| backgrounder | (noun) a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy | - |
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| blunder | (noun) an embarrassing mistake | Synonyms: bloomer, blooper, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall |
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| blunderbuss | (noun) a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle | - |
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| blunderer | (noun) someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | Synonyms: botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler |
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| boundedness | (noun) the quality of being finite | Synonyms: finiteness, finitude |
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| bounder | (noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, cad, dog, heel, hound |
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| (noun) someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) | Synonyms: leaper |
| cofounder | (noun) one of a group of founders | - |
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| dunderhead | (noun) a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | Synonyms: blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead |
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| expounder | (noun) a person who explains | Synonyms: expositor |
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| flounder | (noun) any of various European and non-European marine flatfish | - |
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| (noun) flesh of any of various American and European flatfish | - |
| founder | (noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution | Synonyms: beginner, father, founding father |
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| (noun) a worker who makes metal castings | - |
| (noun) inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse | Synonyms: laminitis |
| foundering | (noun) (of a ship) sinking | Synonyms: going under |
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| grounder | (noun) (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | Synonyms: ground ball, groundball, hopper |
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| launderette | (noun) a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers | Synonyms: Laundromat |
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| laundering | (noun) washing clothes and bed linens | - |
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| misunderstanding | (noun) an understanding of something that is not correct | Synonyms: misapprehension, mistake |
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| (noun) putting the wrong interpretation on | Synonyms: misinterpretation, mistaking |
| plunder | (noun) goods or money obtained illegally | Synonyms: booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, prize, swag |
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| plunderage | (noun) the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) | - |
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| plunderer | (noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | Synonyms: despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, raider, spoiler |
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| plundering | (noun) the act of stealing valuable things from a place | Synonyms: pillage, pillaging |
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| pounder | (noun) a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone | Synonyms: muller, pestle |
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| (noun) (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds | - |
| roundedness | (noun) the property possessed by a rounded convexity | Synonyms: bulginess |
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| roundel | (noun) round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit | - |
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| (noun) (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle | - |
| (noun) English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third | - |
| roundelay | (noun) a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain | - |
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| rounder | (noun) a tool for rounding corners or edges | - |
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| (noun) a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained | Synonyms: debauchee, libertine |
| rounders | (noun) an English ball game similar to baseball | - |
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| sounder | (noun) a device for making soundings | - |
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| sundew | (noun) any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution | Synonyms: daily dew, sundew plant |
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| tenpounder | (noun) game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller | Synonyms: Elops saurus, ladyfish |
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| thunder | (noun) street names for heroin | Synonyms: big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack |
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| (noun) a deep prolonged loud noise | Synonyms: boom, roar, roaring |
| (noun) a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning | - |
| thunderbird | (noun) (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird | - |
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| thunderbolt | (noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderclap |
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| (noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | Synonyms: bolt, bolt of lightning |
| thunderclap | (noun) a single sharp crash of thunder | - |
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| (noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderbolt |
| thundercloud | (noun) a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms | Synonyms: cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud |
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| thunderer | (noun) a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder | - |
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| thunderhead | (noun) a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm | - |
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| thunderousness | (noun) The state or condition of being very loud, suggestive of thunder; booming loudness. | - |
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| thundershower | (noun) a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning | - |
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| thunderstorm | (noun) a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning | Synonyms: electric storm, electrical storm |
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| tsundere | (noun) a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warmer side over time. | - |
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| (noun) a character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warmer side over time. | - |
| unboundedness | (noun) the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit | Synonyms: boundlessness, infiniteness, infinitude, limitlessness |
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| undecagon | (noun) an eleven-sided polygon | - |
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| undependability | (noun) the trait of not being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness |
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| undependableness | (noun) the trait of not being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: undependability, unreliability, unreliableness |
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| underachievement | (noun) poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) | - |
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| underachiever | (noun) a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates | Synonyms: nonachiever, underperformer |
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| underbelly | (noun) the quality of being weak or unprotected | - |
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| (noun) the soft belly or underside of an animal's body | Synonyms: underbody |
| (noun) lower side | - |
| underbodice | (noun) a short sleeveless undergarment for women | Synonyms: camisole |
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| underbody | (noun) the soft belly or underside of an animal's body | Synonyms: underbelly |
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| underboss | (noun) an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) | - |
