sub's

Stand-in person's

Sub's is the possessive or contracted form of sub.

The possessive indicates belonging: the sub's periscope, the sub's toppings, the sub's safe word.

With a contraction, sub's stands for "sub is" or "sub has": The sub's ready for pickup, The sub's been underwater for three days.

submarine

sandwich

Filling between bread slices

  • hoagieLong filled sandwich
  • grinderCrushing or sharpening device
  • heroOne admired for courage

torpedo · Italian · meatball · cold cuts · footlong · deli · lettuce · tomato · provolone · oil

substitute

replacement

What takes another's place

  • backupStored duplicate for recovery
  • teacherOne who instructs others
  • benchShared seating surface

player · stand-in · fill-in · proxy · reserve · understudy · pinch-hitter · temp · swap · alternate

submissive

dominant

Having superior influence

  • BDSMErotic power dynamics
  • kinkTight twisted spot
  • bottomLowest point or underside

power exchange · collar · obedient · lifestyle · dynamic · partner · consent · scene · roleplay · fetish

subscription

membership

State of belonging

monthly · annual · renewal · cancel · tier · premium · paywalled · newsletter · magazine · Patreon

subordinate

employee

Hired organizational member

assistant · rank · hierarchy · manager · supervisor · direct · team · inferior · lower · command

subreddit

Reddit

Social news aggregator

  • communityCollective of connected people
  • forumGathering place for discourse
  • postVertical structural beam

moderator · thread · karma · upvote · comments · members · rules · flair · subscribers · niche

Opposites
employment/role status

sub'sstarter's

Belonging to one who initiates

incumbent's · principal's

hierarchical position

sub'ssuperior's

Belonging to one's boss

boss's · supervisor's · manager's · leader's · chief's

naval vessel type

sub'sdestroyer's

Belonging to one who wrecks

cruiser's · aircraft's · frigate's · carrier's · plane's

Phrases
Family

sub, subs, subbing, subbed, submarine, submarines, submerge, submerged, subway

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G