UNDERGROUND

clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

(adjective) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; “clandestine intelligence operations”; “cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”; “hole-and-corner intrigue”; “secret missions”; “a secret agent”; “secret sales of arms”; “surreptitious mobilization of troops”; “an undercover investigation”; “underground resistance”

belowground, underground

(adjective) under the level of the ground; “belowground storage areas”; “underground caverns”

underground

(adverb) beneath the surface of the earth; “water flowing underground”

underground

(adverb) in or into hiding or secret operation; “the organization was driven underground”

metro, tube, underground, subway system, subway

(noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); “in Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’”

underground, resistance

(noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Adjective

underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)

(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

Synonyms: subterranean, hypogean

(figurative) Hidden, furtive, secretive.

Synonyms: Thesaurus:hidden, Thesaurus:covert

(Of music, art) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.

Synonyms: unconventional, alternative

Antonym: mainstream

Adverb

underground (comparative more underground, superlative most underground)

Below the ground.

Synonym: below ground

Secretly.

Synonyms: clandestinely, in secret, on the quiet

Noun

underground (plural undergrounds)

(geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).

(chiefly, British) synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.

(with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.

Synonym: resistance

(with definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

Synonyms: avant-garde, counterculture

Verb

underground (third-person singular simple present undergrounds, present participle undergrounding, simple past and past participle undergrounded)

To route electricity distribution cables underground

Proper noun

Underground

(UK, rail transport) The London Underground.

Synonym: Tube

Source: Wiktionary

---

Un"der*ground`, n.

Definition: The place or space beneath the surface of the ground; subterranean space. A spirit raised from depth of underground. Shak.

Un"der*ground`, a.

1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.

2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] Underground railroad or railway. See under Railroad.

Un"der*ground`, adv.

Definition: Beneath the surface of the earth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins