Under is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for UNDER in dictionary:

VERB:
• In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
PREPOSITION:
• in a lower position than
• extending or directly below
• below (something covering or protecting)
• at a lower level than
• behind (a physical surface)
• behind or hidden behind (an appearance)
• lower in grade or rank than
• lower than (a specified amount, rate, norm, or age)
• controlled, managed, or governed by
• during the rule of
• as a reaction to or undergoing the pressure of (something)
• as provided for by the rules of; in accordance with
• used to express grouping or classification
• within the environment of (a particular operating system)
• undergoing (a process)
• in a state of
• planted with
• Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
• Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
• Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
• Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
• Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
• less than
ADVERB:
• extending or directly below something
• under water
• affected by an anaesthetic; unconscious
• indicating movement to or position beneath the underside or base
• down to defeat, death, or ruin
• through a range downward
• into unconsciousness
• in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
• below some quantity or limit
• below the horizon
• down below
• further down
ADJECTIVE:
• Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
• located below or beneath something else
• lower in rank, power, or authority

How to use UNDER in a sentence

• Here a thought struck me, which came under almost mysterious circumstances and with a terrible shock.
• Doubtless Catholic Christianity admits of being apprehended under the narrower and grosser aspect, which however inadequate and unworthy, is not absolutely false.
• The despair and fury which these words produced in hell were shown to me under the appearance of a thousand terrific figures in different places.
• Eric looking up at her in the starlight saw her hair like pale firelight under her dark hood and her eyes so calm and friendly.
• These features were surmounted by a crimson velvet cap, the hair that peeped from under which was white with age, while the eyebrows retained their original blackness.
• Naturally, in a work of such extent we have been under obligation to many parties.
• She got well under the general treatment, gaining thirteen pounds on a weight of ninety-eight pounds, her height being five feet and one inch.
• We went into camp at night by the head of what appeared to be a large canyon, under a tempest-tossed old pine-tree, through which the wind constantly sighed.
• Laughingly my companion pulled me from under the chilly and unwelcome covering.
• Under the head Violet, we have already explained the method of preparing the extract or essence of that modest flower.
• The regiment on coming under fire marched about one mile by the left flank, and then formed left front into line on its leading company, Company G, commanded by Captain Brereton.
• We have found our kinsmen dead under strange circumstances.
• Then he marched to the Danube, laid the Upper Palatine under contribution, and entering Bohemia, joined the troops under Bathiani at Merotiz.
• Anchor under Cape Grafton, Hope Islands, and Lizard Island.
• The ways in which the human mind works under the influence of prejudice are always interesting.
• The slope here under the wall was like the side of a rugged mountain.
• The Bible is now buried under so many commentaries that the text is nothing regarded.
• I am a public character here and stand under the constraint of a most imperious ceremonial.
• He fully realized, however, that under the circumstances no interference was advisable.
• Settling in Schlettstadt, a free city of the Empire near by, he rose to the highest civic offices, and sent his son to the Latin school under first Crato Hofman and then Gebwiler.