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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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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Providing shelter in the steamy Venice summer, it will be painted blue on its underside, like a traditional Southern porch.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
Make sure to cover every surface of the plant, especially on the undersides of leaves and in crevices between stems.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Providing shelter in the steamy Venice summer, it will be painted blue on its underside, like a traditional Southern porch.
—Sam Lubell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underside
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“Underside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underside. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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