.
  30. Un-hōop', v. t.p. 1443To strip of hoops.
  31. Un-hōped', a.p. 1443Not hoped or expected. “With unhoped success.” Dryden. Unhoped-for, not hoped for; unhoped.
  32. Un-hôrse', v. t.p. 1443To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount.
  33. Un-hŏs'pi-ta-ble, a.p. 1444Inhospitable. [Obs.]
  34. Un-house', v. t.p. 1444To drive from the house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter.
  35. Un-hous'eled, a.p. 1444Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] “To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouselled.” W. Scott.
  36. Un-hū'man, a.p. 1444Inhuman. [Obs.]
  37. Un-hū'man-ize, v. t.p. 1444To render inhuman or barbarous. J. Barlow.
  38. Un-hûrt', a.p. 1444Not hurt; not harmed; free from wound or injury; safe and sound.
  39. Ū'ni-ăx'al, a.p. 1444(Crystallog.) Having but one optical axis, or axis of double refraction; as, Iceland spar is uniaxal. ☞ In uniaxal crystals, the optic axis is identical with the geometrical axis.
  40. Ū'ni-āx'ial, a.p. 1444The same as UNIAXAL.
  41. Ū'ni-cām'er-al, a.p. 1444Having, or consisting of, a single chamber or legislative assembly. [R.] Lieber.
  42. Ū'ni-cār'i-nā'ted, a.p. 1444Having one ridge or keel. Craig.
  43. Ū'ni-cĕl'lu-lar, a.p. 1444Having, or consisting of, but one cell; as, a unicellular animal, like some infusoria. Dana.
  44. Ū/ni-căp'su-lar, a.p. 1444(Bot.) Having but one capsule to each flower.
  45. U-nĭ'ci-ty, n.p. 1444The condition of being united or brought into unity. [Rare.] “Being, in fact, not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity.” De Quincey. “This unicity we strive not to express, for that is…
  46. Ū'ni-cŏrn, n.p. 1444A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros;—often represented in heraldry as a supporter. 2. An animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Scriptures. Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band…
  47. Ū'ni-côrn-fīsh, n.p. 1444(Ichth.) The sea-unicorn, or narwhal. See NARWHAL.
  48. Ū'ni-cōrn-rōōt, n.p. 1444(Bot.) A plant of the genera Chamaelirium and Aletris, namely, Chamaelirium luteum, to which this name was first applied, and Aletris farinosa, to which it has been subsequently applied. Both are…
  49. Ū'ni-cōrn-whāle, n.p. 1444(Ichth.) The sea-unicorn, or narwhal. See NARWHAL.
  50. Ū'ni-côr'nous, a.p. 1444Having only one horn. “Unicornous beetles.” Browne.
  51. Ŭn/i-dé'al, a.p. 1444Not ideal; real. [Rare.] Johnson.
  52. Ū'ni-fā'cial, a.p. 1444Having but one front surface; thus, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp-mouths being confined to one surface. Dana.
  53. U-nif'ie, a.p. 1444Making one; unifying. [Rare.]
  54. Ū'ni-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 1444The act of so uniting with another as to make one being; the act of unifying, or the state of being unified. Unification with God was the final aim of the Neo-platonians. Fleming.
  55. U'ni-fi'larp. 1444ā. [Lat. unus, one, and filum, a thread.] Having only one thread. Unifilar magnetometer, an instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, used for…
  56. Ū'ni-flō'rŏŭs, a.p. 1444(Bot.) Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle. Martyn.‌
  57. Ū'ni-fō'li-ate, a.p. 1444(Bot.) Having only one leaf. Gray.
  58. Ū'ni-fō'li-o-late, a.p. 1444(Bot.) Having only one leaflet. Gray.
  59. Ū'ni-fōrm, a.p. 1444Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; as, the dress of the Asiatics is uniform, or has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is uniform. “Uniform circular…
  60. Ū'ni-fōrm, n.p. 1444A dress of the same kind, by which persons are purposely assimilated who belong to the same body, whether military, naval, or any other; as, the uniform of a company of militia, the uniform of the…