submarine

1. 1.

   a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

   SynonymspigboatsubU-boat

   Broadersubmersible

   Narrowerattack submarineauxiliary research submarinefleet ballistic missile submarinenautilus

   Partsconning towerescape hatchperiscopesnorkelsonar
2. 2.

   a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

   Synonymsbombergrinderherohero sandwichhoagiehoagyCuban sandwichItalian sandwichpoor boysubsubmarine sandwich

1. 1.

   beneath the surface of the sea

   Synonymsundersea

   Similarsubsurface

Other forms of submarine

plural

submarines·

past tense

submarined·

present participle

submarining·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about submarine

What does submarine mean?

submarine means "move forward or under in a sliding motion". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in submarine?

submarine has 3 syllables: sub-ma-rine. The stress falls on "sub". In IPA it is /ˈsʌbmɚˌin/.

What is another word for submarine?

Close synonyms include pigboat, sub, U-boat, bomber, grinder. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is submarine a common word?

submarine is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with submarine?

11 words rhyme with submarine. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.