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unsnarling |
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the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition |
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untangling |
Noun
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the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition |
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upgrade |
Noun
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the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) |
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upgrade |
Noun
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hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did |
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upgrade |
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the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises |
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upgrade |
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a reservation that is improved |
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upgrade |
Noun
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software that provides better performance than an earlier version did |
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upgrade |
Noun
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an upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
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upgrade |
Verb
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to improve what was old or outdated |
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upgrade |
Verb
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give better travel conditions to |
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upgrade |
Verb
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get better travel conditions |
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upgrade |
Verb
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rate higher |
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upgrade |
Verb
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give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
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umbilical vesicle |
Noun
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membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional |
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urochord |
Noun
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a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region |
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urochord |
Noun
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primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva |
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urochordate |
Noun
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primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva |
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umbrella bird |
Noun
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black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle |
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urodele |
Noun
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amphibians that resemble lizards |
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utahraptor |
Noun
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large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot |
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ursine dasyure |
Noun
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small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail |
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undercoat |
Noun
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thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair |
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undercoat |
Noun
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the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
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undercoat |
Noun
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seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion |
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undercoat |
Verb
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cover with a primer |
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underfur |
Noun
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thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair |
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underpart |
Noun
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a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body |
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upland sandpiper |
Noun
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large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands |
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upland plover |
Noun
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large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands |
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uropygium |
Noun
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posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow |
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underwing |
Noun
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moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings |
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udder |
Noun
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mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) |
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unguiculate mammal |
Noun
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a mammal having nails or claws |
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uintathere |
Noun
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a variety of dinocerate |
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urus |
Noun
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large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox |
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urial |
Noun
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bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia |
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unau |
Noun
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relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot |
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unau |
Noun
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a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot |
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unai |
Noun
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relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot |
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unai |
Noun
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a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot |
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uropygial gland |
Noun
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oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds |
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uakari |
Noun
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medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin |
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underbodice |
Noun
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a short sleeveless undergarment for women |
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underlay |
Noun
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a pad placed under a carpet |
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underlay |
Verb
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provide with a base, support, lining, or backing |
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underlay |
Verb
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put (something) under or beneath |
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underlay |
Verb
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raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type |
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underlayment |
Noun
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a pad placed under a carpet |
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underdrawers |
Noun
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underpants worn by men |
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understructure |
Noun
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lowest support of a structure |