UNDERNEATH

underneath

(adverb) under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath; “we could see the original painting underneath”; “a house with a good foundation underneath”

underneath

(adverb) on the lower or downward side; on the underside of; “a chest of drawers all scratched underneath”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

underneath (not comparable)

Below; in a place beneath.

On the underside or lower face.

Preposition

underneath

Under, below, beneath.

Under the control or power of.

Adjective

underneath (not comparable)

Under, lower.

Noun

underneath (usually uncountable, plural underneaths)

The lower surface or part of something.

A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.

Anagrams

• unadherent

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*neath", adv. Etym: [OE. undirnepe. See Under, and Beneath.]

Definition: Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil. Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. Milton.

Un`der*neath", prep.

Definition: Under; beneath; below. Underneath this stone lie As much beauty as could die. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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