underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd 
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
1
: the side or surface lying underneath
2
: a side usually hidden from sight
specifically
: the more unpleasant or reprehensible side
the underside of politics
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the underside of the table
The book explores the underside of human nature.
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So Far Moments later, at 8:48 p.m., a fireball erupted above the Potomac River when the helicopter, for some reason, slammed into what looked to be the underside of the plane, which minutes earlier had been redirected to a new runway.
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
However, their use isn’t limited to just the TV; try adding them to the underside of your bed frame for some cozy lighting beneath your bed as well.
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And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
These cells reside in what’s called the dorsolateral zone of the ventral horn—the dorsolateral zone of the spine is in the upper back of the fish, while the ventral horn is the underside of the spine.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
However, their use isn’t limited to just the TV; try adding them to the underside of your bed frame for some cozy lighting beneath your bed as well.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
These cells reside in what’s called the dorsolateral zone of the ventral horn—the dorsolateral zone of the spine is in the upper back of the fish, while the ventral horn is the underside of the spine.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Underside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underside. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
: the side or part lying underneath
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