Subconscious
Subconscious, sub-kon′shus, adj. faintly conscious, applying to perceptions which are without consciousness or memory.—adv. Subcon′sciously.—n. Subcon′sciousness.
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Page 147 of 179Subcontiguous
Subcontiguous, sub-kon-tig′ū-us, n. almost touching.
English · e-38700-3493 · brief source recordSubcontinuous
Subcontinuous, sub-kon-tin′ū-us, adj. nearly continuous, with but slight interruptions.
English · e-38700-3494 · brief source recordSubcontract
Subcontract, sub-kon′trakt, n. a contract subordinate to another contract, as for the subletting of work.—v.i. Subcontract′.—adj. Subcontract′ed.—n. Subcontract′or.
English · e-38700-3495Subcontrary
Subcontrary, sub-kon′tra-ri, adj. contrary in an inferior degree: (geom.) said of a section of an oblique cone on a circular base, which section is itself a circle: (logic) denoting the opposition of two subalternate pro
English · e-38700-3496Subcordate
Subcordate, sub-kor′dāt, adj. heart-shaped.
English · e-38700-3497 · brief source recordSubcostal
Subcostal, sub-kos′tal, adj. under or between the ribs.
English · e-38700-3498 · brief source recordSubcrepitant
Subcrepitant, sub-krep′i-tant, adj. slightly crepitant.—n. Subcrepitā′tion.
English · e-38700-3499 · brief source recordSubculture
Subculture, sub-kul′tūr, n. in bacteriology, a culture derived from a previous one.
English · e-38700-3500 · brief source recordSubcutaneous
Subcutaneous, sub-kū-tā′ne-us, adj. under the skin.—Subcutaneous syringe, a syringe for injecting substances beneath the skin.
English · e-38700-3501Subdeacon
Subdeacon, sub-dē′kn, n. a member of the order of the ministry next below that of deacon, preparing the vessels, &c., at the eucharist.—ns. Subdea′conry, Subdea′conship, Subdiac′onate.
English · e-38700-3502Subdean
Subdean, sub-dēn′, n. an assistant or substitute dean.—n. Subdean′ery.
English · e-38700-3503 · brief source recordSubdentate
Subdentate, sub-den′tāt, adj. imperfectly dentate, having indistinct teeth.
English · e-38700-3504 · brief source recordSubderivative
Subderivative, sub-dē-riv′a-tiv, n. a word derived from the derivative, rather than directly from the primitive word.
English · e-38700-3505 · brief source recordSubdivide
Subdivide, sub-di-vīd′, v.t. to divide into smaller divisions: to divide again.—v.i. to be subdivided: to separate.—adj. Subdivī′sible.—n. Subdivi′sion, the act of subdividing: the part made by subdividing.—adjs. Subdivi
English · e-38700-3506Subdolous
Subdolous, sub′dō-lus, adj. (obs.) crafty, subtle.
English · e-38700-3507 · brief source recordSubdominant
Subdominant, sub-dom′i-nant, n. (mus.) the tone next below the dominant.
English · e-38700-3508 · brief source recordSubduct
Subduct, sub-dukt′, v.t. to take away, to withdraw—also Subduce′.—n. Subduc′tion. [L. sub, under, ducĕre, ductum, to lead.]
English · e-38700-3509Subdue
Subdue, sub-dū′, v.t. to conquer: to bring under dominion: to render submissive: to tame: to soften.—adj. Subdū′able.—n. Subdū′al, the act of subduing.—adj. Subdued′, toned down.—ns. Subdued′ness; Subdue′ment (Shak.), co
English · e-38700-3510Subduple
Subduple, sub′dū-pl, adj. in the ratio of one to two.—adj. Subdū′plicate, expressed by the square root.
English · e-38700-3511 · brief source recordSubeditor
Subeditor, sub-ed′i-tur, n. an under or assistant editor.—adj. Subeditō′rial.—n. Subed′itorship.
English · e-38700-3512 · brief source recordSubequal
Subequal, sub-ēk′wal, adj. approximately equal.
English · e-38700-3513 · brief source recordSuberic
Suberic, sū-bėr′ik, adj. relating to, or extracted from, cork.—n. Sū′berāte, a salt of suberic acid.—adj. Sūbē′rēous.—ns. Sū′berine, the pure cellular tissue of cork; Sūberisā′tion.—v.t. Sū′berise, to render corky.—adjs.
English · e-38700-3514Suberose
Suberose, sub-e-rōs′, adj. appearing as if somewhat gnawed. [L. sub, under, erosus—e, out, rodĕre, rosum, to gnaw.]
