| subkingdom |
in taxonomy, a category indicating a primary subdivision of a plant or animal kingdom. |
| sublanguage |
combined form of language. |
| sublease |
a lease of a whole or part of a property, such as an apartment, that is granted by a person who is the lessee of that property. [2 definitions] |
| sublet |
to rent (one's property held by lease) to another. [3 definitions] |
| sublevel |
combined form of level. |
| sublibrarian |
combined form of librarian. |
| sublicense |
combined form of license. |
| sublieutenant |
in the British navy and certain other armed forces, an officer ranking immediately below a lieutenant, or the rank of such an officer. |
| sublimate |
to divert the expression of (a crude impulse or desire, often sexual) into a socially acceptable or more ideal form. [4 definitions] |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. [5 definitions] |
| subliminal |
being, pertaining to, or using stimuli below the threshold of conscious perception. |
| sublimity |
the state or quality of being sublime. |
| sublingual |
located or designed to be placed under the tongue or on the underside of the tongue. |
| subliteracy |
combined form of literacy. |
| subliterate |
combined form of literate. |
| sublunary |
characteristic of or pertaining to this world; earthly or mundane. [2 definitions] |
| submachine gun |
a lightweight short-barreled automatic or semiautomatic gun, using pistol ammunition, that is fired from the shoulder or hip. |
| submanager |
combined form of manager. |
| submarginal |
below the minimum requirement; unacceptable; substandard. [3 definitions] |
| submarine |
a seagoing vessel that can operate completely under water. [4 definitions] |
| submarine sandwich |
a large sandwich consisting of a long roll filled with a variable assortment of meats, cheeses, vegetables, and condiments; hero sandwich. |