Underground
adjective
Under the surface of the ground.
The subway is an underground system of trains
Often appears as...
- underground rail
- underground tunnel
adjective
Kept secret and known or shared by only a few people.
They organized an underground protest against the government
Often appears as...
- underground movement
- underground resistance
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Colloquial
noun
A group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime.
He was a part of the underground that was fighting against the dictatorship
Often appears as...
- join the underground
- underground activist
Usage tips
Colloquial
adverb
Below the surface of the ground.
We had to dig the pipe underground
Often appears as...
- go underground
- dig underground
noun
The subway system in some cities.
We took the underground in London to reach our hotel
Often appears as...
- ride the underground
- london underground
adjective
Not officially recognized or controlled.
The underground music scene is very vibrant
Often appears as...
- underground culture
- underground scene
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Under the surface of the ground.
The subway is an underground system of trains
Often appears as...
- underground rail
- underground tunnel
adjective
Kept secret and known or shared by only a few people.
They organized an underground protest against the government
Often appears as...
- underground movement
- underground resistance
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime.
He was a part of the underground that was fighting against the dictatorship
Often appears as...
- join the underground
- underground activist
Usage tips
Colloquial
adverb
Below the surface of the ground.
We had to dig the pipe underground
Often appears as...
- go underground
- dig underground
noun
The subway system in some cities.
We took the underground in London to reach our hotel
Often appears as...
- ride the underground
- london underground
adjective
Not officially recognized or controlled.
The underground music scene is very vibrant
Often appears as...
- underground culture
- underground scene
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Space
Used to describe spaces or objects literally beneath the ground surface.
The old city has many underground passages.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Visible
Implies something hidden, as it cannot be seen from above ground.
You can't see the underground cables, but they are essential.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Space
Used to describe spaces or objects literally beneath the ground surface.
The old city has many underground passages.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Visible
Implies something hidden, as it cannot be seen from above ground.
You can't see the underground cables, but they are essential.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Space
Used to describe spaces or objects literally beneath the ground surface.
The old city has many underground passages.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Visible
Implies something hidden, as it cannot be seen from above ground.
You can't see the underground cables, but they are essential.
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Video examples
The colossal consequences...
after an eruption so large that the now-empty magma chamber can no longer support its weight. But though the above-ground volcano is gone, the underground volcanic activity continues. With no method of release, magma and volcanic gases continue to accumulate and expand underground,
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The incredible history...
And as early as the first year of his reign, he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule. This magnificent army is still standing in precise battle formation
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How does fracking work?...
Deep underground lies stores of once inaccessible natural gas. This gas was likely formed over millions of years as layers of decaying organisms were exposed to intense heat and pressure under the Earth's crust. There's a technology called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
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How do nuclear power...
This mix must be isolated from the environment until it has all safely decayed. Many countries propose deep time storage in tunnels drilled far underground, but none have been built, and there's great uncertainty about their long-term security.
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Playing in the Mud Never...
underground you don't know what's going to be there they take hundreds of thousands of years to grow and develop and you can destroy these things in an instant treat caves with a respect these straws here basically you just touch them and they
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and then cosmic rays and U.V. bombarded the surface and water escaped to space and went underground. So if we want to be able to understand, if we want to be able to find those traces of the signatures of life
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Sir David Attenborough...
store them underground plants encourage them to do so by adding a tasty capsule to their seeds that may seem odd but these ants don't eat all the seeds they store in fact seeds are more likely to
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
flesh and forget we know there's some system deep underground that will deal with it this very absence of and our conscious lives can be seen in the absence of any adequate word with which
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
some stay underground tending to the queens and to the remaining brood others head for the surface for a first look at their strange new world
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the queen has chosen to set up home in the riverbank underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and sun
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The colossal consequences...
after an eruption so large that the now-empty magma chamber can no longer support its weight. But though the above-ground volcano is gone, the underground volcanic activity continues. With no method of release, magma and volcanic gases continue to accumulate and expand underground,
Video examples
The incredible history...
