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Uncle (Sam)

SL รัฐบาล สหรัฐอเมริกา rad-ta-ban-sa-ha-rad-a-me-ri-ka

Uncle Sam

N ชาวอเมริกัน chao-a-me-ri-kan

Uncle Sam

N สหรัฐอเมริกา the United States United States America sa-ha-rat-a-me-ri-ka

Uncle Sugar

SL รัฐบาล สหรัฐอเมริกา rad-ta-ban-sa-ha-rad-a-me-ri-ka

Uncle Tom

N คนรับใช้ ผิวดำ (คำหยาบ คนผิวดำ หรือ นิโกร ที่ ถูก สอน ให้ รับใช้ พวก ผิวขาว kon-rab-chai-phio-dam

Uncle Tom Cobley and all

SL ทุกคน tuk-kon

uncle

N ลุง อา ผู้ชาย น้า ผู้ชาย lung

unclean

ADJ สกปรก ไม่ สะอาด soiled filthy unchaste polluted corrupt dirty clean sok-ka-prok

unclear

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ชัด เจน คลุมเครือ กำกวม ill-defined cloudy dark clear sueng-mai-chat-jen

unclear

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่แน่ใจ (ความรู้สึก ความรู้ ความเข้าใจ confusing obscure clear intelligible comprehensible sueng-mai-nae-jai

unclench

VT คลาย ออก unclinch

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNCLE

n.[L. avunculus.] The brother of one's father or mother.

UNCLEAN

a. 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
2. In the Jewish law, ceremonially impure; not cleansed by ritual practices. Numbers 19:11; Leviticus 11:4; Romans 14:14.
3. Foul with sin. Matthew 1 :1.
That holy place where no unclean thing shall enter.
4. Not in covenant with God. 1 Corinthians 7:14.
5. Lewd; unchaste.
Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections.
No unclean person - hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Ephesians 5:5.

UNCLEANABLE

a.That cannot be cleansed.

UNCLEANLINESS

n.unclen'liness. Want of cleanliness; filthiness.

UNCLEANLY

a.unclen'ly. 1. Foul; filthy; dirty.
2. Indecent; unchaste; obscene.
It is a pity that these harmonious writers have indulged any thing uncleanly or impure to defile their paper.

UNCLEANNESS

n. 1. Foulness; dirtiness; filthiness.
Be not troublesome to thyself or to others by uncleanness.
2. Want of ritual or ceremonial purity. Leviticus 15:2.
3. Moral impurity; defilement by sin; sinfulness.
I will save you from all your uncleanness. Ezekiel 36:29.
4. Lewdness; incontinence. Colossians 3:5; 2 Peter 2:1 .

UNCLEANSED

a.unclenz'ed. Not cleansed; not purified.

UNCLENCH

v.t.To open the closed hand; as, to unclench the fist.

UNCLENCHED

pp. Opened; unclosed.

UNCLEW

v.t.To undo; to unwind, unfold or untie.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNCLE

Un "cle, n. Etym: [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L.avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw grandmother, Icel. ai great grandfather. ]

1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.

2. A pawnbroker. [Slang ] Thackeray. My uncle, a pawnbroker. [Slang ] - - Uncle Sam, a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

UNCLEAN

Un *clean ", a. Etym: [AS. uncl. See Unnot, and Clean. ]

1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num. xix. 11.

3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections." Perkins. -- Un *clean "ly, adv. -- Un *clean "ness, n. Unclean animals (Script. ), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. -- Unclean spirit (Script. ), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.

UNCLEANSABLE

UNCLEANSABLE Un *cleans "a *ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.

UNCLENCH

UNCLENCH Un *clench ", v. t.

Defn: Same as Unclinch.

UNCLESHIP

UNCLESHIP Un "cle *ship, n.

Defn: The office or position of an uncle. Lamb.

UNCLEW

Un *clew ", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clew. ]

Defn: To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. Shak.

