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subterranean subterranean definition

subterranean


 
  Overview  of  adj  subterranean 
 
  The  adj  subterranean  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  subterranean  --  (being  or  operating  under  the  surface  of  the  earth;  "subterranean  passages";  "a  subsurface  flow  of  water") 
  2.  subterranean,  ulterior  --  (lying  beneath  what  is  revealed  or  avowed,  especially  being  deliberately  concealed;  "subterranean  motives  for  murder";  "looked  too  closely  for  an  ulterior  purpose  in  all  knowledge"-  Bertrand  Russell) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  subterranean 
 
  2  senses  of  subterranean 
 
  Sense  1 
  subterranean 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  surface,  subsurface)  ->  overhead 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  subsurface,  overhead)  ->  surface 
 
  Sense  2 
  subterranean,  ulterior 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  covert)  ->  overt,  open 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  subterranean 
 
  2  senses  of  subterranean 
 
  Sense  1 
  subterranean 
  =>  subsurface  (vs.  overhead)  (vs.  surface) 
 
  Sense  2 
  subterranean,  ulterior 
  =>  covert  (vs.  overt) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  subterranean 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  subterranean 
 
  subterranean  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  subterranean 
  subterranean 
 
  Overview  of  adj  subterranean 
 
  The  adj  subterranean  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  subterranean  --  (being  or  operating  under  the  surface  of  the  earth;  "subterranean  passages";  "a  subsurface  flow  of  water") 
  2.  subterranean,  ulterior  --  (lying  beneath  what  is  revealed  or  avowed,  especially  being  deliberately  concealed;  "subterranean  motives  for  murder";  "looked  too  closely  for  an  ulterior  purpose  in  all  knowledge"-  Bertrand  Russell) 



subterranean definition