Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z undersanded Containing too little sand. undersash A wide ornamental waistband worn with a kimono. undersatisfaction The quality of being undersatisfied. undersatisfied Not satisfied enough. undersaturate To saturate too little. undersaturated Insufficiently saturated undersaturation The state of an unsaturated solution undersave To save too little money. undersaver One who undersaves. undersawyer A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn. undersay To say by way of derogation or contradiction. underscan The situation where a video image does not fill the entire screen but is surrounded by a border (originally caused by manufacturing variations). underscarf A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf. underscent A scent that is perceptible but less prominent than other scents in a particular environment. underschool A lower school pupil. underscoop To form by a scooping action beneath. underscore A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _. underscorer One who achieves an unsatisfactorily low score on a test, etc. underscoring An underline. underscreened Insufficiently screened underscreening Insufficient screening underscribe A lower-ranking scribe; an assistant scribe. underscrub Synonym of underbrush. underscrupulous Insufficiently scrupulous. undersea Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath the sea, that is, beneath the sea surface, inside the sea. underseal A thick, resilient coating applied to the underbody or chassis of an automobile to protect against damage from small stones, etc, which would rapidly chip ordinary paint and allowing rusting to begin. underseaman A subordinate seaman. undersearch To search insufficiently. underseas Under the surface of the sea or ocean, underwater. underseason To season (flavour) insufficiently. underseasoned Lacking sufficient seasoning. underseat Located under a seat (typically as a fixed part of the overall structure of the vehicle). underseated Having too few seats. undersecretarial Of or pertaining to an undersecretary. undersecretariat A subdivision of a secretariat. undersecretary An administrator immediately subordinate to a head of a government department or to a member of a cabinet undersecretaryship The office or position of undersecretary. undersection A subsection that lies underneath. undersedated Insufficiently sedated undersedation inadequate sedation undersee To see or look under or below; see below the surface of. underseeded Inadequately seeded. underseek To examine; explore; investigate. underseen Too little seen. undersegmentation A division into too few segments, as when attempting to recognize parts of an image. undersegmented Less than normally segmented underselect To select (something) less than would be expected. underselection The selection of something less often or by fewer people than would be expected. underselective Not sufficiently selective. underself One of several conscious selves supposed to occupy the same brain, in early theories of multiple personality. undersell To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor. underseller One who undersells. underselling The act or practice of underselling. undersend To send beneath, under, or through; submit. undersense To sense or detect to an inadequate degree. undersensitive Insufficiently sensitive. undersensitivity The condition of being undersensitive undersequenced Insufficiently sequenced underservant A lower-ranking servant underserve To supply something with insufficient services or resources. underserved Underresourced; not having sufficient service. underserviced Receiving an inadequate or disproportionately low level of service, especially from the state underset To set under or beneath. undersetter One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal. undersetting Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. undersexed Lacking sufficient sexual desire or activity; sexually unfulfilled; sexually frustrated. undersexton A subordinate sexton. undershapen Under the usual size; dwarfish; small. undershare To share too little; to provide insufficient information when sharing. undersheet A sheet, especially a bedsheet, that lies underneath something else. undershelf A storage area beneath a shelf undershell The plastron of a turtle or tortoise. undershepherd A lower-ranking shepherd who works under another shepherd. undersheriff In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff. undersheriffry undershrievalty undersheriffship The office or jurisdiction of an undersheriff. undersheriffwick The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff. undershield A component fitted under something to protect it. undershift An unfitted undergarment that covers the torso. undershine An underlying shininess. undershipment Shipment of an insufficient amount or quantity of goods. undershirt An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless. undershirted Wearing an undershirt. undershoe A covering for the foot, sturdier than a sock, worn under the outer shoes. undershoot To shoot not far enough or not well enough. undershooter One who undershoots. undershorts Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants. undershot Powered by water flowing from below. (of a water wheel) undershrievalty The office or position of undersheriff. undershrub A low-growing shrub. undershrubbery undershrubs generally undershrubby Being or resembling an undershrub. undershunter An assistant shunter. undershut Closed from below. undersialylated Insufficiently sialylated underside The side that is below or underneath, the bottom. undersight Inverse oversight; sousveillance at a high level. undersign To subscribe; sign one's name at the foot of. undersignal To signal inadequately. undersigned Having signatures at the end or bottom. undersigner One who undersigns. undersill Beneath a sill. undersimplification Incomplete simplification undersincere Insufficiently sincere. undersing To sing inadequately, or with too little vocal effort. undersitter Synonym of lodger (“one who lodges in another's house”). undersize Smaller than normal, undersized. undersized below the usual or expected size undersizedness The state or quality of being undersized. underskilled Insufficiently skilled underskin The layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis. underskinker An assistant barperson or tavern worker. underskirt A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat. undersky The lower region of the sky. undersleep To sleep too little. undersleeve A sleeve worn underneath another, and visible through slashes or near the hand. underslept Having slept too little. underslide The metal slide attached to the frog and sitting between the frog and the stick of a bow. undersling any suspended object that is held below the support underslip A woman's undergarment. underslope A slope that is underneath. underslung Supported from above, as from the underside of a wing, etc. undersmoothed Insufficiently smoothed undersmoothing Insufficient smoothing undersnow Beneath snow. undersocialized Insufficiently assimilated into society; antisocial. undersociety A subordinate society. undersock A thermal sock worn under a normal sock for extra warmth. undersoil The soil underneath the surface / topsoil and above the bedrock. undersold Sold with insufficient enthusiasm. undersole The underside of the sole of a shoe. undersong An accompanying sound or strain; an accompaniment. undersort A lesser or inferior sort. undersoul A lesser or underlying soul. undersound An underlying or background sound. undersovereign A subordinate sovereign (ruler). undersow To sow a second crop after a first one (the cover crop) has become established, such that they both develop at the same time undersparred Having spars smaller than the usual dimension, or not enough spars. underspeak To speak with understatement and/or modesty. underspecies Synonym of subspecies underspecific Not specific enough. underspecification Inadequate specification; failure to specify in enough detail. underspecificity The state or quality of being underspecific. underspecify To give insufficient, or insufficiently precise, information; to specify incompletely. underspeed An excessively-low speed; a speed lower than the minimum operating speed. underspend To spend too little of the funds appropriated or allocated. underspender One who underspends. underspending The spending of too little money. undersphere A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements subject to, another; a satellite. underspiced Not spiced strongly enough.