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underneath /ʌndəˈniːθ /preposition & adverb1Situated directly below (something else): [as preposition]: our bedroom’s right underneath theirs four names written underneath each other [as adverb]: his eyes were red-rimmed with black bags underneath [as adjective]: on longer hair, the underneath layers can be permed to give extra body...- She was no longer hiding underneath her black hair and had showed her true colors during the auditions.
- A girl wearing thick sunglasses with her hair tucked underneath a black hat pushed her way through the crowd.
- He fetched a garbage bag from underneath the sink and, without entering the bedroom, handed it to her.
2So as to be concealed by (something else): [as preposition]: money changed hands underneath the table figurative underneath his aloof air, Nicky was a warm and open young man [as adverb]: paint was peeling off in flakes to reveal greyish plaster underneath...- Mrs Webb said, ‘We used to pass notes underneath the table and that sort of thing, but when we left school we went our own ways.’
- A silken blue cloth covered the old wooden table underneath.
- He put layers of color one on top of another, concealing and revealing the colors underneath, making the process of covering transparent.
2.1Partly or wholly concealed by (a garment): [as preposition]: she could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt [as adverb]: undoing her jacket to reveal nothing but a bra underneath...- His overshirt hung from his shoulders, underneath a broad white bandage bound tightly around his torso.
- She was in cameo shorts and a white tank top, underneath her top her bra's outline was visible.
- I watched her thin shoulders heave underneath the thin white fabric of her shirt.
noun [in singular]The part or side of something facing towards the ground; the underside: a wart on the underneath of his foot...- I searched every nook and cranny in the kitchen and larder, and examined the underneaths of tables and chairs in case Harry or Dolly had taken a liking to it as a rolly-toy.
- They were leaving the car park at about 8.30 pm when they spotted a man trying to attract their attention, pointing to the underneath of the front of the car.
- I flew beside him, taking giant strides so as not to fall, until we came upon the Jeep, from the underneath of which Johnny's feet poked out.
OriginOld English underneothan; compare with beneath. Rhymesbeneath, buck teeth, Hadith, heath, Keith, neath, Reith, teeth, Westmeath, wreath |