New American Oxford Dictionary

uncle

un cle |ˈəNGkəl ˈəŋkəl | ▶noun the brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt. • informal an unrelated older male friend, esp. of a child. • archaic informal a pawnbroker. PHRASES cry (or say ) uncle informal surrender or admit defeat. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle ’ (see avuncular ).

unclean

un clean |ˌənˈklēn ˌənˈklin | ▶adjective dirty: the company was fined for operating in unclean premises. • morally wrong: unclean thoughts. • (of food ) regarded in a particular religion as impure and unfit to be eaten: pork is an unclean meat for Muslims. • (in biblical use ) ritually impure; (of a spirit ) evil. DERIVATIVES un clean ness noun ORIGIN Old English unclǣne (see un- 1, clean ).

uncleanliness

un clean li ness |ˌənˈklenlēnis ˌənˈklɛnlinɪs | ▶noun the state of being dirty: head lice and general uncleanliness in schools.

uncleanly

un clean ly |ˌənˈklenlē ˌənˈklinli | ▶adjective archaic term for unclean.

unclear

un clear |ˌənˈkli (ə )r ˌənˈklɪ (ə )r | ▶adjective not easy to see, hear, or understand: the motive for this killing is unclear. • not obvious or definite; ambiguous: their future remains unclear. • having or feeling doubt or confusion: users are still unclear about what middleware does. DERIVATIVES un clear ly adverb, un clear ness noun

uncleared

un cleared |ˌənˈkli (ə )rd ˌənˈklɪərd | ▶adjective not having been cleared or cleared up, in particular: • (of a check ) not having passed through a clearinghouse and been paid into the payee's account. • (of land ) not cleared of vegetation before cultivation.

unclench

un clench |ˌənˈklenCH ˌənˈklɛntʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] release (a clenched part of the body ): slowly she unclenched her fist. • [ no obj. ] relax from a clenched state.

Uncle Sam

Un cle Sam |sam ˌəŋkəl ˈsæm | a personification of the federal government or citizens of the US, typically portrayed as a tall, thin, bearded man wearing a suit of red, white, and blue. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: said (from the time of the first recorded instances ) to have arisen as a facetious expansion of the letters US.

Uncle Tom

Un cle Tom |täm ˌəŋkəl ˈtɑm | ▶noun derogatory a black man considered to be excessively obedient or servile. DERIVATIVES Un cle Tom ism |ˈtämˌizəm |noun ORIGIN 1920s: from the name of the hero of H. B. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852 ).

Oxford Dictionary

uncle

uncle |ˈʌŋk (ə )l | ▶noun the brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt. • informal an unrelated older male friend, especially of a child. • archaic, informal a pawnbroker. PHRASES cry (or say or yell ) uncle N. Amer. informal surrender or admit defeat. Uncle Tom Cobley (or Cobleigh ) and all Brit. informal used to denote a long list of people. [with allusion to the ballad Widdicombe Fair in G. Bantock's One Hundred Songs of England . ]ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle ’ (see avuncular ).

unclean

un |clean |ʌnˈkliːn | ▶adjective 1 dirty: the firm was fined for operating in unclean premises. 2 morally wrong: unclean thoughts. • (of food ) regarded in a particular religion as impure and unfit to be eaten: both religions regard pork as unclean. • (in biblical use ) ritually impure; (of a spirit ) evil. DERIVATIVES uncleanness |ʌnˈkliːnnɪs |noun ORIGIN Old English unclǣne (see un- 1, clean ).

uncleanliness

un |clean ¦li |ness |ʌŋˈklɛnlɪnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being dirty: general uncleanliness in schools.

uncleanly

un |clean ¦ly |ʌnˈklɛnli | ▶adjective archaic term for unclean.

unclear

un |clear |ʌnˈklɪə | ▶adjective not easy to see, hear, or understand: the motive for this killing is unclear. • not obvious or definite; ambiguous: their future remains unclear. • having or feeling doubt or confusion: users are still unclear about what middleware does. DERIVATIVES unclearly adverb, unclearness noun

uncleared

un |cleared |ʌnˈklɪəd | ▶adjective 1 (of land ) not cleared of vegetation before cultivation. 2 (of a cheque ) not having passed through a clearing house and been paid into the payee's account.

unclench

un |clench |ʌnˈklɛn (t )ʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] release (a clenched part of the body ): slowly she unclenched her fist. • [ no obj. ] relax from a clenched state.

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam |sam | a personification of the federal government or citizens of the US. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: said (from the time of the first recorded instances ) to have arisen as an expansion of the letters US.

