Definition of under

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Under (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the

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Saunders-blue :: Saunders-blue (n.) A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli; ultramarine; also, a blue prepared from carbonate of copper..
Dark :: Dark (a.) Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
Clientship :: Clientship (n.) Condition of a client; state of being under the protection of a patron.
Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The European flounder. See Flounder.
Electrum :: Electrum (n.) German-silver plate. See German silver, under German..
Subsaline :: Subsacral (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum..
Water Inch :: Water inch () Same as Inch of water, under Water..
Hydrorhiza :: Hydrorhiza (n.) The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under Hydroidea.
Looter :: Looter (n.) A plunderer.
Woodworm :: Woodworm (n.) See Wood worm, under Wood..
Shortsighted :: Shortsighted (a.) Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
Yet :: Yet (adv.) Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj..
Morrow :: Morrow (n.) The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified or understood.
Anthony's Fire :: Anthony's Fire () See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint..
Scar :: Scar (n.) A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation of its support. See Illust.. under Axillary..
Sounder :: Sounder (n.) A herd of wild hogs.
Underminer :: Underminer (n.) One who undermines.
Cousin-german :: Cousin-german (n.) A first cousin. See Note under Cousin, 1..
Lockup :: Lockup (n.) A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.
Mouse :: Mouse (n.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest..
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