subs

noun

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)

verb

be a substitute

Roots

subsub- · Latin · under, secondary

Words related to subs

hoagien subbedn submarinen subchaser pigboatn minisubmarinen substituten subbingn torpedov subbie zepn subwoofern subeditv subtitlesn submersiblen woofersn

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