English Word Root: sub

under, lower than, close to, up to, a little, somewhat
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1 subdivision   Speak   Example Sentences
n. act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
2 subdue   Speak   Example Sentences
v. quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
3 subdued   Speak   Example Sentences
a. conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
4 subjective   Speak   Example Sentences
a. occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
5 subjugate   Speak   Example Sentences
v. conquer; bring under control
6 subliminal   Speak   Example Sentences
a. below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
7 submarine   Speak   Example Sentences
n. submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
8 submerge   Speak   Example Sentences
v. sink; immerse; put underwater
9 submerged   Speak   Example Sentences
a. underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
10 submissive   Speak   Example Sentences
a. yielding; inclined or ready to submit
11 subordinate   Speak   Example Sentences
a. occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
12 suborn   Speak   Example Sentences
v. persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
13 subscribe   Speak   Example Sentences
v. write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
14 subsection   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a section of a section; a part of a part
15 subsequent   Speak   Example Sentences
a. following in time or order; succeeding; later
16 subsequently   Speak   Example Sentences
ad. in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
17 subservient   Speak   Example Sentences
a. behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
18 subside   Speak   Example Sentences
v. settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
19 subsidiary   Speak   Example Sentences
a. subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
20 subsidize   Speak   Example Sentences
v. support through finance; fund
21 subsidy   Speak   Example Sentences
n. direct financial aid by the government
22 subsist   Speak   Example Sentences
v. remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
23 subsistence   Speak   Example Sentences
n. something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
24 subspecies   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a taxonomic group that is a division of a species
25 substantial   Speak   Example Sentences
a. fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
26 substantially   Speak   Example Sentences
ad. markedly; considerably; with the reality of existence
27 substantiate   Speak   Example Sentences
v. establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
28 substantive   Speak   Example Sentences
a. essential; not imaginary; actual or real
29 subterranean   Speak   Example Sentences
a. hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
30 subtitle   Speak   Example Sentences
n. secondary or explanatory title;  printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
31 subtle   Speak   Example Sentences
a. slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
32 subtlety   Speak   Example Sentences
n. perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
33 subtract   Speak   Example Sentences
v. remove a part from the whole
34 subtraction   Speak   Example Sentences
n. reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
35 subtractive   Speak   Example Sentences
a. involving subtraction; having the minus sign; tending to subtract
36 suburb   Speak   Example Sentences
n. outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
37 suburban   Speak   Example Sentences
a. relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
38 suburbanite   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a resident of the suburb; who lives in a suburb
39 subversive   Speak   Example Sentences
a. tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
40 subvert   Speak   Example Sentences
v. cause the downfall of; destroy property or hinder normal operations; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality