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sub

noun verb

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
S
Ends with
B
Contains
U
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

noun

  1. 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

verb

  1. be a substitute

    “The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”

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Example Sentences

The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream — we are on a strict diet

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