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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Un'der, prep.p. 1438In a lower position with respect to; so as to be covered, overhung, or overtopped by; lower than; beneath; below;—the correlative of over, above, upon, on; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is…
  2. Ŭn'der, adv.p. 1438In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection;—used chiefly in a few phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to keep under, to maintain in subjection; to control. I keep…
  3. Ŭn'der, a.p. 1438Lower in rank or degree; subject; subordinate; as, an under-officer; under-sheriff. ☞ Under is often used in the formation of compounds, denoting that which is less than is right, proper, or…
  4. Ŭn'der-ăc'tion, n.p. 1438Subordinate action; action not essential to the main story. The least episodes or under-actions . . . are parts necessary to the main design. Dryden.
  5. Ŭn'der-ăct'or, n.p. 1438An inferior or subordinate actor.
  6. Ŭn'der-āge, a.p. 1438Not yet arrived at adult age or at years of discretion; hence, raw; green; boyish; childish. [Obs.] I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a great deal of under-age protestation. Webster.
  7. Ŭn'der-ā'gent, n.p. 1438A subordinate agent.
  8. Ŭn'der-bēar′, v. t.p. 1438To support; to endure. Shak. 2. To line; to guard; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak.
  9. Ŭn'der-bêar'er, n.p. 1438One who underbears, supports, or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one who bears the corpse.
  10. Un'der-bid', v. t.p. 1438To bid or offer less than, as in auctions, when a contract or service is set up to the lowest bidder.
  11. Ŭn'der-bīnd', v. t.p. 1438To bind beneath. But the good prince, his hand more fit for blows, With his huge weight the pagan underbound. Fairfax.
  12. Ŭn'der-brāce', v. t.p. 1438To brace, fasten, or bind below.
  13. Ŭn'der-brănch, n.p. 1438A lower or inferior branch. It can not sink into my mind That under-branches e'er can be Of worth and value as the tree. Spencer
  14. Ŭn'der-brĕd, a.p. 1438Of inferior breeding or manners.
  15. Ŭn'der-brŭsh, n.p. 1438Shrubs and small trees in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.
  16. Un'der-buy', v. t.p. 1438To buy at less than the real value or worth. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.
  17. Ŭn'der-cast, v. t.p. 1438To cast under or beneath.
  18. Ŭn'der-chām'ber-lain, n.p. 1438A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.
  19. Ŭn'der-chaps, n. pl.p. 1438The lower chaps or jaw.
  20. Un'der-chärge', v. t.p. 1438To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or suitable; as, to undercharge goods or services. Undercharged mine (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as wide at top as it is deep. Craighill.
  21. Ŭn'der-chārge, n.p. 1438A charge less than is usual or suitable.
  22. Ŭn'der-clāy, n.p. 1438(Geol.) A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing the roots of coal plants, especially the Stigmaria.
  23. Un'der-cliff, n.p. 1438A subordinate cliff on a shore, made of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above. Dana.
  24. Ŭn'der-clōthes, n. pl.p. 1438Clothes worn under others.
  25. Un'der-clōth'ing, n.p. 1438Garments worn under the shirt for warmth.
  26. Ŭn'der-cōat, n.p. 1438A coat worn under another.
  27. Ŭn'der-cŏn'duct, n.p. 1438An under or lower conduct or conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] We should first of all dig wells and cisterns, and other underconducts and conveyances, for the sullage of the house. Wotton.
  28. Ŭn'der-creep', v. i.p. 1438To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  29. Ŭn'der-crĕst', v. t.p. 1438To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.
  30. Un'der-crōft, n.p. 1438A vault under the choir or chancel of a church; also, a vault or secret walk under ground.
  31. Ŭn'der-crŭst, n.p. 1438The lower crust; as, the under-crust of a pie; hence, the lower classes; as, the under-crust of society. [Sportive.]
  32. Ŭn'der-cry', v. i.p. 1438To cry aloud. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  33. Un'der-cûr/rent, n.p. 1438A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in a contrary direction to that on the surface. Totten.
  34. Un'der-daub'er, n.p. 1438A lower or inferior dauber. [Obs.] Bp. Taylor.
  35. Un'der-deal'ing, n.p. 1438Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice. [Rare.] Milton.
  36. Un'der-del've, v. t.p. 1438To delve or dig under. [Obs.]
  37. Un'der-dig, v. t.p. 1438To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  38. Un'der-ditch', v. t.p. 1438To form a deep ditch or trench to drain the surface of.
  39. Un'der-dō', v. i.p. 1438To act below one's abilities. B. Jonson. 2. To do less than is requisite. Grew.
  40. Un'der-dō', v. t.p. 1438To do less than is requisite; to cook insufficiently; as, the beef was underdone.
  41. Ŭn/der-dōse′, v. t. & i.p. 1438To give or take, or cause to take, small doses.
  42. Un'der-drāin, n.p. 1438A covered drain or trench below the surface of the ground, with joints, interstices, or openings, through which the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.
  43. Ŭn'der-drāin', v. t.p. 1438To drain by forming a covered channel below the surface.
  44. Un′der-dressed, a.p. 1438Not dressed enough.
  45. Un'der-ē's'ti-māte, v. t.p. 1438To set too low a value on.
  46. Ŭn'der-feed', v. t.p. 1438To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient quantity of food.
  47. Un'der-fel'low, n.p. 1438A mean, sorry wretch. [Rare.]
  48. Ŭn'der-fīl'ing, n.p. 1438The lower part of a building. [Rare.] Wotton.
  49. Under-fōl'lōw, v. t.p. 1438To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  50. Ŭn'der-fŏng', v. t.p. 1438To take in hand; to circumvent; to entrap. [Obs. and rare.] Spenser.
  51. Ŭn'der-fo͝ot', adv.p. 1438Beneath.
  52. Ŭn'der-fo͝ot', a.p. 1438Low; base; abject; trodden down.
  53. Ŭn'der-fûr'nish, v. t.p. 1438To supply with less than enough.
  54. Ŭn'der-fūr/rōw, v. t.p. 1438To cover as under a furrow; to plow in.
  55. Ŭn'der-gēt', v. t.p. 1438To get under or beneath. R. of Gl. 2. To understand. R. of Gl.
  56. Ŭn'der-gird', v. t.p. 1438To bind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.
  57. Un'der-gō', v. t.p. 1438To go or move below or under. [Obs.] 2. To be subjected to; to bear; to pass through; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain; to undergo grief or anxiety; to undergo…
  58. Un'der-gōd, n.p. 1439A lower or inferior god; a subordinate deity.
  59. Un'der-gown, n.p. 1439A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. Her dress was an undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. W. Scott.
  60. Un'der-grād'ū-ate, n.p. 1439A student or member of a university or college, who has not taken his first degree.