English to English
underground
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adjective (a)
- Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)(noun.artifact)Example:
In Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'.
source: wordnet30 - The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- in or into hiding or secret operation(adv.all)Example:
The organization was driven underground.
source: wordnet30 - beneath the surface of the earth(adv.all)Example:
Water flowing underground.
source: wordnet30 - Beneath the surface of the earth.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- under the level of the ground(adj.all)Example:
Underground caverns.
source: wordnet30 - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods(adj.all)Example:
Underground resistance.
Synonym:
clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercoversource: wordnet30
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