sub-

Example words

• submarine

  a vessel that goes under the sea

• submerge

  to put under water

• subway

  a railroad that runs under the street

• subtract

  to take from under — to remove

Words in our dictionary that use this root

Every dataset word containing sub-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.

• subscribe

  to sign up for something, originally by writing your name underneath

  sub-scrib

• submit

  to send under someone's authority

  sub-mit

• subtract

  to take away (pull from under)

  sub-tract

• succeed

  to go after — and reach the goal

  sub-ced

• submarine

  a vessel that goes under the sea

  sub-mar

• submerge

  to put under water

• subway

  a railroad that runs under the street

• subterranean

  under the ground

  sub-terr