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regular:…regular rows of wooden huts.

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alike:We looked very alike.

similar:…a group of similar pictures.

identical:Nearly all the houses were identical.

uni|formed /juː n I fɔː ^r md/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you use uniformed to describe someone who does a particular job, you mean that they are wearing a uniform. □  …uniformed police officers.

uni|form|ity /juː n I fɔː ^r m I ti/

1 N‑UNCOUNT If there is uniformity in something such as a system, organization, or group of countries, the same rules, ideas, or methods are applied in all parts of it. □  Spanish liberals sought to create linguistic as well as administrative uniformity.

2 → see also uniform

uni|fy /juː n I fa I / (unifies , unifying , unified ) VERB If someone unifies different things or parts, or if the things or parts unify , they are brought together to form one thing. □ [V n] A flexible retirement age is being considered by Ministers to unify men's and women's pension rights. □ [V n] He said he would seek to unify the party and win the next general election. □ [V ] The plan has been for the rival armies to unify, and then to hold elections. □ [V + with ] The former British colony unified with the north after the British withdrawal. ●  uni|fied ADJ [usu ADJ n] □  The ultimate objective was a unified democratic country. □  …a unified system of taxation.

uni|lat|er|al /juː n I læ tər ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A unilateral decision or action is taken by only one of the groups, organizations, or countries that are involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of the others. □  …unilateral nuclear disarmament. ●  uni|lat|er|al|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  The British Government was careful not to act unilaterally.

uni|lat|er|al|ism /juː n I læ tərəl I zəm/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Unilateralism is the belief that one country should get rid of all its own nuclear weapons, without waiting for other countries to do the same.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Unilateralism is used to refer to a policy in which one country or group involved in a situation takes a decision or action on its own, without the agreement of the other countries or groups involved. □  They pursued a policy of aggressive unilateralism on trade.

un|im|agi|nable /ʌ n I mæ dʒ I nəb ^ə l/ ADJ If you describe something as unimaginable , you are emphasizing that it is difficult to imagine or understand properly, because it is not part of people's normal experience. [EMPHASIS ] □  The scale of the fighting is almost unimaginable. □  The children here have lived through unimaginable horrors. ●  un|im|agi|nably /ʌ n I mæ dʒ I nəbli/ ADV [ADV adj] □  Conditions in prisons out there are unimaginably bad.

un|im|agi|na|tive /ʌ n I mæ dʒ I nət I v/

1 ADJ If you describe someone as unimaginative , you are criticizing them because they do not think of new methods or things to do. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Her father was a steady, unimaginative, corporate lawyer. □  …unimaginative teachers.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as unimaginative , you mean that it is boring or unattractive because very little imagination or effort has been used on it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …unimaginative food.

un|im|paired /ʌ n I mpeə ^r d/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ after v, ADJ n] If something is unimpaired after something bad or unpleasant has happened to it, it is not damaged or made worse. [FORMAL ] □ [+ by ] His health and vigour were unimpaired by a stroke. □  Queen Milena possessed great beauty, which she retained unimpaired in advancing years.