Underwear, un′dėr-wār, n. garments worn under others, underclothing.
Underwent, un-dėr-went′, pa.t. of undergo.
Underwing, un′dėr-wing, n. a moth with conspicuous underwings, esp. one of genus Catocala.—adj. Un′derwinged.
Underwood, un′dėr-wōōd, n. low wood or trees growing under large ones: coppice.
Underwork, un-dėr-wurk′, v.t. to work for a less price than: to undermine or destroy clandestinely.—v.i. to do less work than is requisite.—n. Un′derwork, subordinate work.—ns. Un′derworker; Un′der-workman.
Under-world, un′dėr-wurld, n. the lower or inferior world, Hades, the place of departed souls: the portion of the world below the horizon: the opposite side of the world.
Underwrite, un-dėr-rīt′, v.t. to write under something else: to subscribe: to subscribe one's name to for insurance: (Shak.) to submit to.—v.i. to practise insuring.—ns. Un′derwriter, one who insures, as shipping, so called because he underwrites his name for a certain amount to the conditions of the policy; Un′derwriting.
Underwrought, un-dėr-rawt′, pa.t. and pa.p. of underwork.
Undescendible, un-dē-sen′di-bl, adj. not descendible, unfathomable: not capable of descending to heirs.—Also Undescen′dable.
Undescribable, un-des-krī′ba-bl, adj. indescribable.—adj. Undescribed′, not described.