Search Result:subterranean
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏsʌbtәˋrenIәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏsʌbtәˊreinjәn 〕
Overview of adj subterranean
The adj subterranean has 2 senses
- subterranean, subterraneous -- (being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water")
- subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior -- (lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell)