sub´ter|ra´ne|os|ly — sub|ter|ra|ne|ous «SUHB tuh RAY nee uhs», adjective. = subterranean. (Cf. ↑subterranean) –sub´ter|ra´ne|os|ly, adverb. –sub´ter|ra´ne|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sub´ter|ra´ne|an|ly — sub|ter|ra|ne|an «SUHB tuh RAY nee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. beneath the earth s surface; underground: »A subterranean passage led from the castle to the cave. Mammoth Cave, the biggest of the subterranean caverns in the limestone deposits… … Useful english dictionary
sub´ter|ra´ne|ous|ness — sub|ter|ra|ne|ous «SUHB tuh RAY nee uhs», adjective. = subterranean. (Cf. ↑subterranean) –sub´ter|ra´ne|os|ly, adverb. –sub´ter|ra´ne|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|ra|ne|ous — «SUHB tuh RAY nee uhs», adjective. = subterranean. (Cf. ↑subterranean) –sub´ter|ra´ne|os|ly, adverb. –sub´ter|ra´ne|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|rane — «SUHB tuh rayn», noun. 1. Geology. the bedrock under a deposit. 2. an underground cave, chamber, or dwelling. ╂[< Latin subterrāneus < sub under + terra earth] … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|tian malaria — «suhb TUR shuhn», = falciparum malaria. (Cf. ↑falciparum malaria) ╂[< sub + tertian] … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|con|scious — «SUHB tuhr KON shuhs», adjective. = subconscious. (Cf. ↑subconscious) ╂[< subter + conscious] … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|fuge — «SUHB tuhr fyooj», noun. a trick, excuse, or expedient used to escape something unpleasant: »The girl s headache was only a subterfuge to avoid going to school. SYNONYM(S): artifice, ruse. ╂[< Late Latin subterfugium < Latin subterfugere to … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|nat|u|ral — «SUHB tuhr NACH uhr uhl», adjective. below what is natural; less than natural. ╂[< subter + natural] … Useful english dictionary
sub|ter|po|si|tion — «SUHB tuhr puh ZIHSH uhn», noun. the state of being placed or of lying underneath something else; position underneath … Useful english dictionary
