--- title: U — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 10 description: The 584 words of the English dictionary under U, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / U # U — The English dictionary · page 10 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfinished means not finished, not complete yet.[↗](../../unfinished/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unfinished wood or furniture has no paint or varnish on it.[↗](../../unfinished/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Unfinished business» means a problem or job that still needs to be dealt with.[↗](../../unfinished/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I took my unfinished work home.[↗](../../unfinished/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The painting was left unfinished.[↗](../../unfinished/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There's an unfinished puzzle on the table.[↗](../../unfinished/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The house next door is still unfinished.[↗](../../unfinished/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His unfinished sandwich sat on the plate.[↗](../../unfinished/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The story ends with an unfinished sentence.[↗](../../unfinished/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We have some unfinished business to talk about.[↗](../../unfinished/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Was it by accident that one window was left unfinished?"[↗](../../unfinished/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **unfit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not healthy or strong in the body, usually because of too little exercise.[↗](../../unfit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not good enough or not suitable for something: unfit to eat, unfit for use.[↗](../../unfit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt unfit after the summer holidays and got out of breath fast.[↗](../../unfit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The water in the pond is unfit to drink.[↗](../../unfit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old bridge was declared unfit for use.[↗](../../unfit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The player was unfit to play because of an injury.[↗](../../unfit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Food left in a hot car may be unfit to eat.[↗](../../unfit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The council said the flats were unfit for families.[↗](../../unfit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Am I unfit to be emperor?[↗](../../unfit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **unflattering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unflattering means making someone or something look or seem worse than they really are, like an unflattering photo.[↗](../../unflattering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unflattering words are honest but not kind or praising.[↗](../../unflattering/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That photo of me with my eyes shut is so unflattering\![↗](../../unflattering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper used an unflattering picture of the mayor.[↗](../../unflattering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright yellow light can be unflattering.[↗](../../unflattering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The critic wrote an unflattering review of the play.[↗](../../unflattering/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The baggy uniform was unflattering on everyone.[↗](../../unflattering/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The diary gives an unflattering picture of the queen.[↗](../../unflattering/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unfledged** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of a young bird, not yet grown its feathers, so it cannot fly yet.[↗](../../unfledged/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (figurative) young and not yet experienced.[↗](../../unfledged/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The unfledged chicks sat with open beaks in the nest.[↗](../../unfledged/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bird flew off to find worms for the unfledged young.[↗](../../unfledged/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class felt like unfledged learners on the first day of the new school.[↗](../../unfledged/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **unfold** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To open something that was folded so it lies flat or spreads out.[↗](../../unfold/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of a story or events) To happen or become known little by little.[↗](../../unfold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a leaf, flower or wing) To open out.[↗](../../unfold/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Unfold the map so we can find the beach.[↗](../../unfold/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She unfolded the letter and began to read.[↗](../../unfold/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · As the story unfolds, we find out who the thief is.[↗](../../unfold/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched the race unfold on the big screen.[↗](../../unfold/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In spring the new leaves unfold on the trees.[↗](../../unfold/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The butterfly slowly unfolded its wings.[↗](../../unfold/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If you unfold the cereal box, you can see its net.[↗](../../unfold/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh! what wonders and splendours unfolded themselves before Elsa’s astonished eyes\![↗](../../unfold/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful".[↗](../../unfold/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../unfold/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **unfollow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (online) To stop following a person or account on social media, so you no longer see their posts.[↗](../../unfollow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If an account makes you feel bad, you can unfollow it.[↗](../../unfollow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She unfollowed the channel because the videos were too scary.[↗](../../unfollow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was upset when his friend unfollowed him.[↗](../../unfollow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I unfollowed the page because it was full of adverts.[↗](../../unfollow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You can unfollow without blocking.[↗](../../unfollow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the argument, they unfollowed each other.[↗](../../unfollow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unforced** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unforced means done naturally and easily, not with effort or pretending.[↗](../../unforced/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) An unforced error is a mistake a player makes on their own, not because the opponent made it hard.[↗](../../unforced/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her smile was warm and unforced.[↗](../../unforced/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tennis player made ten unforced errors.[↗](../../unforced/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That goal came from an unforced mistake by the defender.[↗](../../unforced/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Their friendship was easy and unforced.[↗](../../unforced/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave an unforced apology without being asked.[↗](../../unforced/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Too many unforced errors lost us the match.[↗](../../unforced/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unforeseen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not expected or planned for; something nobody guessed would happen.[↗](../../unforeseen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Due to unforeseen circumstances, the concert is cancelled.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The builders found an unforeseen problem with the roof.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We set aside money for unforeseen costs.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The road was closed for unforeseen reasons.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An unforeseen snowstorm kept us at home.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan worked, apart from one unforeseen hitch.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But when the Argonauts, as these fifty brave adventurers were called, had prepared everything for the voyage, an unforeseen difficulty threatened to end it before it was begun.