What does underwood mean?

Definitions for underwood
ˈʌn dərˌwʊdun·der·wood

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. underbrush, undergrowth, underwoodnoun

    the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

Wiktionary

  1. underwoodnoun

    underbrush, undergrowth

  2. Underwoodnoun

    A typewriter made by the Underwood Typewriter Company.

  3. Etymology: The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood. In both cases the name is from England or Scotland, and from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Underwoodnoun

    The low trees that grew among the timber.

    Etymology: under and wood.

    When you fell underwood, sow haws and sloes. John Mortimer.

ChatGPT

  1. underwood

    Underwood is a term used to refer to the vegetation, such as shrubs and small trees, growing beneath the canopy of a forest. It may also refer to any area covered with dense vegetation. The term can also be a surname in certain cultures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Underwoodnoun

    small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural

Wikidata

  1. Underwood

    Underwood is a city in McLean County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 778 at the 2010 census. Underwood was founded along a Soo Line Railroad line between Bismarck and Max in 1903 and named after Fred D. Underwood, vice president of the railroad at the time.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Underwood

    un′dėr-wōōd, n. low wood or trees growing under large ones: coppice.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. UNDERWOOD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Underwood is ranked #588 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Underwood surname appeared 57,064 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 19 would have the surname Underwood.

    79.2% or 45,195 total occurrences were White.
    15% or 8,577 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 1,238 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 1,158 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 622 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 274 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of underwood in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of underwood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of underwood in a Sentence

  1. Tim Foster:

    Ms. Underwood recorded a song that was substantially similar to the original song submitted through her producer, without giving credit or compensation of any kind to the original songwriters, we assume that there will be significant damages.

  2. Paul Ryan:

    I tend to avoid the shows that focus on politics, just to get a break from it all, i tried watching the first couple episodes of 'House of Cards,' but I thought it was way over the top. Members of Congress aren't anything like Frank Underwood. Most of us are far less interesting.

  3. Carrie Underwood:

    I definitely feel more like Carrie Underwood than I have in a while.

  4. Marie Osmond:

    After guest co-hosting and appearing as a guest on the show throughout the years, I am thrilled to now call this my day job, i look forward to working with Sharon, Sheryl Underwood, Eve and Carrie Ann, who are such smart, strong, talented women whom I immensely respect. I can not wait to share this exciting new chapter with the viewers and the CBS family.

  5. Thomas Rhett:

    Coming in and finding out that you winning entertainer of the year along with Carrie Underwood, that’s just — that’s just adrenaline to last you the whole year pretty much, so it’s an honor to be back at the ACMs, nominated in that same category is just super special. And something that I will never in a million years take for granted and just feel super honored to be here.

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