Words beginning with SU (page 2)

1,585 words and phrases start with the letters SU.

subheading(noun) a heading of a subdivision of a text
subhuman(adjective) less than human or not worthy of a human being
subjacent(adjective) lying nearby but lower
subject(noun) the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
subject area(noun) a branch of knowledge
subject case(noun) the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
subject field(noun) a branch of knowledge
subject matter(noun) what a communication that is about something is about
subjection(noun) forced submission to control by others
subjective(adjective) taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
subjectively(adverb) in a subjective way
subjectiveness(noun) judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
subjectivism(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience
subjectivist(noun) a person who subscribes to subjectivism
subjectivity(noun) judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
subjoin(verb) add to the end
subjoining(noun) the act of supplementing
subjugable(adjective) susceptible to being subjugated
subjugate(verb) put down by force or intimidation
subjugated(adjective) reduced to submission
subjugation(noun) forced submission to control by others
subjugator(noun) a conqueror who defeats and enslaves
subjunction(noun) the act of supplementing
subjunctive(adjective) relating to a mood of verbs
subjunctive mood(noun) a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
subkingdom(noun) (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom
subkingdom Metazoa(noun) multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and…
subkingdom Parazoa(noun) multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum…
sublease(noun) a lease from one lessee to another
sublet(noun) a lease from one lessee to another
sublieutenant(noun) an officer ranking next below a lieutenant
sublimate(verb) vaporize and then condense right back again
sublimated(adjective) passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid
sublimation(noun) (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
Sublimaze(noun) trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may…
sublime(adjective) inspiring awe
Sublime Porte(noun) the Ottoman court in Constantinople
sublimed(adjective) passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid
sublimely(adverb) in a lofty and exalted manner
subliminal(adjective) below the threshold of conscious perception
sublimity(noun) nobility in thought or feeling or style
sublingual(adjective) beneath the tongue
sublingual gland(noun) a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located…
sublingual salivary gland(noun) a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located…
sublingual vein(noun) a tributary of the lingual vein
subliterary(adjective) not written as or intended to be literature
sublittoral(adjective) of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental…
sublunar(adjective) situated between the earth and the moon
sublunary(adjective) situated between the earth and the moon
subluxate(verb) sprain or dislocate slightly
subluxation(noun) partial displacement of a joint or organ
submachine gun(noun) machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm
submandibular gland(noun) a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges…
submandibular salivary gland(noun) a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges…
submarine(verb) move forward or under in a sliding motion
submarine ball(noun) a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
submarine earthquake(noun) an earthquake at the sea bed
submarine pitch(noun) a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
submarine sandwich(noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and…
submarine torpedo(noun) a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine
submariner(noun) a member of the crew of a submarine
submaxilla(noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
submaxillary gland(noun) a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges…
submaxillary salivary gland(noun) a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges…
submediant(noun) (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
submenu(noun) a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu
submerge(verb) sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
submerged(adjective) beneath the surface of the water
submergence(noun) sinking until covered completely with water
submergible(adjective) capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
submerging(noun) sinking until covered completely with water
submerse(verb) sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
submersed(adjective) beneath the surface of the water
submersible(noun) an apparatus intended for use under water
submersible warship(noun) a warship designed to operate under water
submersion(noun) sinking until covered completely with water
submission(noun) something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.)…
submissive(adjective) inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
submissively(adverb) in a servile manner
submissiveness(noun) the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
submit(verb) refer for judgment or consideration
submitter(noun) someone who yields to the will of another person or force
submucosa(noun) the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane
subnormal(adjective) below normal or average
subnormality(noun) the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
subocean(adjective) formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed
suboceanic(adjective) formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed
subocular(adjective) situated on or below the floor of the eye socket
suborbital(adjective) having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit
suborder(noun) (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
suborder Alcyonacea(noun) comprising the soft corals
suborder Anisoptera(noun) dragonflies
suborder Anseres(noun) used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
suborder Anthropoidea(noun) monkeys; apes; hominids
suborder Blattaria(noun) cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
suborder Blattodea(noun) cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
suborder Blennioidea(noun) blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
suborder Brachyura(noun) an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
suborder Carnosaura(noun) largest carnivorous land animals ever known
suborder Cephalaspida(noun) extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

