uni|corn /juː n I kɔː r n/ (unicorns ) N‑COUNT In stories and legends, a unicorn is an imaginary animal that looks like a white horse and has a horn growing from its forehead.
un|iden|ti|fi|able /ʌ na I dent I fa I əb ə l/ ADJ If something or someone is unidentifiable , you are not able to say exactly what it is or who they are. □ …unidentifiable howling noises. □ All the bodies were totally unidentifiable.
un|iden|ti|fied ◆◇◇ /ʌ na I de nt I fa I d/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone or something as unidentified , you mean that nobody knows who or what they are. □ He was shot this morning by unidentified intruders at his house. □ …unidentified cancer-causing substances in the environment.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you use unidentified to describe people, groups, and organizations, you do not want to give their names. [JOURNALISM ] □ …his claims, which were based on the comments of anonymous and unidentified sources.
uni|fi|ca|tion /juː n I f I ke I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Unification is the process by which two or more countries join together and become one country. □ The political unification of Spain began in 1469 with the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella.
uni|form ◆◇◇ /juː n I fɔː r m/ (uniforms )
1 N‑VAR A uniform is a special set of clothes which some people, for example soldiers or the police, wear to work in and which some children wear at school. □ The town police wear dark blue uniforms and flat caps. □ Philippe was in uniform, wearing a pistol holster on his belt. □ She will probably take great pride in wearing school uniform.
2 N‑COUNT You can refer to the particular style of clothing which a group of people wear to show they belong to a group or a movement as their uniform . □ Mark's is the uniform of the young male traveller–green army trousers, T-shirt and shirt.
3 ADJ If something is uniform , it does not vary, but is even and regular throughout. □ Chips should be cut into uniform size and thickness. □ The price rises will not be uniform across the country. ● uni|form|ity /juː n I fɔː r m I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the caramel that was used to maintain uniformity of color in the brandy. ● uni|form|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] □ Beyond the windows, a November midday was uniformly grey. □ Microwaves heat water uniformly.
4 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a number of things as uniform , you mean that they are all the same. □ Along each wall stretched uniform green metal filing cabinets. ● uni|form|ity N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the dull uniformity of the houses. ● uni|form|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] □ The natives uniformly agreed on this important point. SYNONYMS uniform ADJ
3
consistent: …his consistent support of free trade.
even: How important is it to have an even temperature when you're working?
unvarying: …her unvarying refusal to make public appearances.
regular: …regular rows of wooden huts.
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alike: We looked very alike.
similar: …a group of similar pictures.
identicaclass="underline" Nearly all the houses were identical.
uni|formed /juː n I fɔː r md/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you use uniformed to describe someone who does a particular job, you mean that they are wearing a uniform. □ …uniformed police officers.
uni|form|ity /juː n I fɔː r m I ti/
1 N‑UNCOUNT If there is uniformity in something such as a system, organization, or group of countries, the same rules, ideas, or methods are applied in all parts of it. □ Spanish liberals sought to create linguistic as well as administrative uniformity.
2 → see also uniform
uni|fy /juː n I fa I / (unifies , unifying , unified ) VERB If someone unifies different things or parts, or if the things or parts unify , they are brought together to form one thing. □ [V n] A flexible retirement age is being considered by Ministers to unify men's and women's pension rights. □ [V n] He said he would seek to unify the party and win the next general election. □ [V ] The plan has been for the rival armies to unify, and then to hold elections. □ [V + with ] The former British colony unified with the north after the British withdrawal. ● uni|fied ADJ [usu ADJ n] □ The ultimate objective was a unified democratic country. □ …a unified system of taxation.
uni|lat|er|al /juː n I læ tər ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A unilateral decision or action is taken by only one of the groups, organizations, or countries that are involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of the others. □ …unilateral nuclear disarmament. ● uni|lat|er|al|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ The British Government was careful not to act unilaterally.
uni|lat|er|al|ism /juː n I læ tərəl I zəm/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Unilateralism is the belief that one country should get rid of all its own nuclear weapons, without waiting for other countries to do the same.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Unilateralism is used to refer to a policy in which one country or group involved in a situation takes a decision or action on its own, without the agreement of the other countries or groups involved. □ They pursued a policy of aggressive unilateralism on trade.
un|im|agi|nable /ʌ n I mæ dʒ I nəb ə l/ ADJ If you describe something as unimaginable , you are emphasizing that it is difficult to imagine or understand properly, because it is not part of people's normal experience. [EMPHASIS ] □ The scale of the fighting is almost unimaginable. □ The children here have lived through unimaginable horrors. ● un|im|agi|nably /ʌ n I mæ dʒ I nəbli/ ADV [ADV adj] □ Conditions in prisons out there are unimaginably bad.