American Dictionary
Definition under- in American English
under- prefix
prefix
/ʌndər/
1
not enough: used with many nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Example
under-exposed
Example
under-nourished
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Related Words
Words related to under-:
arrest (verb)
bags under your eyes (phrase)
be oath (phrase)
under the wing of (phrase)
bubble under (phrasal verb)
come under (phrasal verb)
come under fire (phrase)
under the hammer (phrase)
cut the ground from under someone’s feet (phrase)
down under (adverb)
down under ()
drink someone under the table (phrase)
fall under someone’s (phrase)
get under someone’s skin (phrase)
something under your belt (phrase)
go under (phrasal verb)
hide your light under a bushel (phrase)
hot under the collar (phrase)
keep something under wraps (phrase)
keep something under your hat (phrase)
labor under a (phrase)
light a fire under someone (phrase)
not let the grass grow under your feet (phrase)
pain of something (phrase)
pop-under (noun)
pull the rug (out) from under someone (phrase)
put the skids something (phrase)
put under (phrasal verb)
six feet under (phrase)
snowed under (phrase)
sweep something under the rug (phrase)
under (adverb, preposition)
under a cloud (phrase)
under an obligation (phrase)
under arms (phrase)
under control (phrase)
under cover (phrase)
under cover of (phrase)
under escort (phrase)
under false pretenses (phrase)
under guard (phrase)
under heaven (phrase)
under license (phrase)
under lock and key (phrase)
under negotiation (phrase)
under observation (phrase)
under offer (phrase)
under pressure (phrase)
under protest (phrase)
under sail (phrase)
under separate cover (phrase)
under siege (phrase)
under someone’s (phrase)
under someone’s critical eye (phrase)
under someone’s eye (phrase)
under someone’s feet (phrase)
under someone’s heel (phrase)
under someone’s nose (phrase)
under someone’s roof (phrase)
under someone’s sway (phrase)
under someone’s thumb (phrase)
under someone’s wing (phrase)
under starter’s orders (phrase)
under suspicion (phrase)
under the banner of something (phrase)
under the cosh (phrase)
under the counter (phrase)
under the gun (phrase)
under the influence (phrase)
under the knife (phrase)
under the microscope (phrase)
under the name of something (phrase)
under the same roof (phrase)
under the stars (phrase)
under the sun (phrase)
under the watchful eye of someone (phrase)
under the weather (phrase)
under the wire (phrase)
under threat (phrase)
under watch (phrase)
under your breath (phrase)
under your own steam (phrase)
under- (prefix)
under-the-counter (adjective)
under-the-table (adjective)
the guise of (phrase)
water under the bridge (phrase)