9 letter word starting with sub

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subaction noun The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely.
subaerial adjective Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth’s surface, as opposed to subaqueous.
subagency noun A subordinate agency.
subashdar noun A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army.
subalpine adjective Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
subaltern adjective Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer., Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition., A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain., A subaltern proposition.
subapical adjective Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.
subarctic adjective Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle.
subastral adjective Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial.
subbeadle noun An under beadle.
subcaudal adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal, or chevron, bones.
subcostal adjective Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles., A subcostal muscle., One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.
subdeacon noun One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church.
subdented adjective Indented beneath.
subdivide verb t. To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided., To be, or to become, subdivided.
subdivine adjective Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree.
subdolous adjective Sly; crafty; cunning; artful.
subduable adjective Able to be subdued.
subdulcid adjective Somewhat sweet; sweetish.
subeditor noun An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.
subereous adjective Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.
subfamily noun One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.
subgenera plural of Subgenus
subinduce verb t. To insinuate; to offer indirectly.
subjacent adjective Lying under or below., Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys.
subjected imp. & past participle of Subject, Subjacent., Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of another., Exposed; liable; subject; obnoxious.
subjoined imp. & past participle of Subjoin
subjugate verb t. To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish.
sublation noun The act of taking or carrying away; removal.
sublative adjective Having power, or tending, to take away.
sublessee noun A holder of a sublease.
sublimate verb t. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor., To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate., A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained., Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.
subliming present participle & vb. noun of Sublime
sublimely adverb In a sublime manner.
sublimity noun The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the adjective)., That which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature.
sublingua noun A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.
sublition noun The act or process of laying the ground in a painting.
sublumbar adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.
sublunary adjective Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly., Any worldly thing.
submarine adjective Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants., A submarine plant or animal.
submedial adjective Lying under the middle.
submedian adjective Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of mollusks.
submental adjective Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.
submentum noun The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.
submerged imp. & past participle of Submerge
submersed adjective Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.
submissly adverb In a submissive manner; with a submission.
submitted imp. & past participle of Submit
submitter noun One who submits.
submonish verb t. To suggest; to prompt.
submucous adjective Situated under a mucous membrane.
subnormal noun That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.
subobtuse adjective Partially obtuse.
suboctave adjective Alt. of Suboctuple
subocular adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.
suborning present participle & vb. noun of Suborn
subovated adjective Subovate.
subpoenal adjective Required or done under penalty.
subreader noun An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon.
subrector noun An assistant restor.
subrogate verb t. To put in the place of another; to substitute.
subrotund adjective Somewhat rotund.
subsacral adjective Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum.
subsaline adjective Moderately saline or salt.
subscribe verb t. To write underneath, as one’s name; to sign (one’s name) to a document., To sign with one’s own hand; to give consent to, as something written, or to bind one’s self to the terms of, by writing one’s name beneath; as, parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond., To attest by writing one’s name beneath; as, officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records., To promise to give, by writing one’s name with the amount; as, each man subscribed ten dollars., To sign away; to yield; to surrender., To declare over one’s signature; to publish., To sign one’s name to a letter or other document., To give consent to something written, by signing one’s name; hence, to assent; to agree., To become surely; — with for., To yield; to admit one’s self to be inferior or in the wrong., To set one’s name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum., To enter one’s name for a newspaper, a book, etc.
subscript adjective Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex., Anything written below.
subsecute verb t. To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue.
subsellia plural of Subsellium
subserous adjective Situated under a serous membrane.
subserved imp. & past participle of Subserve
subsiding present participle & vb. noun of Subside
subsidize verb t. To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line.
subsidies plural of Subsidy
subsigned imp. & past participle of Subsign
subsisted imp. & past participle of Subsist
subsolary adjective Being under the sun; hence, terrestrial; earthly; mundane.
substance noun That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence., The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport., Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance., Material possessions; estate; property; resources., Same as Hypostasis, 2., To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
substract verb t. To subtract; to withdraw.
substrate noun A substratum., Having very slight furrows., To strew or lay under anything.
substrata plural of Substratum
substruct verb t. To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation.
substylar adjective Pertaining to the substyle.
subsultus noun A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion.
subtenant noun One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a tenant; an undertenant.
subtended imp. & past participle of Subtend
subterete adjective Somewhat terete.
subtilism noun The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.
subtility noun Subtilty.
subtilize verb t. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse., To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments., To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
subtorrid adjective Nearly torrid.
subtriple adjective Containing a third, or one part to three.
subtruded imp. & past participle of Subtrude
subulated adjective Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
subungual adjective Under the nail or hoof.
suburbial adjective Alt. of Suburbian
suburbian adjective Suburban.
subvening present participle & vb. noun of Subvene
subverted imp. & past participle of Subvert
subverant adjective Reserved.
subverter noun One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower.
subworker noun A subordinate worker or helper.