NOUN | artifact | submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat | a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes |
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food | submarine, bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments) | |
VERB | motion | submarine | move forward or under in a sliding motion |
contact | submarine | throw with an underhand motion | |
contact | submarine | bring down with a blow to the legs | |
contact | submarine | control a submarine | |
competition | submarine | attack by submarine | |
ADJECTIVE | all | submarine, undersea | beneath the surface of the sea |
Sounds | sah'bmeriy.n; sah.bmeriy'n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | Beneath the surface of the sea. | |
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Synonym | undersea | |
Broader | subsurface | Beneath the surface |
Spanish | submarino | |
Catalan | submarí | |
Nouns | submarine | a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes |
Meaning | A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States. | |
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Synonyms | bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep | |
Broader | sandwich | Two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them |
Spanish | hoagie, submarino, zep | |
Catalan | hoagie, hoagy, zep |
Meaning | Move forward or under in a sliding motion. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" | |
Broader | skid, slip, slue, slew, slide | Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
Meaning | Throw with an underhand motion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | flip, toss, sky, pitch | Throw or toss with a light motion |
Meaning | bring down with a blow to the legs. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
Broader | down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down | Cause to come or go down |
Meaning | Control a submarine. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Broader | operate, control | Handle and cause to function |
Nouns | submariner | a member of the crew of a submarine |
Meaning | attack by submarine. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The Germans submarined the Allies" | |
Broader | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
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