UNDERPART

underpart

(noun) a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal’s body; “the warbler has a white throat and underparts”; “a woodland mouse with white underparts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underpart (third-person singular simple present underparts, present participle underparting, simple past and past participle underparted)

(transitive) To divide (a part) and assign subordinate portions of it.

Noun

underpart (plural underparts)

A lower or underneath part

Anagrams

• perdurant

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*part`, n.

Definition: A subordinate part. It should be lightened with underparts of mirth. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 July 2024

DITHER

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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