English · e-38700-3515 · brief source recordSubfamily
Subfamily, sub′fam-i-li, n. a primary division of a family, of one or more genera.
English · e-38700-3516 · brief source recordSubfeu
Subfeu, sub-fū′, v.t. to make subinfeudation of.—n. Subfeudā′tion=Subinfeudation (q.v.).—adj. Subfeud′atory.
English · e-38700-3517 · brief source recordSubflavour
Subflavour, sub-flā′vur, n. a secondary flavour.
English · e-38700-3518 · brief source recordSubflora
Subflora, sub′flō-ra, n. a more local flora included within one of wider range.
English · e-38700-3519 · brief source recordSubfluvial
Subfluvial, sub-flōō′vi-al, adj. situated under a stream.
English · e-38700-3520 · brief source recordSubfusc
Subfusc, Subfusk, sub-fusk′, adj. somewhat dark, dusky, tawny.—Also Subfus′cous.
English · e-38700-3521 · brief source recordSubgens
Subgens, sub-jenz′, n. the sociological division of a people next below the gens or clan:—pl. Subgen′tes.
English · e-38700-3522 · brief source recordSubgenus
Subgenus, sub-jē′nus, n. a primary division of a genus including one or more species with common characters.—adj. Subgener′ic.—adv. Subgener′ically.
English · e-38700-3523Subglacial
Subglacial, sub-glā′shal, adj. belonging to the under side of a glacier: under a glacier.
English · e-38700-3524 · brief source recordSubglobular
Subglobular, sub-glob′ū-lar, adj. somewhat globular.
English · e-38700-3525 · brief source recordSubgranular
Subgranular, sub-gran′ū-lar, adj. somewhat granular.
English · e-38700-3526 · brief source recordSubgroup
Subgroup, sub′grōōp, n. any subordinate group in a classification.
English · e-38700-3527 · brief source recordSubhastation
Subhastation, sub-has-tā′shun, n. a sale under the lance—a Roman method of auction. [L. sub, under, hasta, a lance.]
English · e-38700-3528 · brief source recordSubhuman
Subhuman, sub-hū′man, adj. next below the human.
English · e-38700-3529 · brief source recordSubimago
Subimago, sub′i-mā-gō, n. a stage in the metamorphosis of certain insects, between the pupa and the imago.—Also Pseudimago.
English · e-38700-3530Subindicate
Subindicate, sub-in′di-kāt, v.t. to indicate by a hint.—n. Subindicā′tion.—adj. Subindic′ātive, suggestive.
English · e-38700-3531 · brief source recordSubinfeudation
Subinfeudation, sub-in-fū-dā′shun, n. the right enjoyed by the inferior lord, in imitation of his superiors, of making similar grants of portions of his land to others, to be held by them as his vassals.—adjs. and ns. Su
English · e-38700-3532Subinspector
Subinspector, sub′in-spek-tor, n. a subordinate or assistant inspector.—n. Sub′inspectorship.
English · e-38700-3533 · brief source recordSubintrant
Subintrant, sub-in′trant, adj. with paroxysms succeeding one another so fast as to be almost continuous.
English · e-38700-3534 · brief source recordSubirrigation
Subirrigation, sub-ir-i-gā′shun, n. irrigation by means of channels below the surface.
English · e-38700-3535 · brief source recordSubitamente
Subitamente, sub-it-a-men′te, adv. (mus.) suddenly.—Also Sub′ito. [It.]
English · e-38700-3536 · brief source recordSubitaneous
Subitaneous, sub-i-tā′ne-us, adj. (obs.) sudden.—n. Subitā′neousness.
English · e-38700-3537 · brief source recordSubjacent
Subjacent, sub-jā′sent, adj. lying under or below: being in a lower situation.—n. Subjā′cency. [L. subjacens—sub, under, jacēre, to lie.]
English · e-38700-3538Subject
Subject, sub′jekt, adj. under the power of another: liable, prone, disposed: exposed: subordinate, tributary: subservient.—n. one under the power of another: one under allegiance to a sovereign: that on which any operati
English · e-38700-3539Subjoin
Subjoin, sub-join′, v.t. to join under: to add at the end or afterwards: to fix or annex.—ns. Subjoin′der, a remark following on another; Sub′joint, a secondary joint.
English · e-38700-3540Subjugate
Subjugate, sub′jōō-gāt, v.t. to bring under the yoke: to bring under power or dominion: to conquer.—ns. Subjugā′tion; Sub′jugātor. [L. sub, under, jugum, a yoke.]
