a person whose job is to organize funerals (= the time when dead people are buried or burned )
un .der . wa .ter © / мны- w.^r /
adjective, adverb
below the surface of water Can you swim underwater? an underwater camera
un .der .wear © / wai-wer/ noun
[noncount]
clothes that you wear next to your body, under your other clothes
un • der • weight / iAndar' weit / adjective
weighing less than is normal or correct —ANTONYM overweight Thesaurus
thin is a general word to describe a person who is not fat. It can be used with a positive, negative, or neutral meaning: He's tall and thin. ♦ She has long, thin legs. ♦ You need to eat more. You're too thin! ♦ She was looking pale and thin. —ANTONYM fat slim is a positive word, meaning thin in an attractive way. It is often used to describe women: How do you manage to stay so slim? ♦ He put his arm around her slim waist.
skinny is a more informal word meaning very thin. It can be used with a negative meaning to describe someone who is too thin: a skinny movie star ♦ He was such a skinny kid. ♦ skinny legs/arms lean is a positive word, and means thin and healthy. It is often used to describe men: He had a lean, muscular body. ♦ He's tall, lean, and handsome. underweight describes a person who weighs less than the normal or expected amount. It is used by doctors or health professionals: She's dangerously
underweight. —ANTONYM overweight
un • der • went awl|
form of undergo
un • do / An ' du / verb ( un - does / An' dAz / un do ing , un - did / An' did / has un - done
/ An dAn / )
to open something that was tied or fastened I can't undo this knot. to undo a jacket
un • done / An dAn / adjective
not tied or fastened Your shoelaces are undone.
un • doubt • edly / An ' dautadli /
certainly; without doubt
She is undoubtedly very intelligent.
un • dress / i An dres / verb ( un - dress - es , un dress ing , un - dressed )
to take clothes off yourself or another person He undressed and got into bed.
She undressed her baby. —ANTONYM dress
un • dressed / ,An ' drest / adjective
I got undressed and took a shower.
un • eas • y / An ' izi / adjective
worried that something is wrong
I started to feel uneasy when the children were late coming home.
un • eas • i • ly / An ' izali / adverb She looked uneasily around the room.
un • ed • u • cat • ed / An ' ed3akeitad /
having had little or no formal education an uneducated, but very intelligent woman
—ANTONYM educated
un • em • ployed / |Anim ' ploid / adjective
If you are unemployed , you can work but you do not have a job
She has been unemployed for over a year. a new training program for the unemployed (= people who do not have a job )
un . em . ploy . ment Ф / .лшт'рЬпшт /
noun [ noncount ]
when there are not enough jobs for the people who want to work
If the factory closes, unemployment in the town will increase. —ANTONYM employment
money that the government pays to people after they lose their jobs
people living on unemployment
un • e • qual / |ЛП ' ikwal / adjective
different in size, amount, value, or level as something or someone else
an unequal distribution of power —ANTONYM equal un • e • ven / An ' ivan / adjective
not smooth or flat
