underdrift
underdrift · underdrifts
An underlying meaning that is not made explicitAn underlying meaning that is not made explicit.
Meaning
2 sensesAn underlying meaning that is not made explicit.
Synonym of undertow.
Origin
From under- + drift.From under- + drift.
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Forms
plural: underdrifts| Singular | underdrift |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedoverdrift
See also
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