English English Dictionary

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Undersetting (n.)

Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal.

Undershapen (a.)

Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish.

Undersheriff (n.)

A sheriff's deputy.

Undersheriffry (n.)

Undershrievalty.

Undershirt (n.)

A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; -- called also undervest.

Undershoot (v. t.)

To shoot short of (a mark).

Undershot (a.)

Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.

Undershot (a.)

Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.

Undershrievalty (n.)

The office or position of an undersheriff.

Undershrieve (n.)

A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.

Undershrub (a.)

Partly shrublike.

Undershut (a.)

Closed from beneath.

Underside (n.)

The lower or lowest side of anything.

Undersign (v. t.)

To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument.

Undersized (a.)

Of a size less than is common.

Underskinker (n.)

Undertapster.

Underskirt (n.)

A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.

Undersky (n.)

The lower region of the sky.

Undersleeve (n.)

A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,

Undersoil (n.)

The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.