undergrounds
USun-dur-GROWNDZ/ˌʌndɚˈɡɹaʊndz/UKun-duh-GROWNDZ/ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊndz/
- 1Plural of underground. Use this form when talking about more than one.
During the war, secret undergrounds helped people escape.
Both cities had lively music undergrounds full of small bands.
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- 2The form of underground used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
The power company undergrounds its cables in areas that flood often.
She undergrounds the wires so storms cannot knock them down.
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undergrounds is a form of underground
underground, noun: The area below the surface of the earth, including natural caves and man-made mines. Full entry
- Forms
- undergroundundergrounds plural
- Spelling
- underground → undergrounds: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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