uni

u·ni
U1N1I1
US, UK/ˈjuː.ni/US, UK/ˈuː.niː//ˈjuːnaɪ/

noun

Sea urchin eaten as sushi.

“Turn left when you reach the uni.”

CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

uni1

noununi (plural unis)

plural unis

  1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of university.

    Turn left when you reach the uni.

    1 more example

    I'm going to uni after I leave school.

uni2

noununi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSea urchin eaten as sushi.

    The ikura popped in my mouth, the hotate was buttery soft and the uni was creamy and sweet without a seafood aftertaste, the kind of freshness I was hoping we would encounter when we left Tokyo.

    2013 July 16, Ken Belson, “In Japan, Searching for Prized Sea Urchins”, in The New York Times

uni3

noununi (countable and uncountable, plural unis or uni's)

plural unis · plural uni's

  1. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountablecyclingClipping of unicycling.
  2. abbreviationclippingcountableinformalcyclingClipping of unicycle.
verbuni (third-person singular simple present unis or uni's, present participle uni'ing, simple past and past participle uni'd or uni'ed)

present singular third person unis · present singular third person uni's · participle present uni'ing · participle past uni'd · past uni'd · participle past uni'ed · past uni'ed

  1. abbreviationclippingintransitiveClipping of unicycle.

    This week i had been uni'ing HEAPS on my Nimbus 20 and hadnt used my road bike for about a week - possibly a bit more.

    2007 June 16, mill_mobile, “3 mile Muni vs 30 mile Cokering for exercise”, in rec.sport.unicycling (Usenet)
    1 more example

    I also have a sun flat top classic. The seat sucks and twists, but other than that I have really no problem with it. I don't see why people, never having uni'ed before would shell out $200+ for a uni. But if you can afford it, then that's cool. I just thought the sun was the better choice for me in case I don't like uni'ing...

    2007 December 27, Divemomber, “Re: What kind of unicycle do you have???”, in rec.sport.unicycling (Usenet)

Uni4

proper noun
  1. AstronomyA detached object with one known moon, Tinia.

Uni5

proper noun

UNI6

proper noun
  1. rail transportThe station code of University in Hong Kong.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

uni · noun

  1. Japanese雲丹
  2. Englishuni

Borrowed from Japanese 雲丹.

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Uni · proper noun

Named after the Etruscan goddess of love and fertility, Uni, which begins with the same letter as the provisional designation 2002 UX₂₅.

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Translations

Bengali ভার্সিটি
  • ভার্সিটি (bharśiṭi)university
Chinese Cantonese U (ju¹)
  • U (ju¹)university
Chinese Mandarin 大學 /大学
  • 大學 /大学 (dàxué)university
Finnish lipasto
  • lipastouniversity
French fac
  • facuniversity
German Uni
  • Uniuniversity
Italian uni
  • uniuniversity
Polish uniwerek
  • uniwerekuniversity
Portuguese facul
  • faculuniversity
Russian униве́р, у́ник
  • униве́р (univér)university
  • у́ник (únik)university
  • у́ни (úni)university
Spanish uni
  • uniuniversity

Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

uni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uni

MLA

“uni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uni. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uni,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uni.

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