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underwood

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for underwood.

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They're deceptive, manipulative, narcissistic psychopaths like Ted Bundy or Frank Underwood (of House of Cards fame).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Underbrush, undergrowth.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Underbrush, undergrowth.

noun

A typewriter made by the Underwood Typewriter Company.

noun

A surname from Middle English.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for underwood.

Example sentences

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They're deceptive, manipulative, narcissistic psychopaths like Ted Bundy or Frank Underwood (of House of Cards fame).

2

Didn't know about the popularity of the Underwood typewriter, thank you for the history lesson.

3

You should be aware that there was a site like this in 2006 called Standpoint, partly by Gentry Underwood of Mailbox.

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The other great thing about Frank Underwood is he's always playing the long game.

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The 1924 model doesn't have that; it has hard Underwood typewriter keys.

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I've thought in the past of how I might turn my grandmother's Underwood No.

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As for all of the hipster references, I'm don't know much about that subculture but I can say that an Underwood No.

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I have to say, I admire Steve Jobs in a sense that I admire Frank Underwood character in House of Cards serial.

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Even Frank Underwood gets other people to nominate him.

10

Did anyone else hear Claire Underwood in that interview?

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Think Frank Underwood (House of Cards)..

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I just had a 1920's Underwood refurbished there.

Quote examples

1

You might enjoy the essay "What is Mathematics For?" by Underwood Dudley [1].

2

Reminds me of House of Cards when Underwood and company were trying to find a way to criticize the teacher's union by echoing "disorganized labor".

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The Olivetti-Underwood Programma 101 was the first computer I ever programmed before graduating to the "big iron" of Fortran on punchcards fed into a mainframe.

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My first response was, "Journalism is not the priesthood," and considered it similar to interviewing Frank Underwood on background and not reporting on his history of blackmail and murder.

Proper noun examples

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Underwood, a historian at the United States Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

2

Others: Harvey Specter, Frank Underwood, Ari Gold, Hank Moody.

3

By 1960, Buffett had seven partnerships operating: Buffett Associates, Buffett Fund, Dacee, Emdee, Glenoff, Mo-Buff and Underwood.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use underwood in a sentence?

They're deceptive, manipulative, narcissistic psychopaths like Ted Bundy or Frank Underwood (of House of Cards fame).

What does underwood mean?

Underbrush, undergrowth.

What part of speech is underwood?

underwood is commonly used as noun.