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9,281 words match “EAR”

TROCHLEAR n.
like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. Trochlear nerve. See Pathetic nerve, under Pathetic.
TROCHLEARY a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; trochlear; as, the trochleary, or trochlear, nerve.
TRUE-HEARTED a.
Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. -- True"-heart`ed*ness, n.
TULIP-EARED a.
Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs.
UNBEAR v.
To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).
UNDERBEAR v. 2 definitions
To support; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.
UNDERBEARER n.
One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one of those who bear the copse, as distinguished from a bearer, or pallbearer, who helps to hold up the pall.
UNDERWEAR n.
That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.
UNEARED a.
Not eared, or plowed. Shak.
UNEARNED a.
Not earned; not gained by labor or service. Unearned increment (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should belong to the n…
UNEARTH v.
To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth.
UNEARTHLY a.
Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. -- Un*earth"li*ness, n.
UNGEAR v.
To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.
UNHEARD a. 3 definitions
Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by those present.
UNHEARD-OF a.
New; unprecedented; unparalleled. Swift.
UNHEART v.
To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. [Obs.] Shak.
UNLEARN v. 2 definitions
To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner.
UNLEARNED a. 3 definitions
Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.
UNNEAR prep.
Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).
UNSEARCHABLE 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.
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