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NETHER
nether, under
(adjective) located below or beneath something else; “nether garments”; “the under parts of a machine”
chthonian, chthonic, nether
(adjective) dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; “nether regions”
nether
(adjective) lower; “gnawed his nether lip”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
nether (comparative nethermore, superlative nethermost)
Lower; under.
Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
Synonyms
• (lower): bottom, lower
• (beneath the Earth's surface): subsurface, subterranean
Adverb
nether (comparative more nether, superlative most nether)
Down; downward.
Low; low down.
Etymology 2
Verb
nether (third-person singular simple present nethers, present participle nethering, simple past and past participle nethered)
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To bring or thrust down; bring or make low; lower; abase; humble.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To constrict; straiten; confine; restrict; suppress; lay low; keep under; press in upon; vex; harass; oppress.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To pinch or stunt with cold or hunger; check in growth; shrivel; straiten.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To shrink or huddle, as with cold; be shivery; tremble.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To depreciate; disparage; undervalue.
Noun
nether (plural nethers)
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence.
(mining) A trouble; a fault or dislocation in a seam of coal.
Anagrams
• ethren, threne
Source: Wiktionary
Neth"er, a. Etym: [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni, fr. the adv. ni downward; akin to neo below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. sq. root201. Cf. Beneath.]
Definition: Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under;
– opposed to upper. 'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. Milton. This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity. Spenser. All my nether shape thus grew transformed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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