Unscrew
Un‐screw″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw.] To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Unscrupulous
Un‐scru″pu‐lous (?), a. Not scrupulous; unprincipled. — Un‐scru″pu‐lous‐ly, adv. — Un‐scru″pu‐lous‐ness, n.
Unscrutable
Un‐scru″ta‐ble (?), a. Inscrutable.
Unseal
Un‐seal″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seal.]1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter.Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a ...
Unseam
Un‐seam (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seam.] To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open. Shak.
Unsearchable
Un‐search″a‐ble (?), a. Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. Rogers.— Un‐search″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Un‐search″a‐bly, adv.
Unseason
Un‐sea″son (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + season.]1. To make unseasoned; to deprive of seasoning.2. To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably.Why do I send this...
Unseasonable
Un‐sea″son‐a‐ble (?), a. Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he called at an unseasonable hour; u...
Unseasoned
Un‐sea″soned (?), a. 1. Not seasoned.2. Untimely; ill-timed. Shak.
Unseat
Un‐seat″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seat.]1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as fo...
Unseconded
Un‐sec″ond‐ed (?), a. 1. Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded.2. Not exemplified a second time. “Strange an...
Unsecret
Un‐se″cret (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + secret.] To disclose; to divulge. Bacon.
Unsecret (2)
Un‐se″cret, a. [Pref. un- not + secret.] Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet. “We are unsecret to ourselves.” Shak.
Unsecularize
Un‐sec″u‐lar‐ize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + secularize.] To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
Unsecure
Un′se‐cure″ (?), a. Insecure. Milton.
Unseel
Un‐seel″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seel.] To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten. B. Jonson.
Unseem
Un‐seem″ (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + seem.] Not to seem. Shak.
Unseeming
Un‐seem″ing, a. Unbeseeming; not fit or becoming.
Unseemliness
Un‐seem″li‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness. Udall.
Unseemly
Un‐seem″ly, a. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne.
Unseemly (2)
Un‐seem″ly, adv. In an unseemly manner.
Unseen
Un‐seen″ (?), a. 1. Not seen or discovered.2. Unskilled; inexperienced. Clarendon.
Unseldom
Un‐sel″dom (?), adv. Not seldom; frequently.
Unsely
Un‐se″ly (?), a. [AS. uns�lig. See Un- not, and Silly.] Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also unsilly.] Chaucer. — Un‐se″li‐ness, n.Chaucer.
Unseminared
Un‐sem″i‐nared (?), a. [See 1st Un-, and Semen.] Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch.
Unsensed
Un‐sensed (?), a. Wanting a distinct meaning; having no certain signification. Puller.
Unsensible
Un‐sen″si‐ble (?), a. Insensible.