Meanings
uni1
plural unis
- abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of university.
Turn left when you reach the uni.
1 more example
I'm going to uni after I leave school.
uni2
- 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
- abbreviationclippinginformaluncountablecyclingClipping of unicycling.
- abbreviationclippingcountableinformalcyclingClipping of unicycle.
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
- 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
- AstronomyA detached object with one known moon, Tinia.
Uni5
UNI6
- rail transportThe station code of University in Hong Kong.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
uni · noun
- Japanese雲丹
- Englishuni
Borrowed from Japanese 雲丹.
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →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.
Full word history & related roots →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
Rhymes with uni
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
uni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uni
“uni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uni. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uni,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uni.
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