SUBBED

SUB

substitute, sub, stand in, fill in

(verb) be a substitute; “The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”; “The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

subbed

simple past tense and past participle of sub

Anagrams

• subdeb

Source: Wiktionary


SUB

Sub-. Etym: [L. sub under, below; akin to Gr. upa to, on, under, over. Cf. Hypo-, Super-.]

1. A prefix signifying under, below, beneath, and hence often, in an inferior position or degree, in an imperfect or partial state, as in subscribe, substruct, subserve, subject, subordinate, subacid, subastringent, subgranular, suborn. Sub- in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before m, sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf- , sug-, and sup- before c, f, g, and p respectively. Before c, p, and t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of b from a collateral form, subs-).

2. (Chem.)

Definition: A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed,is present in only a small proportion, or less than the normal amount; as, subsulphide, suboxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic; as, subacetate or basic acetate. [Obsoles.]

Sub, n.

Definition: A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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