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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

subnormal
adjective below normal or average; `after the floods the harvests were subnormal`; `subnormal intelligence`

subnormality
noun the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)

suboceanic
subocean adjective formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed; `suboceanic oil resources`

subocular
adjective situated on or below the floor of the eye socket; `a suborbital bone`

suborbital
adjective having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit; `the first manned suborbital flight`

suborbital
adjective situated on or below the floor of the eye socket; `a suborbital bone`

suborder
noun (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

suborder Ceratosaura
noun primitive saurischian dinosaurs

suborder Pachycephalosaurus
noun boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous

subordinate
subsidiary noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

subordinate clause
dependent clause noun a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

subordinateness
subsidiarity noun secondary importance

subordinating conjunction
subordinate conjunction noun a conjunction (like `since` or `that` or `who`) that introduces a dependent clause

subordinating(a)
subordinative adjective serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; ``when` in `I will come when I can` is a subordinating conjunction`

subordination
noun the quality of obedient submissiveness

subornation
noun underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful

subornation of perjury
noun (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding; `to prove subordination of perjury you must prove the perjury and also prove that the perjured statement was procured by the accused suborner who knew that it would be false`

subpart
noun a part of a part

subphylum
noun (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class

subpoena
subpoena ad testificandum noun a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

subpoena duces tecum
noun a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness`s control

subpopulation
noun a population that is part of a larger population

subrogation
noun (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another

subscribe
verb adopt as a belief; `I subscribe to your view on abortion`

subscribed
adjective (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end; `the subscribed will`

subscriber
contributor noun someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

subscriber
indorser noun someone who expresses strong approval

subscript
inferior adjective written or printed below and to one side of another character

subscription
noun a pledged contribution

subscription right
noun the right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public

subscription warrant
noun a warrant that expires on a stipulated date

subsection
subdivision noun a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

subsequent
adjective following in time or order; `subsequent developments`

subsequently
later 1 afterwards adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; `he apologized subsequently`; `he`s going to the store but he`ll be back here later`; `it didn`t happen until afterward`; `two hours after that`

subsequentness
subsequence noun following in time

subservience
noun the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan; `all his actions were in subservience to the general plan`

subservience
noun in a subservient state

subservient
adjective compliant and obedient to authority; `editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones`-G. B. Shaw

subservientness
noun in a subservient state

subset
noun a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set

subshrub
suffrutex noun low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

subsidiary
adjective of or relating to or being a subsidy

subsidiary company
subsidiary noun a company that is completely controlled by another company

subsidiary ledger
noun details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger

subsidization
subsidisation noun money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy

subsidized
subsidised adjective having partial financial support from public funds; `lived in subsidized public housing`

subsidizer
subsidiser noun someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy

subsidy
noun a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; `a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence`

subsistence
noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; `social security provided only a bare subsistence`

subsistence farming
noun farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing

subsister
noun one who lives through affliction; `the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital`

subsoil
undersoil noun the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock

subsonic
adjective (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium; `aircraft flying at subsonic speeds`

subspace
noun a space that is contained within another space

subspecies
noun (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

substance
matter noun that which has mass and occupies space; `an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter`

substance abuse
drug abuse noun excessive use of drugs

substantia nigra
nucleus niger noun a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson`s disease and with Huntington`s disease

substantial
substantive adjective having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; `substantial equivalents`

substantiality
substantialness noun the quality of being substantial or having substance

substantival
adjective of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent); `a substantival constituent`

substantive
adjective defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; `substantive law`

substation
noun a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network

substitutable
adjective (of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression

substitute
replacement noun a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

substitute
second-stringer noun an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

substitution
permutation noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another; `the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood`

substitution class
paradigm noun the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

substrate
substratum noun an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; `the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English`

substring
noun a string that is part of a longer string

subsume
verb consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

subsumption
noun incorporating something under a more general category

subsurface
adjective beneath the surface; `subsurface materials of the moon`

subsystem
noun a system that is part of some larger system

subterfuge
blind noun something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; `he wasn`t sick--it was just a subterfuge`; `the holding company was just a blind`

subterminal
adjective near but not precisely at an end; `a subterminal band of color on the tail feathers`

subterranean
subterraneous adjective being or operating under the surface of the earth; `subterranean passages`; `a subsurface flow of water`

subthalamus
noun the ventral part of the thalamus

subtilin
noun a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium

subtilize
verb make more subtle or refined

subtitle
noun secondary or explanatory title

subtle
adjective faint and difficult to analyze; `subtle aromas`

subtlety
noun the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; `you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew`

subtly
adverb in a subtle manner; `late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy`

subtonic
leading tone noun (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale

subtopia
noun monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings

subtotal
noun the sum of part of a group of numbers

subtracter
noun a machine that subtracts numbers

subtraction
deduction noun the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); `he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks`

subtraction
noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; `the subtraction of three from four leaves one`; `four minus three equals one`

subtractive
adjective constituting or involving subtraction; `a subtractive correction`

subtrahend
noun the number to be subtracted from the minuend

subtreasury
noun a subordinate treasury or place of deposit

subtropical
subtropic adjective of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; `even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical`

subtropics
semitropics noun regions adjacent to the tropics

Subularia
genus Subularia noun small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa

suburb
suburbia noun a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

suburban
adjective relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; `suburban population`

suburbanite
noun a resident of a suburb

suburbanized
suburbanised adjective surrounded by many suburbs; `a highly suburbanized city`