[↗](../../unforeseen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **unforgettable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unforgettable means so special, exciting, beautiful or strange that you will remember it for a very long time.[↗](../../unforgettable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school trip to the zoo was unforgettable.[↗](../../unforgettable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Seeing the northern lights was an unforgettable sight.[↗](../../unforgettable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our holiday in Ireland was unforgettable.[↗](../../unforgettable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave an unforgettable speech at assembly.[↗](../../unforgettable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The taste of Nan's apple pie is unforgettable.[↗](../../unforgettable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an unforgettable match – we won in the last second.[↗](../../unforgettable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unforgiving** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An unforgiving person does not forgive people easily and keeps blaming them for wrongs they did.[↗](../../unforgiving/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An unforgiving place, weather or task is very hard and does not allow any mistakes, as an unforgiving desert or an unforgiving mountain.[↗](../../unforgiving/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was unforgiving and never spoke to his brother again.[↗](../../unforgiving/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the parable, the unforgiving servant would not cancel a small debt.[↗](../../unforgiving/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The desert is unforgiving; without water you cannot survive.[↗](../../unforgiving/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mountain was unforgiving to climbers who did not plan well.[↗](../../unforgiving/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Exams can feel unforgiving: one wrong answer loses the mark.[↗](../../unforgiving/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She tried not to be unforgiving when her friend apologised.[↗](../../unforgiving/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unformed** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Unformed means not yet shaped or made into a form.[↗](../../unformed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.[↗](../../unformed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.1.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../unformed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance, and in Thy book they were all written — even the days that were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.[↗](../../unformed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.139.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../unformed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **unfortunate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having bad luck; unlucky.[↗](../../unfortunate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Causing problems or sad results: an unfortunate accident.[↗](../../unfortunate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Not suitable and a bit embarrassing: an unfortunate remark.[↗](../../unfortunate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun, old-fashioned) A poor or unlucky person.[↗](../../unfortunate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was unfortunate that it rained on sports day.[↗](../../unfortunate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The unfortunate boy dropped his ice cream.[↗](../../unfortunate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An unfortunate mix-up sent our parcel to the wrong town.[↗](../../unfortunate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling the new teacher by the wrong name was an unfortunate slip.[↗](../../unfortunate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Unfortunately, the shop was shut.[↗](../../unfortunate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kind woman helped the unfortunates of the town.[↗](../../unfortunate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · What had become of all these unfortunate children?[↗](../../unfortunate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **unfortunately** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Used to say that something is sad, bad or unlucky, or that it did not turn out well: «Unfortunately, it started to rain.».[↗](../../unfortunately/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Unfortunately, I left my lunch at home.[↗](../../unfortunately/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We wanted to go swimming, but unfortunately the pool was closed.[↗](../../unfortunately/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Unfortunately the cake burned while we were playing.[↗](../../unfortunately/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **unfounded** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfounded means not based on facts or evidence; not true.[↗](../../unfounded/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rumour was completely unfounded.[↗](../../unfounded/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My fears about the new school were unfounded.[↗](../../unfounded/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The claims were unfounded and untrue.[↗](../../unfounded/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher said the complaint was unfounded.[↗](../../unfounded/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists showed the worry was unfounded.[↗](../../unfounded/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't spread unfounded stories.[↗](../../unfounded/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unfree** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfree means not free; not allowed to choose how you live, work or move, such as a slave, a serf or a prisoner.[↗](../../unfree/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Unfree can also describe a country or society where people lack basic rights and freedoms.[↗](../../unfree/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Medieval serfs were unfree and could not leave their lord's land.[↗](../../unfree/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Enslaved people were unfree and forced to work without pay.[↗](../../unfree/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Convicts in early Australia were unfree workers.[↗](../../unfree/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In an unfree country people cannot say what they think.[↗](../../unfree/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Historians study unfree labour across the world.[↗](../../unfree/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The prisoners felt unfree behind the high walls.[↗](../../unfree/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unfriendly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfriendly means not kind or welcoming, not wanting to be nice to other people.[↗](../../unfriendly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unfriendly can describe a place or thing that is hard or not safe, like an unfriendly climate.[↗](../../unfriendly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In compounds, «-unfriendly» means bad for something, like «environment-unfriendly» or «user-unfriendly».[↗](../../unfriendly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new boy wasn't unfriendly, just shy.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog looked unfriendly, so we didn't pat it.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an unfriendly place with no shade or water.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave me an unfriendly look.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ignoring people is unfriendly.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The desert is an unfriendly place for most plants.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to welcome new pupils so no one feels the class is unfriendly.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The shopkeeper was unfriendly and grumpy.[↗](../../unfriendly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **unfrozen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfrozen means no longer frozen; thawed, or never frozen at all.[↗](../../unfrozen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money, law) Unfrozen money or accounts can be used again after being blocked.[↗](../../unfrozen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computing) An unfrozen screen or app works again after it stopped responding.[↗](../../unfrozen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pond is unfrozen again now spring has come.[↗](../../unfrozen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Make sure the chicken is fully unfrozen before cooking.[↗](../../unfrozen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bank account was unfrozen after the mistake was fixed.[↗](../../unfrozen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer finally unfroze and the game came back.