sub
a submarine.
a substitute: We've got a sub in English this week because our teacher's home with the flu.
a submarine sandwich.
a submissive in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.
a subcontractor.
a sublieutenant.
a subordinate.
a subaltern.
British. an advance against one's wages, especially one granted as a subsistence allowance.
Photography. a substratum.
to act as a substitute for another.
to act as the submissive partner in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.
Photography. to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.
Origin of sub
1regional variation note For sub
Words Nearby sub
Other definitions for SUB (2 of 4)
supplemental unemployment benefits.
Other definitions for sub- (3 of 4)
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy); on this model, freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,” “beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot).
Chemistry.
a prefix indicating a basic compound: subacetate; subcarbonate; subnitrate.
a prefix indicating that the element is present in a relatively small proportion, i.e., in a low oxidation state: subchloride; suboxide.
Origin of sub-
3Other definitions for sub. (4 of 4)
subordinated.
subscription.
substitute.
suburb.
suburban.
subway.
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How to use sub in a sentence
It’s not just the likes of Bud Light and Duracell that are looking to capitalize on gaming’s pivot from sub culture into popular culture, it’s also those not traditionally associated with the space.
‘We want our brands to be where people are’: As gaming becomes a culture touchstone, advertisers toggle in | Seb Joseph | December 1, 2020 | DigidayFrom both a nutritional and textural standpoint, it’s an excellent sub for turkey.
Five better turkey alternatives to serve this Thanksgiving | Claire Maldarelli | November 24, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWhile not every one of Arc’s clients operates a subscription business, subs have become an increasingly important priority to Arc clients since Arc launched subscription tools last year.
‘Go to market faster’: The Washington Post’s Arc goes outside the tent for payment and data integrations | Max Willens | November 24, 2020 | DigidayI couldn’t get into first-person shooters the way he could, but it wasn’t far from where I rubbernecked between the console stalls with a backpack and soda, testing out demos and watching anime subs downloaded from mIRC.
Hundreds of thousands of subs for one cable company alone just last year.
“One-third of South Asians and more than half of all sub-Saharan Africans suffer from malnutrition or undernutrition,” he writes.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbout one in three girls in sub-Saharan Africa experience sexual violence before turning 18.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls | Michele Moloney-Kitts | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fate is unfortunately not rare for girls, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls | Michele Moloney-Kitts | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany Obama administration sub-Cabinet positions (e.g. Surgeon General) have gone unfilled because of GOP opposition.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday | Jonathan Alter | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTsub- and counter-cultures are what have driven McKell throughout his career as a portrait photographer.
Habet Rimbegui ostia sua sub gradu quadragesimo tertio cum besse.
Lannes enlisted in the second battalion of the volunteers of Gers, and was at once elected sub-lieutenant by his fellow-citizens.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonNot only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell sub-quint to Great coupler!
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerREEF k, in latitude 14 degrees 47 minutes, has a dry sand upon it: its sub-marine extent was not ascertained.
Then he returned to his province, entered the seminary, and became a sub-deacon of the diocese of Nueva Segovia.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for sub (1 of 3)
/ (sʌb) /
short for several words beginning with sub-: See subaltern, subeditor, submarine, subordinate, subscription, substandard, substitute, substratum (def. 6)
British informal an advance payment of wages or salary: Formal term: subsistence allowance
(intr) to serve as a substitute
(intr) informal to act as a substitute (for)
British informal to grant or receive (an advance payment of wages or salary)
(tr) informal short for subedit
(tr) photog to apply a substratum to (a film or plate base)
British Dictionary definitions for sub- (2 of 3)
situated under or beneath: subterranean
secondary in rank; subordinate: subeditor
falling short of; less than or imperfectly: subarctic; subhuman
forming a subdivision or subordinate part of a whole: subcommittee
(in chemistry)
indicating that a compound contains a relatively small proportion of a specified element: suboxide
indicating that a salt is basic salt: subacetate
Origin of sub-
2British Dictionary definitions for sub. (3 of 3)
subeditor
subito (in music)
subscription
substitute
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Scientific definitions for sub-
A prefix that means underneath or lower (as in subsoil), a subordinate or secondary part of something else (as in subphylum.), or less than completely (as in subtropical.)
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