Dictionary Check: under

"under" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

adjective

located below or beneath something else

Example: "nether garments"
Synonyms:
adjective

lower in rank, power, or authority

Example: "an under secretary"
adverb

down to defeat, death, or ruin

Example: "their competitors went under"
adverb

through a range downward

Example: "children six and under will be admitted free"
adverb

into unconsciousness

Example: "this will put the patient under"
adverb

in or into a state of subordination or subjugation

Example: "we must keep our disappointment under"

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