Vocabulary : Underletter to Underlying

Underletter : A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.
Underlie : To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. ;; To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory. ;; To be subject or amenable to. ;; To lie below or under. ;; See Underlay, n., 1.
Underline : To mark a line below, as words; to underscore. ;; To influence secretly.
Underling : An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; hence, a mean, sorry fellow.
Underlip : The lower lip.

Underload starter : A motor starter provided with an underload switch.
Underload switch : A switch which opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motors from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.
Underlock : A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
Underlocker : A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also underviewer.
Underlying : Lying under or beneath; hence, fundamental; as, the underlying strata of a locality; underlying principles.

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