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Undercurrent

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undertonenounAn implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
undertidenounSynonym of undercurrent.

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undertidenounSynonym of undercurrent.
undertonenounAn implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
groundswellnoun(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
backdropnounThe setting or background of an acted performance.
implicationnoun(countable) A possible, or indirect, effect or result of a decision or action.
backgroundnounA part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
underswellnounAn undercurrent.
understreamnounThe lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place
subcurrentnounA secondary or subsidiary current.
underwater(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
subterrainnounAn underground region.
downcurrentnounA downward-moving current.
upcurrentnounAn upward-moving current.
undersurfacenounThe underneath surface; the bottom, or underside
underthoughtnounAn unexpressed thought that lies below or informs another thought; a subtext or ulterior motive.
dive-undernoun(rail transport) A railway junction where at least one track passes under other lines instead of crossing them on the same level, in order to avoid conflicting movements; an underpass.
underwordnounA word placed below another, either literally or metaphorically: a subtext; an inadequate or subordinate term or description; a secret word or phrase; a watchword
substreamnoun(computing) A stream contained within another stream.
groundwaternounWater that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
subsurfacenounSomething that is below the layer that is on the surface.

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