English · e-38700-3541Subjunctive
Subjunctive, sub-jungk′tiv, adj. subjoined: added to something: denoting that mood of a verb which expresses condition, hypothesis, or contingency.—n. the subjunctive mood. [L. sub, under, jungĕre, to join.]
English · e-38700-3542Subkingdom
Subkingdom, sub-king′dum, n. a subordinate kingdom: a division of a kingdom: a subdivision.
English · e-38700-3543 · brief source recordSublapsarian
Sublapsarian, sub-laps-ā′ri-an, adj. relating to the sublapsarians or to their doctrines.—n. one of a class of moderate Calvinists, who hold that God merely permitted the fall of Adam, without preordaining it.—n. Sublaps
English · e-38700-3544Sublate
Sublate, sub-lāt′, v.t. to deny—opp. to Posit: to remove.—n. Sublā′tion.—adj. Sub′lātive.
English · e-38700-3545 · brief source recordSublease
Sublease, sub-lēs′, n. an under-lease or lease by a tenant to another.—n. Sub′lessee, the holder of a sublease.
English · e-38700-3546 · brief source recordSublet
Sublet, sub-let′, v.t. to under-let or lease, as by one himself a tenant to another.
English · e-38700-3547 · brief source recordSublevate
Sublevate, sub′lē-vāt, v.t. to raise, excite—also Sol′levate.—n. Sublēvā′tion. [L. sublevāre, -ātum, to lift up.]
English · e-38700-3548 · brief source recordSublibrarian
Sublibrarian, sub-līb-rā′ri-an, n. one who acts as an assistant to a librarian.
English · e-38700-3549 · brief source recordSublieutenant
Sublieutenant, sub-lef-ten′ant, n. formerly mate, or passed midshipman, the intermediate rank in the navy between midshipman and lieutenant.—Second lieutenant, the rank given to officers on first joining the army, corres
English · e-38700-3550Sublimate
Sublimate, sub′lim-āt, v.t. to elevate: to refine and exalt: to purify by raising by heat into vapour which again becomes solid.—n. the product of sublimation.—adj. Sublī′mable.—n. Sublimā′tion, the act of purifying by r
English · e-38700-3551Sublime
Sublime, sub-līm′, adj. high: lofty: majestic: awakening feelings of awe or veneration.—n. that which is sublime: the lofty or grand in thought or style (The sublime): the emotion produced by sublime objects.—v.t. to exa
English · e-38700-3552Subliminal
Subliminal, sub-lim′i-nal, adj. beneath the level of consciousness, latent. [L. sub, under, limen, liminis, the door.]
English · e-38700-3553 · brief source recordSublineation
Sublineation, sub-lin-e-ā′shun, n. an underlining, as of a word or words.
English · e-38700-3554 · brief source recordSublingual
Sublingual, sub-ling′gwal, adj. under the tongue.
English · e-38700-3555 · brief source recordSublittoral
Sublittoral, sub-lit′ō-ral, adj. being under the shore.
English · e-38700-3556 · brief source recordSublunar
Sublunar, sub-lū′nar, adj. under the moon: earthly: belonging to this world—also Sub′lunary.—adj. Sublū′nate, approaching the form of a crescent.
English · e-38700-3557Submammary
Submammary, sub-mam′a-ri, adj. situated under the mammæ or paps.
English · e-38700-3558 · brief source recordSubmarginal
Submarginal, sub-mar′ji-nal, adj. situated near the margin.
English · e-38700-3559 · brief source recordSubmarine
Submarine, sub-ma-rēn′, adj. under, or in, the sea.—Submarine boat, one capable of being propelled under water, esp. for carrying and firing torpedoes.—Submarine mine, a mass of explosives sunk in the sea.
English · e-38700-3560Submaxillary
Submaxillary, sub-mak′si-lā-ri, adj. under the jaw.
English · e-38700-3561 · brief source recordSubmedian
Submedian, sub-mē′di-an, adj. near the middle.
English · e-38700-3562 · brief source recordSubmental
Submental, sub-men′tal, adj. under the chin. [L. sub, under, mentum, the chin.]
English · e-38700-3563 · brief source recordSubmerge
Submerge, sub-mėrj′, Submerse, sub-mėrs′, v.t. to plunge under water: to overflow with water: to drown.—v.i. to sink under water.—ns. Submerg′ence, Submer′sion.—adjs. Submerged′, Submersed′, being or growing under water.