suborder Ceratopsia(noun) horned dinosaurs
suborder Ceratosaura(noun) primitive saurischian dinosaurs
suborder Charadrii(noun) shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
suborder Clamatores(noun) used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni;…
suborder Euronithopoda(noun) widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and…
suborder Eurylaimi(noun) broadbills
suborder Gorgonacea(noun) red corals and sea fans
suborder Gorgoniacea(noun) red corals and sea fans
suborder Heteroptera(noun) true bugs
suborder Heterostraci(noun) extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
suborder Homoptera(noun) plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle…
suborder Hyperoartia(noun) lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
suborder Hyperotreta(noun) hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
suborder Hystricomorpha(noun) an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
suborder Lacertilia(noun) true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
suborder Lari(noun) gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
suborder Lemuroidea(noun) Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others…
suborder Limicolae(noun) term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
suborder Lipotyphla(noun) moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
suborder Maniraptora(noun) advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
suborder Manteodea(noun) mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera
suborder Marginocephalia(noun) includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs
suborder Megachiroptera(noun) fruit bats
suborder Megaloptera(noun) in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
suborder Menotyphla(noun) elephant shrews; tree shrews
suborder Menurae(noun) lyrebirds and scrubbirds
suborder Microchiroptera(noun) most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
suborder Mugiloidea(noun) fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
suborder Myomorpha(noun) true rats and mice and related rodents
suborder Mysticeti(noun) baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
suborder Myxiniformes(noun) hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
suborder Myxinoidei(noun) hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
suborder Natantia(noun) shrimp; prawns; etc.
suborder Nematocera(noun) mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
suborder Nothosauria(noun) a suborder of Sauropterygia
suborder Odontoceti(noun) toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
suborder Ophidia(noun) snakes
suborder Ornithomimida(noun) lightly built medium-size theropods
suborder Ornithopoda(noun) widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and…
suborder Oscines(noun) two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
suborder Osteostraci(noun) extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
suborder Otides(noun) terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards
suborder Pachycephalosaurus(noun) boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
suborder Passeres(noun) two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
suborder Percoidea(noun) in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
suborder Petromyzoniformes(noun) lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
suborder Pinnipedia(noun) seals; sea lions; walruses
suborder Plesiosauria(noun) any of the plesiosaurs
suborder Prosauropoda(noun) the earliest known dinosaurs
suborder Prosimii(noun) not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in…
suborder Reptantia(noun) lobsters; crabs
suborder Ruminantia(noun) cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels
suborder Sauria(noun) true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
suborder Sauropoda(noun) any of the sauropod dinosaurs
suborder Sauropodomorpha(noun) gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda…
suborder Sciuromorpha(noun) large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
suborder Scombroidea(noun) mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes
suborder Scorpaenoidea(noun) mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards
suborder Serpentes(noun) snakes
suborder Strepsirhini(noun) in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs
suborder Tarsioidea(noun) in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii
suborder Theropoda(noun) carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous
suborder Thyreophora(noun) armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs
suborder Tyranni(noun) New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
suborder Xenarthra(noun) armadillos; American anteaters; sloths
suborder Zygoptera(noun) damselflies
subordinate(adjective) lower in rank or importance
subordinate clause(noun) a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the…
subordinate conjunction(noun) a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
subordinate word(noun) a word that is more specific than a given word
subordinateness(noun) secondary importance
subordinating(adjective) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
subordinating conjunction(noun) the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
subordination(noun) the state of being subordinate to something
subordinative(adjective) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
suborn(verb) incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
subornation(noun) underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
subornation of perjury(noun) (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding
suborner(noun) someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act
subpart(noun) a part of a part
subphylum(noun) (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class
subphylum Cephalochordata(noun) lancelets
subphylum Craniata(noun) fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
subphylum Pentastomida(noun) tongue worms
subphylum Tunicata(noun) tunicates
subphylum Urochorda(noun) tunicates
subphylum Urochordata(noun) tunicates
subphylum Vertebrata(noun) fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
subpoena(verb) serve or summon with a subpoena
subpoena ad testificandum(noun) a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience…
subpoena duces tecum(noun) a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to…
subpopulation(noun) a population that is part of a larger population
subprogram(noun) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
subrogate(verb) substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an…
subrogation(noun) (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
subroutine(noun) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
subroutine library(noun) (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
subscribe(verb) offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
subscribe to(verb) receive or obtain regularly
subscribed(adjective) (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end