Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Underwood

Un′der-woodˊ

,
Noun.
Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; – formerly used in the plural.
Shrubs and
underwoods
look well enough while they grow within the shade of oaks and cedars.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Underwood

UN'DERWOOD

,
Noun.
Small trees that grow among large trees.

Definition 2024

Underwood

Underwood

See also: underwood

English

Noun

Underwood ‎(plural Underwoods)

  1. A typewriter made by the Underwood Typewriter Company.

Proper noun

Underwood

  1. A surname​.
  2. A village in Nottinghamshire, England.
  3. A city in Iowa.
  4. A city/town in Minnesota.
  5. A city in North Dakota.

Derived terms

underwood

underwood

See also: Underwood

English

Noun

underwood ‎(plural underwoods)

  1. Underbrush, undergrowth.
    • 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein:
      ‘Accordingly I hid myself in some thick underwood, determining to devote the ensuing hours to reflection on my situation.’

Etymology

The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood. In both cases the name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English.

The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌwʊd/
  • Rhymes: -ʊd

Similar Results