English · e-38700-3564Submit
Submit, sub-mit′, v.t. to refer to the judgment of another: to surrender to another.—v.i. to yield one's self to another: to surrender: to yield one's opinion: to be subject:—pr.p. submit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. submit′ted
English · e-38700-3565Submontane
Submontane, sub-mon′tān, adj. situated at the foot of a mountain or range.
English · e-38700-3566 · brief source recordSubmultiple
Submultiple, sub-mul′ti-pl, n. a number or quantity which is contained in another an exact number of times, an aliquot part.
English · e-38700-3567Submundane
Submundane, sub-mun′dān, adj. situated beneath the ground.
English · e-38700-3568 · brief source recordSubmuscular
Submuscular, sub-mus′kū-lar, adj. under the muscles.
English · e-38700-3569 · brief source recordSubnasal
Subnasal, sub-nā′sal, adj. situated below the nose.
English · e-38700-3570 · brief source recordSubnascent
Subnascent, sub-nas′ent, adj. growing underneath.
English · e-38700-3571 · brief source recordSubnatural
Subnatural, sub-nat′ū-ral, adj. below nature, infranatural.
English · e-38700-3572 · brief source recordSubneural
Subneural, sub-nū′ral, adj. situated beneath a main neural axis or nervous cord.
English · e-38700-3573 · brief source recordSubnivean
Subnivean, sub-nī′vē-an, adj. situated under the snow.
English · e-38700-3574 · brief source recordSubnodal
Subnodal, sub-nō′dal, adj. situated beneath the nodus.
English · e-38700-3575 · brief source recordSubnormal
Subnormal, sub-nor′mal, adj. less than normal.—n. Subnormal′ity.
English · e-38700-3576 · brief source recordSubnubilar
Subnubilar, sub-nū′bi-lar, adj. situated under the clouds.
English · e-38700-3577 · brief source recordSubnuvolar
Subnuvolar, sub-nū′vō-lar, adj. partially clouded.
English · e-38700-3578 · brief source recordSubobscure
Subobscure, sub-ob-skūr′, adj. somewhat obscure.—adv. Subobscure′ly.
English · e-38700-3579 · brief source recordSuboccipital
Suboccipital, sub-ok-sip′i-tal, adj. situated behind the occiput, or on the under surface of the occipital lobe of the brain.
English · e-38700-3580Subocellate
Subocellate, sub-os′el-āt, adj. somewhat like an ocellus.
English · e-38700-3581 · brief source recordSuboctave
Suboctave, sub′ok-tāv, adj. existing in the proportion of 1 to 8.—n. an eighth part: (mus.) the octave below a given tone.
English · e-38700-3582Suboctuple
Suboctuple, sub-ok′tū-pl, adj. containing one part of 8.
English · e-38700-3583 · brief source recordSubocular
Subocular, sub-ok′ū-lar, adj. situated under the eye, suboptic.
English · e-38700-3584 · brief source recordSuboperculum
Suboperculum, sub-ō-per′kū-lum, n. a bone of the gill-cover below and partly behind the operculum.—adj. Suboper′cular.
English · e-38700-3585 · brief source recordSuborbital
Suborbital, sub-or′bi-tal, adj. situated below the orbit of the eye.
English · e-38700-3586 · brief source recordSuborder
Suborder, sub-or′dėr, n. a subdivision in an order.—adj. Subor′dinal.
English · e-38700-3587 · brief source recordSubordinary
Subordinary, sub-or′di-nā-ri, n. (her.) one of a class of armorial charges less honourable than the ordinaries—the bordure, orle, bend sinister, &c.
English · e-38700-3588Subordinate
Subordinate, sub-or′di-nāt, adj. lower in order, rank, nature, power, &c.: descending in a regular series.—n. one in a lower order or rank: an inferior.—v.t. to place in a lower order: to consider of less value: to make
English · e-38700-3589Suborn
Suborn, sub-orn′, v.t. to cause to commit a perjury: to procure indirectly.—ns. Subornā′tion, act of causing a person to take a false oath: crime of procuring any one to do a bad action; Suborn′er. [L. subornāre—sub, und
English · e-38700-3590Subovate
Subovate, sub-ō′vāt, adj. almost ovate.
English · e-38700-3591 · brief source recordSubpanation
Subpanation, sub-pā-nā′shun, n. the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are locally and materially present in the eucharist under the form of bread and wine. [L. sub, under, panis, bread.]
English · e-38700-3592Subperitoneal
Subperitoneal, sub-per-i-tō-nē′al, adj. situated under the peritoneum.
