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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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5,066 words match “UNDER”

UNDERPLANT v. 2 definitions
To plant under; specif. (Forestry),
UNDERPLAY v. 3 definitions
To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
UNDERPLOT n. 2 definitions
A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.
UNDERPOISE v.
To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.] Marston.
UNDERPOSSESSOR n.
One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior of another. Jer. Taylor.
UNDERPRAISE v.
To praise below desert.
UNDERPRIZE v.
To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak.
UNDERPRODUCTION n.
The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.
UNDERPROOF a.
Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See Proof spirit, under Spirit.
UNDERPROP v.
To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton.
UNDERPROPORTIONED a.
Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor. Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier.
UNDERPROPPER n.
One who, or that which, underprops or supports.
UNDERPULL v.
To exert one's influence secretly. [Obs.] Ld. North.
UNDERPULLER n.
One who underpulls. [Obs.]
UNDERPUT v.
To put or send under. [Obs.]
UNDERRATE v. 2 definitions
To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue. Burke.
UNDERRECKON v.
To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. Bp. Hall.
UNDERRUN v.
To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of examining it.
UNDERSAIL v.
To sail alongshore. [Obs.]
UNDERSAILED a.
Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]
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