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1 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) υπόγειος2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) κάτω από τη γη2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) στην παρανομία3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) υπόγειος (σιδηρόδρομος), μετρό -
2 tapioca
[tæpi'əukə](a type of food obtained from the underground part of the cassava plant.) ταπιόκα -
3 Passage
subs.Crossing: P. διάβασις, ἡ. Ar. and P. δίοδος, ἡ; by sea: P. διάπλους, ὁ, V. πορθμός, ὁ.If anyone should dispute their passage: P. εἴ τις... κωλυτὴς γίγνοιτο τῆς διαβάσεως (Thuc. 3, 23).So that there was no passage by the side of the tower: P. ὥστε πάροδον μὴ εἶναι παρὰ πύργον.Wherever there is a passage: P, ἧ ἂν εὐοδῇ (Dem. 1274).Underground passage: see Underground.Defile: see pass.Way out: P. and V. ἔξοδος, ἡ.by sea: P. διάπλους, ὁ.Permission to pass: Ar. and P. δίοδος, ἡ.The people of Agrigentum allowed no passage through their territory: P. Ἀκραγαντῖνοι οὐκ ἐδίδοσαν διὰ τῆς ἑαυτῶν ὁδόν (Thuc.).Passage in a book: use P. λόγος, ὁ.Passage in a play: Ar. and P. ῥῆσις, ἡ.In many passages: P. πολλαχοῦ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Passage
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4 burrow
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5 subway
1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) υπόγεια διάβαση2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος -
6 Ground
subs.P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, P. ἔδαφος, τό, Ar. and V. γαῖα, ἡ, χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, δάπεδον, τό (Eur., Ion, 576, Or. 1645) (also Xen.), V. οὖδας, τό.Land for cultivating: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, ἀγρός, ὁ (or pl.), Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), γύαι, οἱ.On the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμαί, πέδοι (also Plat. but rare P.).Sleeping on the ground, adj.: V. χαμαικοίτης,Fallen on the ground: V. χαμαιπετής.Walking the ground: V. πεδοστιβής, χθονοστιβής.To the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμᾶζε, V. πέδονδε ἔραζε (Æsch., frag.).From the ground: V. γῆθεν, Ar. χαμᾶθεν.Under the ground: see Underground.He is an enemy to the whole city and the very ground it stands on: P. ἐχθρός (ἐστιν) ὅλῃ τῇ πόλει καὶ τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει (Dem. 99).The city stood on high ground: P. (ἡ πόλις) ἦν ἐφʼ ὑψηλῶν χωρίων (Thuc. 3, 97).met., Excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ.Reason, plea: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.Cause: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ.Principle: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.Ground for, pretext for: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ (gen.).On all grounds: P. and V. πανταχῆ.On neither ground: P. κατʼ οὐδέτερον.On what ground? V. ἐκ τίνος λόγου;Why? P. and V. τί; τοῦ χάριν; P. τοῦ ἕνεκα; διὰ τί; V. πρὸς τί; εἰς τί; τί χρῆμα; τίνος χάριν; τίνος ἕκατι; ἐκ τοῦ; see Why.Go over old ground constantly: P. θάμα μεταστρέφεσθαι ἐπὶ τὰ εἰρημένα (Plat., Crat. 428D).Gain ground, v.: P. and V. προχωρεῖν.Lose ground: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.Stand one's ground: P. and V. ὑφίστασθαι, μένειν, P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.Recover ground lost through indolence: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλαμβάνειν (Dem. 42).——————v. trans.Secure, make firm: P. βεβαιοῦν.Plant, fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι, V. ἐρείδειν, ἀντερείδειν.Ground arms: P. ὅπλα τίθεσθαι.Run aground, v. intrans.: P. ὀκέλλειν, ἐποκέλλειν, V. ἐξοκέλλειν.——————adj.Of corn: P. ἀληλεμένος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ground
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7 vault
[vo:lt] I noun1) ((a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling: the castle vaults.)2) (an underground room, especially for storing valuables: The thieves broke into the bank vaults.)3) (a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family: He was buried in the family vault.)•- vaultedII 1. noun(a leap aided by the hands or by a pole: With a vault he was over the fence and away.)2. verb(to leap (over): He vaulted (over) the fence.) -
8 Pipe
subs.Hollow tube: P. αὐλός, ὁ, αὐλών, ὁ, ὀχετός, ὁ.The Athenians destroyed the pipes conveying fresh water which passed into the city underground: P. οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι τοὺς ὀχετοὺς... οἳ ἐς τὴν πόλιν ὑπονομηδὸν ποτοῦ ὕδατος ἠγμένοι ἦσαν, διέφθειραν (Thuc. 6, 100).Musical instrument: P. and V. αὐλός, ὁ, P. σῦριγξ, ἡ (Plat.), V. λωτός, ὁ.All the house is filled with the strains of the pipe: V. αὐλεῖται δὲ πᾶν μέλαθρον (Eur., I.T. 367).Song of birds: use P. and V. φθέγμα, τό, φθόγγος, ὁ, V. φθογγή, ἡ.——————v. intrans.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Pipe to: P. καταυλεῖν (gen.), Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pipe
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9 mine
I pronoun(something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).) δικός μουII 1. noun1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.) ορυχείο2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.) νάρκη2. verb1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.) εξορύσσω,βγάζω2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.) ναρκοθετώ3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.) ανατινάζω με νάρκη•- miner- mining
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10 tunnel
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11 divining
noun (discovering the presence of underground water, metal etc by holding a divining-rod which moves when held directly above the water etc: water-divining.) μαντεία,ραβδοσκοπία -
12 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) σωλήνας2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) σωλήνας3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος, μετρό4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) σωληνάριο•- tubing- tubular -
13 Vault
subs.Underground room: P. οἴκησις κατάγειος, ἡ, V. κατῶρυξ, ἡ.Hiding-place: V. κευθμών, ὁ.Cave: P. σπήλαιον, τό (Plat.); see Cave.Arch: P. ἁψίς, ἡ (also Ar., Thesm. 53 in metaphorical sense).The vault of heaven: P. ἡ ὑπουράνιος ἁψίς (Plat., Phaedr. 247B). V. οὐρανοῦ ἀναπτυχαί, αἱ (Soph., frag.), or use Ar. and V. κύκλος, ὁ.Tomb: see Tomb.Leap: see Leap.——————v. trans.Leap over: Ar. ὑπερπηδᾶν (acc.), Ar. and P. διαπηδᾶν (acc. or absol.), V. ὑπερθρώσκειν (acc. or gen.).V. intrans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Vault
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14 natural gas
(gas suitable for burning, found underground or under the sea.) φυσικό αέριο -
15 potato
[pə'teitəu]plural - potatoes; noun1) (a type of plant with round underground stems (called tubers) which are used as a vegetable.) πατατιά2) (the tuber or tubers: She bought 2 kilos of potatoes.) πατάτα•
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