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11-letter words containing d, e, n, u

  • under guard — If someone is under guard, they are being guarded.
  • under siege — being surrounded and attacked
  • under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
  • under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • under-drawn — to line the underside of (a structure, as a floor) with plasterwork, boarding, or the like.
  • under-quote — to offer (stocks, merchandise, etc.) at a price lower than the market price or some other quoted price; offer at a price reduced by (a specified amount).
  • under-sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
  • under-study — to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
  • under-using — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • under-weighunder weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.
  • underaction — inadequate activity
  • underactive — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
  • underbearer — a pallbearer.
  • underbidder — one that underbids
  • underbodice — a bodice worn under an outer bodice.
  • underbreath — a whisper
  • underbridge — a bridge underneath a railway or road
  • underbudget — to allow too low a budget
  • undercellar — a cellar beneath another cellar; subbasement.
  • undercharge — to charge (a purchaser) less than the proper or fair price.
  • underclothe — to supply with underclothes
  • undercooked — not cooked enough
  • undercovert — a covering of undergrowth
  • undercutter — a track-maintenance machine that cleans the ballast section to any predetermined depth.
  • underdamper — a piano damper that is found below the hammers
  • underdesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
  • underexpose — to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
  • underfulfil — to fall short of satisfaction
  • underfunded — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
  • undergaoler — jail.
  • underground — beneath the surface of the ground: traveling underground by subway.
  • undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
  • underhanded — underhand.
  • underhonest — not fully honest
  • underhoused — (of persons) having inadequate or poor housing.
  • underinsure — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
  • underinvest — to invest or lay out insufficient money with the expectation of profit
  • underivable — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
  • underkeeper — an assistant custodian or keeper
  • underlining — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
  • underlooker — a subordinate to the manager, particularly in mining
  • undermanned — lacking a normal or sufficient work force, complement of troops, or the like; understaffed; short-handed.
  • undermasted — having a mast of small proportions
  • undermining — to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
  • underpinned — to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.
  • underpraise — to praise to a lesser degree or extent than the circumstances warrant.
  • underpriced — (of an article for sale) priced at too low a level or amount
  • underreport — to report fewer than the actual number or less than the true amount of
  • underscored — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
  • underscores — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
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