Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submarine

/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: sub-ma-rine
IPA: /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

adj

Hidden or undisclosed.

adj

Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.

noun

A boat that can go underwater.

noun

Alternative form of submarine sandwich.

noun

A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.

noun

Any submarine plant or animal.

noun

A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: submerged (synonymous in "being underwater" sense)"
"[…] a Chorus of Sea-nymphs, who[…] arrive, in a winged car, from the submarine palace of their father Oceanus."
"a submarine patent"
"When Peterson saw the unusual pitching motion of Kent Tekulve—the submarine pitcher who threw baseballs as though they were coming right out of the rubber slab on the mound—he was the first of many who tried to change Tekulve's delivery."
"Me: *staring out window* looks like rain Submarine captain: what Me: but like more"
"“We’re really at the point of chicken, where the Fed is trying to ward off inflation without submarining the economy.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine From sub- + marine.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sub-marine (alternative, rare) submarines (plural) submarines (present, singular) submarining (participle, present) submarined (participle, past) submarined (past)

Derived Forms

antisubmarine minisubmarine narcosubmarine nonsubmarine submarineful submarinelike submariner submarinism submarinist submarium

Phrases

anti-submarine Italian submarine sandwich midget-submarine nuclear submarine pizza submarine sandwich screen door on a submarine submarine ace submarine chaser

Frequently Paired Words

subaquatic subaqueous submariner sub

Synonyms

undersea subsea submerged U-boat pigboat sub bomber grinder hero hero sandwich hoagie hoagy

Antonyms

surface ship

Rhymes With

antisubmarine been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine

Questions

How do you pronounce submarine?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/.
What does submarine mean?: Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.
Where does submarine come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine From sub- + marine.

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