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Webster 1913 Edition


Underneath

Unˊder-neath′

,
adv.
[OE.
undirnepe
. See
Under
, and
Beneath
.]
Beneath; below; in a lower place; under;
as, a channel
underneath
the soil
.
Or sullen mole, that runneth
underneath
.
Milton.

Unˊder-neath′

,
p
rep.
Under; beneath; below.
Underneath
this stone lie
As much beauty as could die.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Underneath

UNDERNE'ATH

,
adv.
[under and neath. See Nether.]
Beneath; below; in a lower place.
Or sullen Mole that runneth underneath.
The slate did not lie flat upon it, but left a free passage underneath.

UNDERNE'ATH

, prep. Under; beneath.
Underneath this stone doth lie. As much beauty as could die.

Definition 2024


underneath

underneath

English

Adverb

underneath (not comparable)

  1. Below; in a place beneath.
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  2. On the underside or lower face of.
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Preposition

underneath

  1. Under, below, beneath.
    Underneath the water, all was calm.
    We flew underneath the bridge.
    We looked underneath the table.
  2. Under the control or power of.
    There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.

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Adjective

underneath (not comparable)

  1. Under, lower.
    You can have the underneath bunk.

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Noun

underneath (usually uncountable, plural underneaths)

  1. The part under or lower.
    The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
    • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter V, p. 64,
      Nawnim yelped, heaved away, struck his head on the underneath of the bed, and rolled into view bawling.
  2. A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
    • 2009, Jay Trachtenberg (radio host), KUT-FM Radio, Austin, Texas, 17 Dec.:
      The underneath is music from the latest album by [...].

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