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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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5,768 words match “UNDE”

UNDERPEEP v.
To peep under. "The flame . . . would underpeep her lids." [R.] Shak.
UNDERPEER v.
To peer under. [R.]
UNDERPEOPLED a.
Not fully peopled.
UNDERPIGHT n.
imp. of Underpitch.
UNDERPIN v. 2 definitions
To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
UNDERPINNING n. 3 definitions
The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.
UNDERPITCH v.
To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.] He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer.
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.
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