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom ▶noun derogatory, chiefly N. Amer. a black man considered to be excessively obedient or servile to whites. ORIGIN 1920s: from the name of the hero of H. B. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852 ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

unclean

unclean adjective 1 unclean premises: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, foul, impure, tainted, grungy, sullied, soiled, unwashed; polluted, contaminated, infected, unsanitary, unhygienic, unhealthy, disease-ridden. ANTONYMS pure, clean. 2 an unclean meat: impure; forbidden, taboo. ANTONYMS kosher.

unclear

unclear adjective his reason for being here is unclear: uncertain, unsure, unsettled, up in the air, debatable, open to question, in doubt, doubtful; ambiguous, equivocal, indefinite, vague, mysterious, obscure, hazy, foggy, nebulous; informal iffy. ANTONYMS evident.

Oxford Thesaurus

unclean

unclean adjective 1 they were charged with carrying on a food business in unclean premises: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, fouled, foul, impure, adulterated, tainted, tarnished, stained, soiled, begrimed, smeared, unwashed; dusty, sooty, muddy, scummy; polluted, contaminated, infected, insanitary, unhygienic, unhealthy, germ-ridden, germy, disease-ridden, septic; informal yucky, cruddy, icky; Brit. informal manky, grotty, gungy; Austral. /NZ informal scungy; archaic uncleanly; literary besmirched; rare feculent. ANTONYMS clean. 2 sex was considered to be naughty or unclean: sinful, immoral, bad, wicked, evil, corrupt, impure, sullied, unwholesome, sordid, disgusting, debased, degenerate, depraved, licentious, lewd, unchaste, lustful; archaic uncleanly. ANTONYMS pure. 3 pork is an unclean meat for Muslims: impure; forbidden. ANTONYMS halal, kosher.

unclear

unclear adjective it was unclear how much fluid had leaked out: uncertain, unsure, unsettled, up in the air, debatable, open to question, in doubt, doubtful, unpredictable, unforeseeable, incalculable, speculative; ambiguous, inexact, imprecise, inexplicit, ill-defined, equivocal, indefinite, vague, abstruse, puzzling, perplexing, mysterious, arcane, cryptic, obscure, confused, confusing, hazy, misty, foggy, fogged, clouded, lacking definition, nebulous; informal iffy, dicey; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS clear, evident, certain.

Duden Dictionary

Uncle Sam

Un cle Sam scherzhaft |ˈʌŋkl̩ ˈsæm |englisch, wohl nach der scherzhaften Deutung von U. S. (= United States ) als Abkürzung für: U ncle S am = Onkel Sam (uel )die amerikanische Regierung, der amerikanische Staat

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

uncle

un cle /ʌ́ŋk (ə )l /〖語源は「小さな祖父」〗名詞複～s /-z /C 1 〖しばしばU -〗おじ (!父母の兄弟またはおばの夫; →aunt ) ▸ Uncle Jim ジムおじさん (!呼びかけにも用いる; 通例姓にはつけない ) ▸ one's uncle on one's father's side 父方のおじ ▸ an uncle by marriage 義理のおじ 2 ｟くだけて｠(一般に )おじさん (! 子供が両親の友人などに呼びかける ); (慕われる )おじさん ▸ Tom is an uncle to everyone .トムはみんなに慕われるいいおじさんだ 3 おい [めい ]のいる男性 .4 ｟俗｠質屋 .(Old ) Ù ncle T ò m C ó bleigh [C ó bley ]/kɑ́bli |kɔ́b -/ and á ll だれもが皆 .s à y [cr ỳ ] ú ncle ｟米くだけた話｠〈子供が〉 (けんかなどで )参ったと言う ; 〖命令形で〗参ったと言え (!降参を促して ) .ù ncles and á unts ＝pants (→rhyming slang ).Ù - S á m ｟主に米くだけて /英報道｠〖単数形で〗サムおじさん〘米国 (政府 ), 典型的な米国民を擬人化した表現; 頭文字のUSが米国を表している; →John Bull 〙.Ù - T ó m ｟米くだけてけなして｠白人におべっかを使う黒人〘H.B.Stowe作 Uncle Tom's Cabin の主人公より〙.

unclean

ù n cl é an 形容詞 1 〘聖書〙邪悪な, (道徳上 )いかがわしい .2 (宗教上 )不浄な, 穢（けが）れた .3 汚い, 不潔な .～ness 名詞

unclear

ù n cl é ar 形容詞 1 はっきりしない, 明らかでない ; 〖it is ～ wh節 /if節〗…かは定かでない (→it 代名詞 4g ).2 «…を » はっきり理解していない «about » .

uncle-in-law

ú ncle-in-l à w 名詞複 uncles- , ｟まれ｠～s C 義理のおじ .