underhung, undershot, underslung
(adjective) having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; “an underhung jaw”; “undershot bulldog”
undershoot
(verb) shoot short of or below (a target)
undershoot
(verb) fall short of (the runway) in a landing; “The plane undershot the runway”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
undershot
simple past tense and past participle of undershoot
undershot (not comparable)
(of a water wheel) Powered by water flowing from below.
(zoology) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
undershot (plural undershots)
An undershot water wheel.
• unshorted
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*shot`, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
2. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.
Un`der*shoot", v. t.
Definition: To shoot short of (a mark).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
