Subterranean
[,sʌbtə'reɪnɪən] or [,sʌbtə'renɪən]
Definition
(adj.) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); 'subterranean motives for murder'; 'looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge'- Bertrand Russell .
(adj.) being or operating under the surface of the earth; 'subterranean passages'; 'a subsurface flow of water' .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Subterraneous
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Underground, subterrene.
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Definition
adj. under the earth or ground—also Subterrā′neous Subterrēne′ Subterres′trial.—adv. Subterrā′neously.
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Examples
- If the subterranean forces find vent in one place, there is less chance of them breaking out in another. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The waters of this placid subterranean lake are the brightest, loveliest blue that can be imagined. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was as if some subterranean dislike overcame them. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Here we are at the palace gate, said Crispin gayly, as he led the way towards the subterranean entrance. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- For quite half an hour we descended and then the shaft terminated abruptly in the dome of a mighty subterranean world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- When the demands and wishes of others forbid their direct expression they are easily driven into subterranean and deep channels. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Hutton thought that t he compression under which the subterranean heat had been applied was a factor in the solution of these problems. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- She continued this as we wound our tedious way through the maze of subterranean passages and chambers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Mr. Snagsby was about to descend into the subterranean regions to take tea when he looked out of his door just now and saw the crow who was out late. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Yes, the battle is subterranean! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He had a queer, subterranean beauty, repulsive too. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- All strata are sedimentary, consolidated at the bottom of the sea by the pressure of the water and by subterranean heat. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- We rode on asses and mules up the steep, narrow streets and entered the subterranean galleries the English have blasted out in the rock. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There is a mile or so of this subterranean work, and it must have cost a vast deal of money and labor. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This is thrown up by the prairie-dog when he digs out his subterranean home. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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