Understrapping (a.) Becoming an understrapper; subservient.
Understrata (pl. ) of Understratum
Understratums (pl. ) of Understratum
Understratum (n.) The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil.
Understroke (v. t.) To underline or underscore.
Understudy (v. t. & i.) To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
Understudy (n.) One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.
Undersuit (n.) A suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.
Undertakable (a.) Capable of being undertaken; practicable.
Undertook (imp.) of Undertake
Undertaken (p. p.) of Undertake
Undertaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Undertake
Undertake (v. t.) To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
Undertake (v. t.) Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract.
Undertake (v. t.) Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm.
Undertake (v. t.) To assume, as a character.
Undertake (v. t.) To engage with; to attack.
Undertake (v. t.) To have knowledge of; to hear.
Undertake (v. t.) To take or have the charge of.
Undertake (v. i.) To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
Undertake (v. i.) To venture; to hazard.
Undertake (v. i.) To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.
Undertaker (n.) One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business.
Undertaker (n.) One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another; a contractor.
Undertaker (n.) Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of funerals.
Undertaking (n.) The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
Undertaking (n.) That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
Undertaking (n.) Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
Undertaking (n.) A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Undertapster (n.) Assistant to a tapster.
Undertaxed (a.) Taxed too little, or at a lower rate than others.
Undertenancy (n.) Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an undertenant.
Undertenant (n.) The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant or lessee.
Underthing (n.) Something that is inferior and of little worth.
Undertide (n.) Alt. of Undertime
Undertime (n.) The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening.
Undertone (n.) A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.
Undertook () imp. of Undertake.
Undertow (n.) The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.
Undertreasurer (n.) An assistant treasurer.
Underturn (v. t.) To turn upside down; to subvert; to upset.
Undervaluation (n.) The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth.
Undervalue (v. t.) To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.
Undervalue (v. t.) To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise.
Undervalue (n.) A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation.
Undervaluer (n.) One who undervalues.
Underverse (n.) The lower or second verse.
Undervest (n.) An undershirt.
Underviewer (n.) See Underlooker.
Underwear (n.) That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.
Underween (v. t.) To undervalue.
Underwent () imp. of Undergo.
Underwing (n.) One of the posterior wings of an insect.
Underwing (n.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called red underwing.
Underwitted (a.) Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.
Underwood (n.) Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural.
Underworked (imp. & p. p.) of Underwork
Underwrought () of Underwork
Underworking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Underwork
Underwork (v. t.) To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine.
Underwork (v. t.) To expend too little work upon; as, to underwork a painting.
Underwork (v. t.) To do like work at a less price than; as, one mason may underwork another.
Underwork (v. i.) To work or operate in secret or clandestinely.
Underwork (v. i.) To do less work than is proper or suitable.
Underwork (v. i.) To do work for a less price than current rates.
Underwork (n.) Inferior or subordinate work; petty business.
Underworker (n.) One who underworks.
Underworker (n.) An inferior or subordinate workman.
Underworld (n.) The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth.
Underworld (n.) The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.
Underworld (n.) The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes.
Underworld (n.) The inferior part of mankind.
Underwrote (imp.) of Underwrite
Underwrit () of Underwrite
Underwritten (p. p.) of Underwrite
Underwrit () of Underwrite
Underwriting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Underwrite
Underwrite (v. t.) To write under something else; to subscribe.
Underwrite (v. t.) To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance.
Underwrite (v. i.) To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.
Underwriter (n.) One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.
Underwriting (n.) The business of an underwriter,
Underyoke (v. t.) To subject to the yoke; to make subject.
Undeserve (v. t.) To fail to deserve.
Undeserver (n.) One of no merit; one who is nor deserving or worthy.
Undesigning (a.) Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; simple.
Undestroyable (a.) Indestructible.
Undeterminable (a.) Not determinable; indeterminable.
Undeterminate (a.) Nor determinate; not settled or certain; indeterminate.
Undetermination (n.) Indetermination.
Undevil (v. t.) To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise.
Undevotion (n.) Absence or want of devotion.
Undid () imp. of Undo.
Undifferentiated (a.) Not differentiated; specifically (Biol.), homogenous, or nearly so; -- said especially of young or embryonic tissues which have not yet undergone differentiation (see Differentiation, 3), that is, which show no visible separation into their different structural parts.
Undigenous (a.) Generated by water.
Undigestible (a.) Indigestible.
Undight (v. t.) To put off; to lay aside, as a garment.
Undigne (a.) Unworthy.
Undine (n.) One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.
Undiocesed (a.) Unprovided with a diocese; having no diocese.