<B>underneath, </B>preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>prep. </I> <B>1. </B>beneath; below; under. <BR> <I>Ex. a cellar underneath a house. We can sit underneath this tree.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>under the power or control of; subject to. <BR> <I>Ex. underneath the yoke of Government (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) under the form or cover of. <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>beneath what is on top; down below. <BR> <I>Ex. Someone was pushing up from underneath.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>beneath what is outermost. <BR> <I>Ex. to wear wool underneath.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>on the underside; at the bottom or base. <BR> <I>Ex. a house rotten underneath.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> lower; under. <DD><I>noun </I> the lower part or surface. </DL>
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<B>undernote, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a low or subdued note; undertone; suggestion. <BR> <I>Ex. an undernote of gaiety, an undernote of good sense.</I> </DL>
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<B>undernourish, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to provide with less food than is necessary, as for growth, maintenance of vigor, or health; give insufficient nourishment to. </DL>
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<B>undernourished, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sufficiently nourished; underfed. </DL>
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<B>undernourishment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of nourishment; not having enough food. </DL>
<B>undernutrition, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> incomplete or imperfect nutrition; undernourishment. <BR> <I>Ex. It is economic unavailability which is the chief reason for the malnutrition and undernutrition which affects two out of three of the world's people (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
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<B>underoccupied, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having fewer occupants than there is room for. <BR> <I>Ex. To find room in this way for the elderly and others needing small homes would release seriously underoccupied large houses for bigger families (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having little to do; not sufficiently employed. <BR> <I>Ex. underoccupied people.</I> </DL>
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<B>underofficer, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to furnish inadequately with officers. <DD><I>noun </I> an officer of a lower grade. </DL>
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<B>underpaid, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> the past tense and past participle of <B>underpay.</B> </DL>
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<B>underpainting, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plan for a painting, showing the outline, shadows or highlights, and sometimes the color scheme, painted on a canvas, mural, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. He paints at times in such very thin washes that the underpainting often shows through, giving a streaky texture that is distracting (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>underpants, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> pants worn as an undergarment by men and women; drawers; underdrawers. </DL>
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<B>underpart, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the part of an animal, plant, or any object, that lies below or underneath. <BR> <I>Ex. The tree swallow has pure white underparts.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a secondary or subordinate part; minor role. <BR> <I>Ex. to play an underpart in a drama.</I> </DL>
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<B>underpass, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a path underneath; road or other way under railroad tracks, another road, runway, or the like. </DL>
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<B>underpay, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-paid,</B> <B>-paying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to pay too little. </DL>
<B>underpin, </B>transitive verb, <B>-pinned,</B> <B>-pinning.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to support or strengthen (a building or other structure) from beneath, as with props, stones, or masonry. <BR> <I>Ex. to underpin a wall.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to form or provide a base or fundamental support to (anything); support; prop. <BR> <I>Ex. The chromosome and the gene underpin the entire heredity of living beings. (Figurative.) The Constitution underpins all life in the United States.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to corroborate; vindicate. </DL>
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<B>underpinning, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the materials or structure that give support from beneath, as to a building or wall. <BR> <I>Ex. an outside wall with new underpinning of poured concrete.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a support; prop. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Truth and justice are the underpinnings of law and order.</I> </DL>
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<B>underplant, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to plant (young trees) under an existing stand of trees. </DL>
<B>underplot, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dramatic or literary plot subordinate to the principal plot, but connected with it; subplot. </DL>
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<B>underpopulated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sufficiently or well populated; having too small a population. </DL>
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<B>underpowered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not sufficiently or well powered. <BR> <I>Ex. Early airships were underpowered (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
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<B>underprice, </B>transitive verb, <B>-priced,</B> <B>-pricing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to price lower than the value. <BR> <I>Ex. to underprice a car or suit....</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to undercut in price. <BR> <I>Ex. to underprice a competitor.</I> </DL>
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<B>underprint, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to print (a photograph) with not enough depth or distinctness. </DL>
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<B>underprivileged, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having fewer advantages than most people have, especially because of poor economic or social status. <BR> <I>Ex. an underprivileged nation, an underprivileged child.</I> </DL>
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<B>underprize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-prized,</B> <B>-prizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to prize too little; put a low value on; underestimate. </DL>
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<B>underproduce, </B>transitive verb, <B>-duced,</B> <B>-ducing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to produce less than the usual amount or the amount needed. <BR> <I>Ex. In the Russian Republic ... meat will be underproduced by 40% (Time).</I> </DL>
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<B>underproduction, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> production that is less than normal or less than there is a demand for. </DL>
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<B>underproductive, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> not producing enough; underproducing. <BR> <I>Ex. an underproductive industry, underproductive timberland.</I> </DL>
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<B>underproductivity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> insufficient or inadequate productivity. </DL>
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<B>underpromote, </B>transitive verb, <B>-moted,</B> <B>-moting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Chess.) to exchange (a pawn reaching the last rank) for a rook, bishop, or knight instead of a queen. </DL>
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<B>underpromotion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chess.) an underpromoting or being underpromoted. </DL>
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<B>underproof, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having less alcohol than proof spirit does (in the United States, less than 50 per cent by volume). </DL>
<B>underquote, </B>transitive verb, <B>-quoted,</B> <B>-quoting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to offer to sell something, such as merchandise or a commodity, at a lower price than (another or others); underbid. <DD><B> 2. </B>to offer (something, such as merchandise or a commodity) for sale at a lower price than someone or anyone else. </DL>
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<B>underrate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-rated,</B> <B>-rating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to rate or estimate too low; put too low a value on. <BR> <I>Ex. It is a mistake to underrate the ability of an opponent.</I> (SYN) underestimate. </DL>
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<B>underreact, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to react with less force or intensity than the circumstances require. <BR> <I>Ex. They underreacted, allowing the march to become a mob and the mob to become milling looters (Time).</I> noun <B>underreaction.</B> </DL>
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<B>underreport, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to cover (a news event) inadequately; underemphasize the importance of. <BR> <I>Ex. Africa is very much underreported, even though it is making history every day (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to report (an amount) less than the actual. <BR> <I>Ex. The totals ... are so low as to suggest considerable underreporting (Jean A. Flexner).</I> </DL>
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<B>underrepresentation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inadequate or insufficient representation. <BR> <I>Ex. The city suffered from its underrepresentation in Congress.</I> </DL>
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<B>underrepresented, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> represented inadequately or by less than a proper proportion. <BR> <I>Ex. Urban dwellers, who for decades have been underrepresented in state legislatures ... (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
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<B>underripe, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not fully ripe; partly ripe. </DL>
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<B>underrun, </B>verb, <B>-ran,</B> <B>-run,</B> <B>-running,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to pass or move beneath. <DD><B> 2. </B>to move along in a boat beneath (as a cable or net) to make an inspection or repair. <DD><B> 3. </B>to run below capacity. <BR> <I>Ex. to underrun a power plant.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=undercurrent.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>the act or fact of underrunning. <DD><B> 3. </B>an amount by which something is underrun. </DL>
<B>undersea, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> being, done, working, or used beneath the surface of the sea. <BR> <I>Ex. an undersea cable, undersea exploration. The German submarine was the first dangerous undersea raider of World War II.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>=underseas.</B> </DL>
