English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Underproper (n.)

One who, or that which, underprops or supports.

Underproportioned (a.)

Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.

Underpull (v. i.)

To exert one's influence secretly.

Underpuller (n.)

One who underpulls.

Underput (v. t.)

To put or send under.

Underrate (v. t.)

To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue.

Underrate (n.)

A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an underrate.

Underreckon (v. t.)

To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate.

Underrun (v. t.)

To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it.

Undersail (v. i.)

To sail alongshore.

Undersailed (a.)

Inadequately equipped with sails.

Undersaturated (a.)

Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.

Undersay (v. t.)

To say by way of derogation or contradiction.

Underscore (v. t.)

To draw a mark or line under; to underline.

Undersecretary (n.)

A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.

Undersell (v. t.)

To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.

Underservant (n.)

An inferior servant.

Underset (v. t.)

To prop or support.

Underset (n.)

Undercurrent.

Undersetter (n.)

One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.