English · e-38700-3593 · brief source recordSubpermanent
Subpermanent, sub-per′ma-nent, adj. somewhat permanent.
English · e-38700-3594 · brief source recordSubpœna
Subpœna, Subpena, sub-pē′na, n. a writ commanding the attendance of a person in court under a penalty.—v.t. to serve with a writ of subpœna. [L. sub, under, pœna, punishment.]
English · e-38700-3595Subpolar
Subpolar, sub-pō′lar, adj. under or below the poles of the earth.
English · e-38700-3596 · brief source recordSubprefect
Subprefect, sub-prē′fekt, n. an assistant or deputy-prefect, esp. the official in France charged with the administration of the arrondissement under the prefect of the department.—n. Sub′prēfecture, the office or jurisdi
English · e-38700-3597Subprior
Subprior, sub′prī-or, n. the vicegerent, deputy, or assistant of a prior.
English · e-38700-3598 · brief source recordSubprovince
Subprovince, sub′prov-ins, n. a prime division of a province: in zoogeography, a division subordinate to a subregion.
English · e-38700-3599 · brief source recordSubpubic
Subpubic, sub-pū′bik, adj. situated below the pubis.
English · e-38700-3600 · brief source recordSubregion
Subregion, sub′rē-jun, n. a subdivision of a region, esp. of fauna in zoogeography.—adj. Subrē′gional.
English · e-38700-3601 · brief source recordSubreption
Subreption, sub-rep′shun, n. a procuring of some advantage by fraudulent concealment, esp. in Scots law, the gaining of a gift of escheat by concealing the truth: false inference due to misrepresentation.—adj. Subrep′tiv
English · e-38700-3602Subrogation
Subrogation, sub-rō-gā′shun, n. the succession or substitution of one person or thing by or for another, in regard to a legal claim, &c.
English · e-38700-3603Subsacral
Subsacral, sub-sā′kral, adj. situated on the anterior or ventral surface of the sacrum.
English · e-38700-3604 · brief source recordSubscapular
Subscapular, sub-skap′ū-lar, adj. beneath the scapula.—n. a subscapular vessel or nerve.
English · e-38700-3605 · brief source recordSubscribe
Subscribe, sub-skrīb′, v.t. to write underneath: to give consent to something written, or to attest, by writing one's name underneath: to sign one's name: to promise to give or pay, or to take, as a copy of a book, by at
English · e-38700-3606Subsecive
Subsecive, sub′sē-siv, adj. left over, remaining, extra. [L. subsecivus—sub, under, secāre, to cut.]
English · e-38700-3607 · brief source recordSubsection
Subsection, sub-sek′shun, n. an under section or division: a subdivision.
English · e-38700-3608 · brief source recordSubsensation
Subsensation, sub′sen-sā-shun, n. a minor sensation.
English · e-38700-3609 · brief source recordSubsensible
Subsensible, sub-sen′si-bl, adj. beyond the range of the senses.
English · e-38700-3610 · brief source recordSubsequent
Subsequent, sub′sē-kwent, adj. following or coming after.—ns. Sub′sequence, Sub′sequency, state of being subsequent.—adv. Sub′sequently. [L. subsequens, -entis, pr.p. of subsequi—sub, under, after, sequi, to follow.]
English · e-38700-3611Subserous
Subserous, sub-sē′rus, adj. somewhat serous or watery: below a serous membrane.
English · e-38700-3612 · brief source recordSubserve
Subserve, sub-sėrv′, v.t. to serve subordinately or instrumentally: to help forward.—ns. Subser′vience, Subser′viency, state of being subservient: anything that promotes some purpose.—adj. Subser′vient, subserving: servi
English · e-38700-3613Subsessile
Subsessile, sub-ses′il, adj. not quite sessile.
English · e-38700-3614 · brief source recordSubside
Subside, sub-sīd′, v.i. to settle down: to settle at the bottom: to fall into a state of quiet: to sink to a lower level: (coll.) to cease talking, to take a less prominent place.—ns. Subsī′dence (also Sub′sidence), Subs
English · e-38700-3615Subsidy
Subsidy, sub′si-di, n. assistance: aid in money: a sum of money paid by one state to another for assistance in war.—adv. Subsid′iarily.—adj. Subsid′iary, furnishing a subsidy, help, or additional supplies: aiding.—n. one
English · e-38700-3616Subsimious
Subsimious, sub-sim′i-us, adj. almost monkey-like.
