under
under is a 5-letter English word with 17 senses as preposition, adverb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- preposition. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
- preposition. Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
- preposition. Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
- preposition. Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
- preposition. Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
- adverb. In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
- adjective. Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
- adjective. lower in rank, power, or authority
"an under secretary"
- adjective. located below or beneath something else
"nether garments"
"the under parts of a machine"
- adverb. further down
"see under for further discussion"
- adverb. down below
"get under quickly!"
- adverb. below the horizon
"the sun went under"
- adverb. below some quantity or limit
"fifty dollars or under"
- adverb. in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
"we must keep our disappointment under"
- adverb. down to defeat, death, or ruin
"their competitors went under"
- adverb. into unconsciousness
"this will put the patient under"
- adverb. through a range downward
"children six and under will be admitted free"
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Other playable words that use exactly the letters in under:
Common word forms
underer, underly, underness, underring
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