What does UNDERNEATH mean?
Definitions for UNDERNEATH
ˌʌn dərˈniθ, -ˈniðun·der·neath
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Princeton's WordNet
underneathadverb
on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
"a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
underneathadverb
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"
Wiktionary
underneathnoun
The part under or lower.
The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
underneathnoun
A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
underneathadverb
On the underside or lower face of.
underneathadverb
Below; in a place beneath.
underneathadjective
Under, lower.
You can have the underneath bunk.
underneathpreposition
Under, below, beneath.
underneathpreposition
Under the control or power of.
There was little freedom underneath the jackboot.
Etymology: underneoþan, ultimately from
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Underneathadverb
of which we still retain the comparative nether, but in adverbial sense use beneath. In the lower place; below; under; beneath.
Etymology: Compounded from under and neath;
Forthwith up to the clouds
With him I flew, and underneath beheld
The earth outstretch’d immense, a prospect wide. John Milton.And as I awake, sweet musick breathe
Above, about, or underneath;
Sent by some spirit to mortals good. John Milton.Or sullen Mole that runneth underneath;
Or Severn swift, guilty of maidens death. John Milton.The monster caught in open day,
Inclos’d, and in despair to fly away,
Howls horrible from underneath. Dryden.The slate did not lie flat upon it, but left a free passage underneath. Addison.
Underneathprep.
Under.
Fellows in arms,
Bruis’d underneath the yoke of tyranny,
Thus far into the bowels of the land
Have we march’d on. William Shakespeare.Pray God, she prove not masculine ere long!
If underneath the standard of the French
She carry armour, as she hath begun. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Underneath this stone doth lie,
As much beauty as could die;
Which in life did harbour give,
To more virtue than could live. Ben Jonson.What is, hath been; what hath been shall ensue;
And nothing underneath the sun is new. George Sandys, Paraphrase.The north and south, and each contending blast,
Are underneath his wide dominion cast. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Underneath
Underneath is a song recorded for Alanis Morissettes seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement, which was produced by Guy Sigsworth. It is the album's first single. The song was digitally released on April 15, 2008 after originally being scheduled for March 25. According to Morissette, "'Underneath' is about how you can only change the world after you change yourself."
Webster Dictionary
Underneathadverb
beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel underneath the soil
Underneath
under; beneath; below
Wikidata
Underneath
Underneath is the sixth album by American pop rock group Hanson. It was released in 2004 by 3CG Records. It is the band's first release on their own independent record label.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Underneath
un-dėr-nēth′, adv. beneath: below: in a lower place.—prep. under: beneath.
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Rank popularity for the word 'UNDERNEATH' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2154
Anagrams for UNDERNEATH »
unadherent
underthane
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of UNDERNEATH in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of UNDERNEATH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of UNDERNEATH in a Sentence
Fox News’s quite odorful, Fox News’s a rude awakening at times, when a skunk lets go right underneath your house or right under your bed, it makes for a very interesting night of sleep, or lack thereof.
The people who were in there, they were good people who got misguided and lost their way, being used by David Koresh who was a master manipulator of people, but underneath all of that, they were good people. That’s the real tragedy of the story. That good people can be so badly used. But it was difficult to stand up to him… Those people sitting in those Bible studies day in and day out for hours at a time, I don’t know why they couldn’t see it.
If the van breaks out from underneath him, I don't have any control of this thing, wherever your officers are I'd appreciate if they get in front of him and stop him.
When I went to the session with 'Billie Jean,' I took like 10 basses and I lined 'em up. I'd say, 'Michael, pick one,' he'd pick one with the zebra wood on it. It had 12 different kinds of wood, different layers. It was dark brown and tan and light-colored, and it looked like a tiger or a zebra. Michael picked it because it sounded good. I hot-rodded it. I beefed it up and put extra magnets underneath the pickups. I did all the things I knew how to do to get the best sound. That's how come the bass sounded like that.
What we do is, we match ads and the content, but because we source the ads from everywhere, every once in a while somebody gets underneath the algorithm and they put in something that doesn’t match, we’ve had to tighten our policies and actually increase our manual review time and so I think we’re going to be okay.
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- تحتهArabic
- sotaCatalan, Valencian
- underDanish
- unten, darunter, unterhalbGerman
- κάτω απόGreek
- subeEsperanto
- bajos, bajo, por debajo, abajo, debajoSpanish
- alapuolelle, alaosa, alta, alle, alapuolinen, tunnari, alaisuus, ala-, alapuolella, alapuoli, tunnussävel, alla, alapuolelta, alempiFinnish
- du dessous, sous, d'en dessous, dessous, en dessousFrench
- thíosIrish
- alattHungarian
- տակըArmenian
- di bawahIndonesian
- sottoItalian
- ಕೆಳಗೆKannada
- subterLatin
- onderDutch
- underNorwegian
- spód, pod, dółPolish
- abaixoPortuguese
- subRomanian
- под, нижняя сторонаRussian
- undertillSwedish
- ภายใต้Thai
- altı, alt, altında, alt kısmı, emri altındaTurkish
- 下Chinese
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