underworldnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈʌn.də.wɜːld/us/ˈʌn.dɚ.wɝːld/underworld noun [ S ] (CRIME)
the part of society consisting of criminal organizations and activities
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Gangsters, thugs & criminal organizations
- bully boy
- gangster
- godfather
- goon
- henchman
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- mob
- mobster
- moll
- organized crime
- thug
- tong
- triad
- vice ring
- Yardie
underworld noun [ S ] (IN STORIES)
the underworld
in mythology, a place under the earth where the spirits of the dead go
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Hades
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Mythology: Greek & Roman myth
- ambrosia
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Ares
- Artemis
- Cyclops
- Diana
- Dionysus
- fate
- gorgon
- Hades
- harpy
- nectar
- Neptune
- Nike
- nymph
- Orpheus
- the Fates idiom
- Victoria
- Zeus
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Relgious concepts: Hell
Religious concepts: life after death