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underdrifts

underdrifts is the plural of underdrift.

Meaning of underdrift

Noun

underdrift (plural underdrifts)

  1. An underlying meaning that is not made explicit.
    • Now, Lydia, looking two ways, seemed to see double, but even she did not discover the subtle underdrift which gave this poem a distinct meaning for two persons.1875, Ann Sophia Stephens, Bertha's Engagement, page 348
  2. Synonym of undertow.
    • This alone, except the underdrift from breakers, brings new materials to form an original deposit in the sea.1903, Henry Woodward, Geological Magazine, page 13
    Synonyms:
    undertow

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Questions about underdrifts

What is underdrifts the plural of?
Underdrifts is the plural of underdrift.

Words near underdrifts in the dictionary

  1. underdressing
  2. underdrew
  3. underdried
  4. underdries
  5. underdrift
  6. underdrifts
  7. underdrive
  8. underdriven
  9. underdrives
  10. underdriving
  11. underdrove

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