Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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.

UN'DER-MOST, a.

1. Lowest in place beneath others.
2. Lowest in state or condition. The party that is undermost. Addison.

UN'DERN, n. [Sax.]

The third hour of the day, or nine o'clock. [Not in use.] Chaucer.

UN-DER-NEATH, prep.

Under; beneath. Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die. B. Jonson.

UN-DER-NEATH, adv. [under and neath. See Nether.]

Beneath; below; in a lower place. Or sullen Mole that runneth underneath. Milton. The slate did not lie flat upon it, but left a free passage underneath. Addison.

UN-DER-OF'FI-CER, n.

A subordinate officer.

UN-DE-ROG'A-TO-RY, a.

Not derogatory. Boyle.

UN-DER-PART, n.

A subordinate part. Dryden.

UN-DER-PET'TI-COAT, n.

A petticoat worn under a shirt or another petticoat. Spectator.

UN-DER-PIN', v.t.

1. To lay stones under the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
2. To support by some solid foundation; or to place something underneath for support.