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| underbrush | (noun) the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | Synonyms: undergrowth, underwood |
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| undercarriage | (noun) framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle | - |
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| undercharge | (noun) an insufficient charge | - |
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| (noun) a price that is too low | - |
| underclass | (noun) the social class lowest in the social hierarchy | Synonyms: lower class |
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| underclassman | (noun) an undergraduate who is not yet a senior | Synonyms: lowerclassman |
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| underclothes | (noun) undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | Synonyms: underclothing, underwear |
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| underclothing | (noun) undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | Synonyms: underclothes, underwear |
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| undercoat | (noun) thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair | Synonyms: underfur |
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| (noun) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface | Synonyms: flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat |
| (noun) seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion | Synonyms: underseal |
| undercurrent | (noun) a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning | Synonyms: undertone |
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| (noun) a current below the surface of a fluid | Synonyms: undertide |
| undercut | (noun) (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball | Synonyms: cut |
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| (noun) a cut made underneath to remove material | - |
| (noun) a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall | - |
| (noun) the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column | Synonyms: tenderloin |
| (noun) the material removed by a cut made underneath | - |
| underdevelopment | (noun) (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast | - |
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| (noun) state of inadequate development | - |
| underdog | (noun) one at a disadvantage and expected to lose | - |
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| underdrawers | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxers, boxershorts, drawers, shorts |
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| underestimate | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimation, underrating, underreckoning |
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| underestimation | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimate, underrating, underreckoning |
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| underevaluation | (noun) an appraisal that underestimates the value of something | - |
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| underexposure | (noun) the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time | - |
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| (noun) inadequate publicity | - |
| underfelt | (noun) a carpet pad of thick felt | - |
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| underframe | (noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape | Synonyms: frame, skeletal frame, skeleton |
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| underfur | (noun) thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair | Synonyms: undercoat |
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| undergarment | (noun) a garment worn under other garments | Synonyms: unmentionable |
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| undergrad | (noun) a university student who has not yet received a first degree | Synonyms: undergraduate |
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| undergraduate | (noun) a university student who has not yet received a first degree | Synonyms: undergrad |
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| underground | (noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | Synonyms: metro, subway, subway system, tube |
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| (noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | Synonyms: resistance |
| undergrowth | (noun) the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | Synonyms: underbrush, underwood |
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| underlay | (noun) a pad placed under a carpet | Synonyms: carpet pad, rug pad, underlayment |
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| underlayment | (noun) a pad placed under a carpet | Synonyms: carpet pad, rug pad, underlay |
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| underline | (noun) a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) | Synonyms: underscore |
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| underling | (noun) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | Synonyms: foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary |
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| underlip | (noun) the lower lip | - |
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| undernourishment | (noun) not having enough food to develop or function normally | Synonyms: malnourishment |
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| underpants | (noun) an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin | - |
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| underpart | (noun) a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body | - |
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| underpass | (noun) an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | Synonyms: subway |
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| underpayment | (noun) the act of paying less than required | - |
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| (noun) a payment smaller than needed or expected | - |
| underperformer | (noun) a business that is less successful than expected | - |
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| (noun) a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates | Synonyms: nonachiever, underachiever |
| underproduction | (noun) inadequate production or less than expected | - |
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| underrating | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimate, underestimation, underreckoning |
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| underreckoning | (noun) an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | Synonyms: underestimate, underestimation, underrating |
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| underscore | (noun) a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) | Synonyms: underline |
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| underseal | (noun) seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion | Synonyms: undercoat |
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| undersecretary | (noun) a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government | - |
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| underseller | (noun) a seller that sells at a lower price than others do | - |
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| undershirt | (noun) a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body | Synonyms: singlet, vest |
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| undershrub | (noun) a low shrub | - |
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| underside | (noun) the lower side of anything | Synonyms: bottom, undersurface |
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| underskirt | (noun) undergarment worn under a skirt | Synonyms: half-slip, petticoat |
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| undersoil | (noun) the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock | Synonyms: subsoil |
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| understandability | (noun) the quality of comprehensible language or thought | Synonyms: comprehensibility |
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| understanding | (noun) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | Synonyms: intellect, reason |
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| (noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | Synonyms: apprehension, discernment, savvy |
| (noun) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion | Synonyms: sympathy |
| (noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: agreement |