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The correct spelling is underwater.
How to pronounce underwater
noun
Say it like: Und-erw-ate-r
The correct spelling is underwater. Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean For example: "Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer."
Usage Examples
“Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.”
“We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean
- 2.A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
verb
- 1.To water or irrigate insufficiently
adjective
- 1.Beneath the surface of the water, or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface
- 2.Beneath the water line of a vessel
- 3.Under water.
- 4.Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value
adverb
- 1.Going beneath the surface of the water
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