underside

[ uhn-der-sahyd ]

noun

1. an under or lower side.

underside

/ ˈʌndəˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the bottom or lower surface

Word History and Origins

Origin of underside¹

First recorded in 1670–80; under- + side ¹

Example Sentences

Each and every one of those glorious flowers also packs pollen, the dark underside of spring.

From The Daily Beast

Your triceps muscle, stationed on the underside of your upper arm, shortened.

From The Daily Beast

But the maggot-infested underside of News of the World is a metaphor for what his whole tabloid operation has wrought.

From The Daily Beast

They were the dark or twisted underside of the American faith in individual will and initiative.

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The positive super-dynamic qualities of the politician have their not-so-super underside.

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The underside of the upper wings have the costa and summit covered with spots and minute incontinuous lines of a yellowish colour.

From Project Gutenberg

The underside of the lower wings are sulphureous, with very fine undulating or rather incontinuous lines of a yellowish colour.

From Project Gutenberg

This insect comes very near to the P. teutonia of Godart and Donovan, particularly in its underside.

From Project Gutenberg

In other respects the underside of the superior wings is like the upper, except perhaps that it is yellowish at the base.

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The underside, however, is different, as the extremity of the upper wings and the whole of the under wings are of a fawn colour.

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