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underside

noun
/ˈʌndəˌsaɪd/UK/ˈʌndɚˌsaɪd/US

Etymology

From under- + side.

  1. derived from *sēy-✻ — “to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”
  2. inherited from *sīdaz✻ — “drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”
  3. inherited from *sīd✻
  4. inherited from sīd — “wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”
  5. inherited from side
  6. prefixed as underside — “under + side”

Definitions

  1. The side that is below or underneath, the bottom.

    • [...] and the neat reading lamps on the underside of the luggage racks, under passenger control, are an attractive feature of the first class compartments.
    • The Eagles then hit the woodwork twice in a matter of seconds as Scott Dann headed Jason Puncheon's free-kick against the underside of the bar, before substitute Mile Jedinak also hit the crossbar with a shot on the turn.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA