English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Submedian (a.)

Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of mollusks.

Submediant (n.)

The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.

Submenta (pl. )

of Submentum

Submental (a.)

Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.

Submentum (n.)

The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.

Submerge (v. t.)

To put under water; to plunge.

Submerge (v. t.)

To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.

Submerge (v. i.)

To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.

Submerged (imp. & p. p.)

of Submerge

Submergence (n.)

The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.

Submerging (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Submerge

Submerse (a.)

Submersed.

Submersed (a.)

Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.

Submersion (n.)

The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.

Submersion (n.)

The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being overflowed or drowned.

Submetallic (a.)

Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.

Subminister (v. t.)

To supply; to afford.

Subminister (v. i.)

To be subservient; to be useful.

Subministrant (a.)

Subordinate; subservient.

Subministrate (v. t.)

To supply; to afford; to subminister.