English · e-38700-3617 · brief source recordSubsist
Subsist, sub-sist′, v.i. to have existence: to remain, continue, inhere: to have the means of living.—n. Subsist′ence, state of being subsistent: real being: means of supporting life: livelihood.—adjs. Subsist′ent, subsi
English · e-38700-3618Subsoil
Subsoil, sub′soil, n. the under soil: the bed or stratum of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil.—v.t. to turn up the subsoil of.—n. Sub′soiler.
English · e-38700-3619Subspecies
Subspecies, sub-spē′shēz, n. a division of a species, a geographical variety.—adj. Subspecif′ic.—adv. Subspecif′ically.
English · e-38700-3620 · brief source recordSubspherical
Subspherical, sub-sfer′i-kal, adj. not perfectly spherical.—adv. Subspher′ically.
English · e-38700-3621 · brief source recordSubspinous
Subspinous, sub-spī′nus, adj. somewhat spinous: under the spinal column, or a spinous process.
English · e-38700-3622 · brief source recordSubspiral
Subspiral, sub-spī′ral, adj. somewhat spiral: indistinctly marked with a spiral line.
English · e-38700-3623 · brief source recordSubstage
Substage, sub′stāj, n. an attachment below the stage of the compound microscope, to support the achromatic condenser, &c.
English · e-38700-3624Substance
Substance, sub′stans, n. that in which qualities or attributes exist, the existence to which qualities belong: that which constitutes anything what it is: the essential part: body: matter: property: foundation, ground, c
English · e-38700-3625Substantial
Substantial, sub-stan′shal, adj. belonging to or having substance: actually existing: real: solid: having substance or strength: lasting, likely to be permanent: strong, stout, bulky: corporeal, material: having property
English · e-38700-3626Substation
Substation, sub-stā′shun, n. a subordinate station.
English · e-38700-3627 · brief source recordSubsternal
Substernal, sub-ster′nal, adj. situated beneath the sternum.
English · e-38700-3628 · brief source recordSubstitute
Substitute, sub′sti-tūt, v.t. to put in place of another.—n. one who, or that which, is put in place of another.—adj. put instead of another.—n. Substitū′tion, act of substituting or putting in place of another: (Shak.)
English · e-38700-3629Substractor
Substractor, subs-trakt′or, n. (Shak.) a detractor.
English · e-38700-3630 · brief source recordSubstratum
Substratum, sub-strā′tum, n. an under stratum or layer, a fundamental element: the substance in which qualities exist.
English · e-38700-3631 · brief source recordSubstructure
Substructure, sub′struk-tūr, n. an under structure or building: foundation.—v.t. Substruct′, to build beneath.—n. Substruc′tion.—adj. Substruc′tural.
English · e-38700-3632Substyle
Substyle, sub′stīl, n. the right line on which the style or gnomon of a dial is erected.—adj. Sub′stylar.
English · e-38700-3633 · brief source recordSubsulphate
Subsulphate, sub-sul′fāt, n. a basic sulphide.
English · e-38700-3634 · brief source recordSubsultive
Subsultive, sub-sul′tiv, adj. bounding, moving by sudden leaps or starts, or by twitches.—adv. Subsul′torily.—n. Subsul′tus, a convulsive movement.
English · e-38700-3635Subsume
Subsume, sub-sūm′, v.t. to place any one cognition under another as belonging to it, as 'All horses are animals'—the minor premise is a Subsump′tion under the major.—adj. Subsump′tive.
English · e-38700-3636Subsurface
Subsurface, sub′sur-fās, adj. below the surface.
English · e-38700-3637 · brief source recordSubtack
Subtack, sub′tak, n. an under-lease in Scotland.
English · e-38700-3638 · brief source recordSubtangent
Subtangent, sub′tan-jent, n. (geom.) the part of the axis of a curve contained between the tangent and the ordinate.
English · e-38700-3639 · brief source recordSubtemperate
Subtemperate, sub-tem′pėr-āt, adj. pertaining to the colder parts of the temperate zone.
English · e-38700-3640 · brief source recordSubtenant
Subtenant, sub-ten′ant, n. a tenant who hires or leases from one who is also a tenant.—n. Subten′ancy.
English · e-38700-3641 · brief source recordSubtend
Subtend, sub-tend′, v.t. to extend under or be opposite to.—n. Subtense′ (geom.), a line subtending or stretching across.
English · e-38700-3642Subtepid
Subtepid, sub-tep′id, adj. slightly tepid.
