uncle
n.
brother of one's parent; husband of one's aunt; informal title for an older man (especially a friend of the family); pawnbroker (Slang)
Uncle
Uncle may refer to:A family relationship, either the brother of a parent or the husband of a sister of a parent. A woman with an equivalent relationship is an
aunt, and the contrary relationship is that of a
nephew or
niece. See
Cousin.A title of respect for elders (for example neighbours, acquaintances, as well as total strangers), especially in India, Pakistan and ChinaA personal honorary title bestowed upon certain individuals of any gender A cry of surrender (example: Julian is about to break Samon's arm and he cries "uncle" meaning he surrenders.)
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U.N.C.L.E.
U.N.C.L.E. is an acronym for the fictional United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, a secret international intelligence agency featured in the TV series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.. Both were
1960s TV series produced in the
United States. U.N.C.L.E. is an organization consisting of agents of all
nationalities. It's involved in maintaining political and legal order anywhere in the world and is multinational in makeup and international in scope, protecting and defending nations regardless of size or political persuasion. U.N.C.L.E. operates in
Communist and
Third World countries the same way that it does in the Western nations. Its primary opponent is the independent international criminal organization,
THRUSH.
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uncle
Noun
1. the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
(antonym) aunt, auntie, aunty
(hypernym) kinsman
(hyponym) great-uncle, granduncle
2. a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"
(hypernym) benefactor, helper
Uncle
(n.)
The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
(n.)
A pawnbroker.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Uncle
If you see your uncle in a dream, you will have news of a sad character soon.
To dream you see your uncle prostrated in mind, and repeatedly have this dream, you will have trouble with your relations which will result in estrangement, at least for a time.
To see your uncle dead, denotes that you have formidable enemies.
To have a misunderstanding with your uncle, denotes
that your family relations will be unpleasant, and illness will be continually present.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project