| underdog |
a contestant who is expected to lose, as in sports or politics. [2 definitions] |
| underdone |
inadequately cooked, as meat. |
| underdressed |
too informally dressed for the occasion. |
| underemployed |
employed at work that does not use one's full ability, training, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| underestimate |
to appraise at too low a quantity, rate, strength, value, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| underexpose |
to expose (film) to too little light or for too short a time, resulting in lack of contrast. |
| underfeed |
to feed too little or too seldom. [2 definitions] |
| underfoot |
under or below the feet. [2 definitions] |
| underfur |
the fine soft fur under the coarse outer hair of certain animals, such as beavers, seals, and some dogs. |
| undergarment |
a garment worn under other clothing, usu. next to the skin; underwear. |
| undergird |
to strengthen or secure from beneath, as by passing a rope or chain about. [2 definitions] |
| undergo |
to be subjected to, esp. to endure or suffer. |
| undergraduate |
a college or university student who has not yet earned a degree. [3 definitions] |
| underground |
located, living, taking place, or operating beneath the earth's surface. [9 definitions] |
| underground railroad |
(often cap.) a secret system established by former slaves and abolitionists before the U.S. Civil War to help fugitive slaves reach places of safety. |
| undergrowth |
low plant growth beneath and around taller trees. |
| underhand |
done with the hand below shoulder level. [3 definitions] |
| underhanded |
intentionally deceptive; sneaky. |
| underlay |
to place (one thing) under another. [4 definitions] |
| underlie |
to be situated under; lie under or beneath. [2 definitions] |
| underline |
to draw a line under (something written) so as to draw attention to or mark for italicizing. [3 definitions] |