English · e-38700-3643 · brief source recordSubterfuge
Subterfuge, sub′tėr-fūj, n. that to which one resorts for escape or concealment: an artifice to escape censure or the force of an argument: evasion. [Fr.,—L. subterfugĕre—subter, under, fugĕre, to flee.]
English · e-38700-3644Subternatural
Subternatural, sub-tėr-nat′ū-ral, adj. less than, or below, the natural.
English · e-38700-3645 · brief source recordSubterposition
Subterposition, sub-tėr-pō-zish′un, n. the state of lying under something else.
English · e-38700-3646 · brief source recordSubterranean
Subterranean, sub-te-rā′nē-an, adj. under the earth or ground—also Subterrā′neous, Subterrēne′, Subterres′trial.—adv. Subterrā′neously. [L. sub, under, terra, the earth.]
English · e-38700-3647Subthoracic
Subthoracic, sub-thō-ras′ik, adj. situated below the thorax: nearly thoracic in position.
English · e-38700-3648 · brief source recordSubtil
Subtil, Subtilly. See Subtle.
English · e-38700-3649 · brief source recordSubtile
Subtile, sub′til, adj. delicately constructed: fine: thin or rare: piercing: shrewd.—adv. Sub′tilely.—ns. Sub′tileness; Subtilisā′tion.—v.t. Sub′tilise, to make subtile, thin, or rare: to spin into niceties.—v.i. to make
English · e-38700-3650Subtitle
Subtitle, sub′tī-tl, n. an additional or second title to a book, a half-title.
English · e-38700-3651 · brief source recordSubtle
Subtle, sut′l (B. Sub′til), adj. subtile in a figurative sense: acute, quick to discern or discriminate: insinuating, sly, artful: cunningly devised, ingenious.—ns. Subt′leness, Subt′lety, quality of being subtle: artful
English · e-38700-3652Subtonic
Subtonic, sub′ton-ik, n. (mus.) the seventh of the scale.
English · e-38700-3653 · brief source recordSubtorrid
Subtorrid, sub-tor′id, adj. approximately torrid.
English · e-38700-3654 · brief source recordSubtract
Subtract, sub-trakt′, v.t. to take away a part from the rest: to take one number or quantity from another to find their difference.—ns. Subtrac′ter; Subtrac′tion, the act or operation of subtracting: the taking a less nu
English · e-38700-3655Subtriangular
Subtriangular, sub-trī-ang′gū-lar, adj. somewhat triangular.
English · e-38700-3656 · brief source recordSubtribe
Subtribe, sub′trīb, n. a section or division of a tribe.—adj. Sub′trībal.
English · e-38700-3657 · brief source recordSubtriplicate
Subtriplicate, sub-trip′li-kāt, adj. expressed by the cube root.
English · e-38700-3658 · brief source recordSubtrist
Subtrist, sub-trist′, adj. somewhat sad.
English · e-38700-3659 · brief source recordSubtropical
Subtropical, sub-trop′i-kal, adj. approaching the tropical or torrid zone in temperature: bordering on tropical regions.—Also Subtrop′ic.
English · e-38700-3660Subtype
Subtype, sub′tīp, n. a type included in another and more general one.—adj. Subtyp′ical.
English · e-38700-3661 · brief source recordSubucula
Subucula, sū-buk′ū-la, n. a man's under-garment or shirt: in the early English church, a kind of cassock worn under the alb.
English · e-38700-3662Subulate
Subulate, sū′bū-lāt, adj. awl-shaped.—Also Sū′būlāted, Sū′būliform. [L. subula, an awl.]
English · e-38700-3663 · brief source recordSubulicorn
Subulicorn, sū′bū-li-korn, adj. with subulate antennæ.—n.pl. Sūbūlicor′nia, a division of neuroptera, including dragon-flies, May-flies, &c.
English · e-38700-3664Subungulate
Subungulate, sub-ung′gū-lāt, adj. hoofed, but with several digits.—n. a member of the Subungulata, as the elephant or the hyrax.—n.pl. Subungūlā′ta, a division of hoofed mammals, esp. those having the carpal bones primit
English · e-38700-3665Suburb
Suburb, sub′urb, Suburbs, sub′urbz, n. the district which is near but beyond the walls of a city: the confines, outskirts.—adj. Subur′ban, situated or living in the suburbs.—n. one living in a suburb.—n. Subur′banism, th
English · e-38700-3666Subursine
Subursine, sub-ur′sīn, adj. somewhat bear-like.
English · e-38700-3667 · brief source recordSubvariety
Subvariety, sub-va-rī′e-ti, n. a subordinate variety.