And as early as the first year of his reign, he began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with monuments, artifacts, and an army to accompany him into the next world and continue his rule. This magnificent army is still standing in precise battle formation
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
Deep underground lies stores of once inaccessible natural gas. This gas was likely formed over millions of years as layers of decaying organisms were exposed to intense heat and pressure under the Earth's crust. There's a technology called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
Video examples
How do nuclear power...
This mix must be isolated from the environment until it has all safely decayed. Many countries propose deep time storage in tunnels drilled far underground, but none have been built, and there's great uncertainty about their long-term security.
Video examples
Playing in the Mud Never...
underground you don't know what's going to be there they take hundreds of thousands of years to grow and develop and you can destroy these things in an instant treat caves with a respect these straws here basically you just touch them and they
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and then cosmic rays and U.V. bombarded the surface and water escaped to space and went underground. So if we want to be able to understand, if we want to be able to find those traces of the signatures of life
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
store them underground plants encourage them to do so by adding a tasty capsule to their seeds that may seem odd but these ants don't eat all the seeds they store in fact seeds are more likely to
Video examples
Why We Need To Talk Shit...
flesh and forget we know there's some system deep underground that will deal with it this very absence of and our conscious lives can be seen in the absence of any adequate word with which
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
some stay underground tending to the queens and to the remaining brood others head for the surface for a first look at their strange new world
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
the queen has chosen to set up home in the riverbank underground the delicate starter nest is protected from the wind and sun
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree.
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Chris Cornell
American Musician
I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and be in a band and play shows. I even got into an underground art scene. I was going to do whatever.
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Kris Wu
Canadian Actor
I love hip hop music and would do anything to help the culture blow up in China because it's been so underground. I just want people know how good this culture is, how good the music is, and how it can change your life.
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Robin Zander
American Musician
We've always been kind of an underground band in a way that had the respect of our peers on the road. I like to say we're the world's most famous opening act because we've opened for every huge band on the planet.
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Vanilla Ice
American Musician
I got caught up on drugs for a few years, I'm off it, I'm very happy, got two kids and a family and everything. And like I said I'm making the underground music, and keeping it real.
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Keith Flint
English Musician
That's just the way the world's going - everything has to be so instantly commercial that it kills anything that's a little bit underground instantly.
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Libby Houston
British Poet
When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay.
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Erick Morillo
American Businessman
I feel that in the underground world, there's not enough vocals out there.
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Emile Zola
French Novelist
If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow.
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Future
American Musician
I feel like I just wanna go back to being more underground.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Consider a tree for a moment. As beautiful as trees are to look at, we don't see what goes on underground - as they grow roots. Trees must develop deep roots in order to grow strong and produce their beauty. But we don't see the roots. We just see and enjoy the beauty. In much the same way, what goes on inside of us is like the roots of a tree.
Quote examples
Chris Cornell
American Musician
I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and be in a band and play shows. I even got into an underground art scene. I was going to do whatever.
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Kris Wu
Canadian Actor
I love hip hop music and would do anything to help the culture blow up in China because it's been so underground. I just want people know how good this culture is, how good the music is, and how it can change your life.
Quote examples
Robin Zander
American Musician
We've always been kind of an underground band in a way that had the respect of our peers on the road. I like to say we're the world's most famous opening act because we've opened for every huge band on the planet.
Quote examples
Vanilla Ice
American Musician
I got caught up on drugs for a few years, I'm off it, I'm very happy, got two kids and a family and everything. And like I said I'm making the underground music, and keeping it real.
Quote examples
Keith Flint
English Musician
That's just the way the world's going - everything has to be so instantly commercial that it kills anything that's a little bit underground instantly.
Quote examples
Libby Houston
British Poet
When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay.
Quote examples
Erick Morillo
American Businessman
I feel that in the underground world, there's not enough vocals out there.
Quote examples
Emile Zola
French Novelist
If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow.
Quote examples
Future
American Musician
I feel like I just wanna go back to being more underground.
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