[↗](../../unfrozen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some plants survive only in unfrozen soil.[↗](../../unfrozen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The unfrozen peas went soft.[↗](../../unfrozen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unfulfilled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not carried out or finished, as a promise or task is not done.[↗](../../unfulfilled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not satisfied, with a wish or need still missing.[↗](../../unfulfilled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king's promise remained unfulfilled.[↗](../../unfulfilled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt unfulfilled after the boring job.[↗](../../unfulfilled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The wish was unfulfilled until the fairy came back.[↗](../../unfulfilled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **unglazed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unglazed pottery or tiles have no shiny glassy coating (glaze) on the surface, so they look dull and feel rough.[↗](../../unglazed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An unglazed window or door has no glass in it.[↗](../../unglazed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our clay pots came out of the kiln unglazed.[↗](../../unglazed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Unglazed pots soak up water.[↗](../../unglazed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The terracotta plant pot is unglazed.[↗](../../unglazed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted glaze on the unglazed bowl.[↗](../../unglazed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Medieval cottages had unglazed windows with wooden shutters.[↗](../../unglazed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Unglazed floor tiles are less slippery.[↗](../../unglazed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ungodliness** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Wickedness, a lack of respect for God.[↗](../../ungodliness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land.[↗](../../ungodliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.23.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ungodliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **ungodly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) Not respecting God; wicked or sinful.[↗](../../ungodly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Very early or very late, or very unpleasant: «an ungodly hour».[↗](../../ungodly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ungodly witch was punished.[↗](../../ungodly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ungodly man cheated the poor farmer.[↗](../../ungodly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had to get up at an ungodly hour for the trip.[↗](../../ungodly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.[↗](../../ungodly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.19.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ungodly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.[↗](../../ungodly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.16.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ungodly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.[↗](../../ungodly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.16.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ungodly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ungovernable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ungovernable means impossible to control or rule, like an ungovernable country, crowd or class.[↗](../../ungovernable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ungovernable feelings, like anger, are too strong to control.[↗](../../ungovernable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the war, the region became ungovernable.[↗](../../ungovernable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wild horse was ungovernable.[↗](../../ungovernable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The class was ungovernable on the last day of term.[↗](../../ungovernable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He had an ungovernable temper as a child.[↗](../../ungovernable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rebels made the province ungovernable.[↗](../../ungovernable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd grew ungovernable when the gates opened.[↗](../../ungovernable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ungracious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rude or not polite; not kind in the way someone speaks or behaves.[↗](../../ungracious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was ungracious of him not to say thank you.[↗](../../ungracious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her ungracious reply upset everyone.[↗](../../ungracious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be so ungracious to your guests.[↗](../../ungracious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ungrammatical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ungrammatical means not following the rules of grammar of a language, like «She go to school yesterday.».[↗](../../ungrammatical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Him and me goes to school» is ungrammatical in Standard English.[↗](../../ungrammatical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Circle the ungrammatical sentence.[↗](../../ungrammatical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The robot's sentences were ungrammatical and funny.[↗](../../ungrammatical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Poets sometimes write ungrammatical lines on purpose.[↗](../../ungrammatical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «We was» is usual in some dialects but ungrammatical in Standard English.[↗](../../ungrammatical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother's speech is ungrammatical but cute.[↗](../../ungrammatical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ungrateful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something.[↗](../../ungrateful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was ungrateful of him not to say thank you.[↗](../../ungrateful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I already have this book.[↗](../../ungrateful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ungrateful prince threw away the gift.[↗](../../ungrateful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be ungrateful; Grandma knitted that for you.[↗](../../ungrateful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wrote a thank-you note so she would not look ungrateful.[↗](../../ungrateful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree.[↗](../../ungrateful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unguarded** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unguarded means not watched or protected by anyone.[↗](../../unguarded/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An unguarded moment or remark is one when you are not careful and say or show something you meant to keep secret.[↗](../../unguarded/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Never leave a fire unguarded.[↗](../../unguarded/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The goal was unguarded and he scored easily.[↗](../../unguarded/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad slipped past the unguarded gate.[↗](../../unguarded/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In an unguarded moment, she told us her secret.[↗](../../unguarded/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle was left unguarded at night.[↗](../../unguarded/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bags were unguarded on the train.[↗](../../unguarded/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unguent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A soft cream or oil rubbed on the skin to heal it, soften it or make it smell nice.[↗](../../unguent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch rubbed the unguent on the wound.[↗](../../unguent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She kept the golden box of unguent on her shelf.[↗](../../unguent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sweet-smelling unguent soothed his burns.[↗](../../unguent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **unhappily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a sad way, showing you are unhappy.[↗](../../unhappily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unluckily; sadly, as a pity.[↗](../../unhappily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She looked unhappily at the broken toy.[↗](../../unhappily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Unhappily, the boat sank before the storm ended.[↗](../../unhappily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He spoke unhappily about his lost dog.[↗](../../unhappily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") 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