underkeep
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An underground reserve.
noun
A keep or storage space located beneath the foundation of a structure; cellar.
noun
An underkeeper, guardian, or custodian.
Example Sentences
- "Like as a fire, the which in hollow caue / Hath long bene vnderkept, and downe supprest, / With murmurous disdaine doth inly raue […]"
- "It is not economy to overwork or underkeep, or in any wise neglect the farm horse?"
- "[...] how running himself our President underkeeps with such high animals how the british Queen in Her Majesty's own language."
- "Compared to Colva and Benaulim, Palolem 's accommodations are overpriced and underkept — expect to pay Rs200 in season for the privilege of crashing in a charmless double and using a common bathroom outside."
- "Most houses on Oakland Ave. have large basements that are underkept."
- "The earth was swallowing Abascar. "The Underkeeps caved in.""