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Adjective: underwater  ,ún-du(r)'wor-tu(r)
  1. Beneath the surface of the water
    "underwater rocks";
    - submerged, submersed
     
  2. (biology) growing or remaining under water
    "viewing underwater fauna from a glass-bottomed boat";
    - subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed
Verb: underwater  ,ún-du(r)'wor-tu(r)
  1. (agriculture, horticulture) to water or irrigate insufficiently
    "They accidentally underwaterd the crops during the dry spell"

Derived forms: underwatered, underwatering, underwaters

See also: aquatic, subsurface

Encyclopedia: Underwater