- subeditor
- subito (in music)
- subscription
- substitute
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sub. abbreviation for
sub /sʌb/USA pronunciation
n., v., subbed, sub•bing.
n. [countable]
v. [no object]
sub-, prefix.
sub., an abbreviation of:
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- Informal Termsa submarine.
- a substitute:We hired a sub to teach her class.
- Food, Dialect Termsa submarine sandwich.
v. [no object]
- Informal Termsto act as a substitute for another:Can you sub for their French teacher tomorrow?
sub-, prefix.
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- sub- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "under, below, beneath'':subsoil; subway.
- sub- is also used to mean "just outside of, near'':subalpine; subtropical.
- sub- is also used to mean "less than, not quite'':subhuman; subteen.
- sub- is also used to mean "secondary, at a lower point in a hierarchy'':subcommittee; subplot.
sub., an abbreviation of:
- Militarysubstitute.
- suburb.
- suburban.
- Transportsubway.
sub (sub),USA pronunciation
n., v., subbed, sub•bing. [Informal.]
n.
v.i.
v.t.
SUB,
sub-,
n.
- Informal Termsa submarine.
- a substitute.
- Food, Dialect Terms, Dialect Termsa submarine sandwich. See hero sandwich.
- Informal Termsa subcontractor.
- a sublieutenant.
- Informal Termsa subordinate.
- a subaltern.
- British Termsan advance against one's wages, esp. one granted as a subsistence allowance.
- Informal Terms, Photography[Photog.]a substratum.
v.i.
- Informal Termsto act as a substitute for another.
v.t.
- Informal Terms, Photography[Photog.]to coat (a film or plate) with a substratum.
- by shortening of words prefixed with sub-
- 3. See hero sandwich.
SUB,
- Business, Governmentsupplemental unemployment benefits.
sub-,
- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject;
subtract;
subvert;
subsidy);
on this model, freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning "under,'' "below,'' "beneath'' (subalpine;
substratum), "slightly,'' "imperfectly,'' "nearly'' (subcolumnar;
subtropical), "secondary,'' "subordinate'' (subcommittee;
subplot). - Chemistry
- Chemistrya prefix indicating a basic compound:subacetate;subcarbonate;subnitrate.
- Chemistrya prefix indicating that the element is present in a relatively small proportion, i.e., in a low oxidation state:subchloride; suboxide.
- Latin, combining form representing sub (preposition); akin to Greek hypó; see hypo-
- subordinated.
- Journalismsubscription.
- Militarysubstitute.
- suburb.
- suburban.
- Transportsubway.
'sub.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assume
- chopper
- commissioned officer
- Diaspora
- Far North
- Jivaro
- Owen gun
- resuscitate
- rose
- soffit
- sojourn
- sombre
- souvenir
- Sten gun
- stock
- sub
- sub-
- subaltern
- subaqua
- subclavian
- subcutaneous
- subito
- subjacent
- subject
- subjoin
- sub judice
- subjugate
- sublime
- subliminal
- sublunary
- sub-machine-gun
- submerge
- submit
- subordinate
- suborn
- subrogate
- sub rosa
- sub-Saharan
- subscribe
- subsequent
- subserve
- subside
- subsidy
- subsist
- substance
- substitute
- substratum
- subsume
- subtend
- basic weight