English · e-38700-3668 · brief source recordSubvene
Subvene, sub-vēn′, v.i. to occur so as to effect a result.—n. Subven′tion, act of coming to relief, support: a government aid or subsidy. [L. sub, under, venīre, ventum, to come.]
English · e-38700-3669Subverse
Subverse, sub-vėrs′, v.t. (Spens.) to subvert.
English · e-38700-3670 · brief source recordSubvert
Subvert, sub-vėrt′, v.t. to turn upside down: to overthrow from the foundation: to ruin utterly: to corrupt.—n. Subver′sion, act of subverting or overthrowing from the foundation: entire overthrow: ruin.—adjs. Subver′sio
English · e-38700-3671Subvertebral
Subvertebral, sub-vėr′tē-bral, adj. placed under a vertebra.
English · e-38700-3672 · brief source recordSubvertical
Subvertical, sub-vėr′ti-kal, adj. almost vertical.
English · e-38700-3673 · brief source recordSubvirate
Subvirate, sub′vi-rāt, n. one of stunted or imperfectly developed manhood.
English · e-38700-3674 · brief source recordSubvitalised
Subvitalised, sub-vī′tal-īzd, p.adj. deficient in vitality.
English · e-38700-3675 · brief source recordSubvitreous
Subvitreous, sub-vit′rē-us, adj. partly vitreous or imperfectly so.
English · e-38700-3676 · brief source recordSubway
Subway, sub′wā, n. an underground way for traffic under railways, &c., or for water-pipes, gas-pipes, sewers, &c.
English · e-38700-3677 · brief source recordSubzonal
Subzonal, sub-zō′nal, adj. somewhat zonal: lying below a zone or girdle.
English · e-38700-3678 · brief source recordSuccade
Succade, suk-kād′ n. candied fruit.
English · e-38700-3679 · brief source recordSuccedaneous
Succedaneous, suk-sē-dā′ne-us, adj. acting as a succedaneum: supplying the place of something else: being a substitute.—n. Succedā′neum, one who, or that which, comes in the place of another; a substitute. [L. succedaneu
English · e-38700-3680Succeed
Succeed, suk-sēd′, v.t. to come after, to follow up or in order: to follow: to take the place of.—v.i. to follow in order: to take the place of: to obtain one's wish or accomplish what is attempted: to end with advantage
English · e-38700-3681Succentor
Succentor, suk-sen′tor, n. a subcantor: the bass soloist in a choir. [L. succinĕre—sub, under, canĕre, to sing.]
English · e-38700-3682 · brief source recordSucciduous
Succiduous, suk-sid′ū-us, adj. on the point of falling. [L.,—succidĕre—sub, under, cadĕre, to fall.]
English · e-38700-3683 · brief source recordSucciferous
Succiferous, suk-sif′e-rus, adj. producing sap. [L. succus, juice, ferre, to bear.]
English · e-38700-3684 · brief source recordSuccin
Succin, suk′sin, n. amber.—n. Suc′cinate, a salt of succinic acid.—adj. Succin′ic, of, relating to, or drawn from amber.—n. Suc′cinite, amber.—adj. Suc′cinous, pertaining to amber.—Succinic acid, a natural constituent of
English · e-38700-3685Succinct
Succinct, suk-singkt′, adj. short: concise.—adv. Succinct′ly.—ns. Succinct′ness; Succinctō′rium, a band embroidered with an Agnus Dei, worn hanging from the girdle by the pope on some occasions. [L. succinctus—sub, up, c
English · e-38700-3686Succivorous
Succivorous, suk-siv′ō-rus, adj. feeding on the sap of plants.—adj. Succose (suk′ōs), full of juice.
English · e-38700-3687 · brief source recordSuccory
Succory, suk′or-i, n. a form of chicory.
English · e-38700-3688 · brief source recordSuccotash
Succotash, suk′o-tash, n. a dish consisting of a stew of green Indian corn and beans. [Amer. Ind.]
English · e-38700-3689 · brief source recordSuccour
Succour, suk′ur, v.t. to assist: to relieve.—n. aid: relief.—n. Succ′ourer.—adj. Succ′ourless, destitute of succour. [L. succurrĕre, to run up to—sub, up, currĕre, to run.]
English · e-38700-3690Succubus
Succubus, suk′ū-bus, n. a demon in female form who consorts with men in their sleep—also Succ′uba.—v.t. Succ′ubāte, to have carnal knowledge of a man by this means.—adj. Succ′ubine, pertaining to a succubus. [L. succuba,
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