underground
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(s) under the level of the ground
- belowground storage areas
- underground caverns
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(r) in or into hiding or secret operation
- the organization was driven underground
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(s) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- clandestine intelligence operations
- cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- hole-and-corner intrigue
- secret missions
- a secret agent
- secret sales of arms
- surreptitious mobilization of troops
- an undercover investigation
- underground resistance
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(r) beneath the surface of the earth
- water flowing underground
Nouns
- (n) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force resistance,
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(n) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
- in Paris the subway system is called the "metro" and in London it is called the "tube" or the "underground"