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underdone | not thoroughly cooked; rare, medium-rare (steak) |
underground (railway) | subway |
underground station | subway stop |
undertaker | mortician |
unfeasible, unfeasibility | infeasible, infeasibility |
unit trust | mutual fund |
university | college, university |
untidy | messy |
up a gum tree [colloq.] | in great difficulties |
up sticks [colloq.] (move with all one's possessions) | pull up stakes [colloq.] |
up the duff, up the spout [both colloq.] | pregnant (especially unintentionally) |
upmarket | upscale, classy |
use your loaf [colloq.] | use your head, show some common sense |
utility room | laundry room |