GRUBSTAKE | • grubstake n. (Mining) Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits. • grubstake n. (Business) An amount of money advanced to someone starting a business in return for a share of the future profits. • grubstake n. Money, necessities stockpiled to sustain an effort for a period of time. |
RUBSTONES | • rubstones n. Plural of rubstone. • RUBSTONE n. a whetstone. |
SUBSTAGES | • substages n. Plural of substage. • SUBSTAGE n. a part of a microscope for supporting accessories. |
SUBSTANCE | • substance n. Physical matter; material. • substance n. The essential part of anything; the most vital part. • substance n. Substantiality; solidity; firmness. |
SUBSTATES | • substates n. Plural of substate. • SUBSTATE n. a subdivision of a state. |
SUBSTORMS | • substorms n. Plural of substorm. • SUBSTORM n. activity that disrupts the magnetic field of a planet. |
SUBSTRACT | • substract v. (Obsolete) To subtract. • SUBSTRACT v. to subtract; to withdraw, also SUBTRACT. |
SUBSTRATA | • substrata n. Plural of substratum. • SUBSTRATUM n. that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another, also SUBSTRATE. |
SUBSTRATE | • substrate n. An underlying layer; a substratum. • substrate n. The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure. • substrate n. (Biochemistry) A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme. |
SUBSTRUCT | • substruct v. To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation. • SUBSTRUCT v. to build beneath; to lay as a foundation. |
SUBSTYLAR | • substylar adj. Relating to a substyle. • SUBSTYLAR adj. pertaining to a substyle, the line on which the style or gnomon of a sundial stands. |
SUBSTYLES | • substyles n. Plural of substyle. • SUBSTYLE n. the straight line on which the style of a dial is erected. |