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unbend

unbent

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unkept

unlead

unless

unmeet

unread

unreal

unreel

unrest

unseal

unseam

unseat

unseen

unsell

unveil

unwell

unwept

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un·bend ( ¾n-bµnd") v. un·bent ( -bµnt") un·bend·ing un·bends v. tr. 1. To release from mental tension, strain, or formality; relax. 2. To release (a bow, for example) from flexure or tension. 3. Nautical To untie or loosen (a rope or sail). 4. To straighten (something crooked or bent): unbend a paper clip. v. intr. 1. To become less tense; relax. 2. To become less strict. 3. To become straight. un·bend "a·ble adj.

un·bent ( ¾n-bµnt") v. 1. Past tense and past participle of unbend .

un·bend ( ¾n-bµnd") v. un·bent ( -bµnt") un·bend·ing un·bends v. tr. 1. To release from mental tension, strain, or formality; relax. 2. To release (a bow, for example) from flexure or tension. 3. Nautical To untie or loosen (a rope or sail). 4. To straighten (something crooked or bent): unbend a paper clip. v. intr. 1. To become less tense; relax. 2. To become less strict. 3. To become straight. un·bend "a·ble adj.

un·kept ( ¾n-kµpt") adj. 1. Unkempt: an unkept cemetery plot. 2. Not kept or fulfilled: an unkept promise.

un·kept ( ¾n-kµpt") adj. 1. Unkempt: an unkept cemetery plot. 2. Not kept or fulfilled: an unkept promise.

un·lead ( ¾n-lµd") v. tr. un·lead·ed un·lead·ing un·leads 1. To remove the lead from. 2. Printing To extricate the leads from between (lines of type).

un·less ( ¾n-lµs") conj. 1. Except on the condition that; except under the circumstances that: " Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances " Mary Elizabeth Braddon prep. 1. Except for; except. [Middle English unlesse alteration( influenced by un- not) of onlesse on on; See on lesse less; See less ]

un·meet ( ¾n-mt") adj. 1. Not fitting or proper; unseemly.

un·read ( ¾n-rµd") adj. 1. Not read, studied, or perused: a book that is yet unread. 2. a. Having read little; lacking in knowledge acquired by reading. b. Not versed in a specified subject: unread in anthropology.

un·re·al ( ¾n-r¶"…l, -r l") adj. 1. Not real or substantial; illusory. 2. Slang So remarkable as to elicit disbelief; fantastic. 3. Surreal.

un·reel ( ¾n-rl") v. tr. intr. un·reeled un·reel·ing un·reels 1. To unwind (something) from or as if from a reel or become unwound.

un·rest ( ¾n-rµst", ¾ n"rµst") n. 1. An uneasy or troubled condition: social unrest.

un·seal ( ¾n-sl") v. tr. un·sealed un·seal·ing un·seals 1. To break or remove the seal of; open.

un·seam ( ¾n-sm") v. tr. un·seamed un·seam·ing un·seams 1. To undo the seams of.

un·seat ( ¾n-st") v. tr. un·seat·ed un·seat·ing un·seats 1. To remove from a seat, especially from a saddle. 2. To dislodge from a location or position, especially to remove from office.

un·seen ( ¾n-sn") adj. 1. Not directly evident; invisible. 2. Recognized or grasped without previous study; understood or done as soon as seen.

un·sell ( ¾n-sµl") v. tr. un·sold ( -s½ld") un·sell·ing un·sells 1. To persuade not to believe in the advisability, worth, or truth of something.

un·veil ( ¾n-v³l") v. un·veiled un·veil·ing un·veils v. tr. 1. To remove a veil or covering from. 2. To disclose; reveal. v. intr. 1. To take off one's veil. 2. To reveal oneself.

un·well ( ¾n-wµl") adj. 1. Being in poor health; sick. 2. Undergoing a menstrual cycle.

un·wept ( ¾n-wµpt") adj. 1. Not mourned or wept for: the unwept dead. 2. Not yet shed: unwept tears.