Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UN-DER-HAND'ED-LY, adv.

Secretly; clandestinely.

UN-DER-HEW', v.t.

To hew a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner, that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does. Haldiman.

UN-DE-RIV'ED, a.

Not derived; not borrowed; not received from a foreign source.

UN-DER-KEEP'ER, n.

A subordinate keeper. Gray.

UN-DER-LA'BOR-ER, n.

A subordinate workman. Wilkins.

UN-DER-LAID', pp. [or adj. from underlay.]

Having something lying or laid beneath; as, sand underlaid with clay.

UN-DER-LAY', v.t.

To lay beneath; to support by something laid under.

UN-DER-LAY'ING, ppr.

Laying beneath; supporting by laying something under.

UN-DER-LEAF', n.

A sort of apple good for cider. Cyc. Mortimer.

UN-DER-LET', v.t.

1. To let below the value. Smollet.
2. To let or lease; as, a lessee or tenant; to let under a lease. It is a matter of much importance–that the tenant should have power to underlet his farms. Cyc.

UN-DER-LET'TER, n.

A tenant who leases.

UN-DER-LET'TING, n.

The act or practice of letting lands by lessees or tenants. [This is called also subletting.]

UN-DER-LET'TING, ppr.

Letting or leasing under a lease or by a lessee.

UN'DER-LIE, v.i.

To lie beneath.

UN-DER-LINE', v.t.

1. To mark with a line below the words; sometimes called scoring.
2. To influence secretly. [Not used.] Wotton.

UN-DER-LIN'ED, pp.

Marked with a line underneath.

UN'DER-LING, n.

An inferior person or agent; a mean sorry fellow. Milton

UN-DER-LIN'ING, ppr.

Marking with a line below.

UN'DER-LOCK, n.

A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep. Cyc.

UN'DER-MAS-TER, n.

A master subordinate to the principal master. Lowth.

UN'DER-MEAL, n.

A repast before dinner. B. Jonson

UN-DER-MINE', v.t.

1. To sap; to excavate the earth beneath, for the purpose of suffering to fall, or of blowing up; as, to undermine a wall.
2. To excavate the earth beneath. Rapid streams often undermine their banks and the trees growing upon them.
3. To remove the foundation or support of any thing by clandestine means; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke.

UN-DER-MIN'ED, pp.

Sapped; having the foundation removed.

UN-DER-MIN'ER, n.

1. One that saps, or excavates the earth beneath any thing.
2. One that clandestinely removes the foundation or support; one that secretly overthrows; as, an underminer of the church.

UN-DER-MIN'ING, ppr.

Sapping; digging away the earth beneath; clandestinely removing the supports of.