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UNDERNEATH
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath
Example:
a house with a good foundation underneath
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
On the lower or downward side; on the underside of
Example:
a chest of drawers all scratched underneath
Classified under:
Context examples:
Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Underneath, in the porch of the Abbey, the monks had gathered to give him a last God-speed.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump of grass and asked, in a timid voice, "Are you sure he will not bite us?"
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
But if there is residual liquid underneath, that ocean is not yet entirely frozen.
(Dawn Finds Possible Ancient Ocean Remnants at Ceres, NASA)
Previous space missions have already identified Europa as one of the likeliest destinations for harbouring life in our solar system, most notably because of the large seas of liquid water underneath its surface.
(Icy Warning for Space Missions to Jupiter's Moon, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Other researchers previously noted these domes' similarity in shape to volcanoes on Earth that erupted underneath ice.
(Clues about Volcanoes Under Ice on Ancient Mars, NASA)
Because warmer water is more buoyant, says the study, it rises above cooler water, creating what the scientists describe as an "upside-down river" flowing underneath the layers of ice.
(Scientists describe how 'upside-down rivers' of warm water break Antarctica's ice shelf, Wikinews)
The next morning when he awoke he lifted up his pillow, and there lay the piece of gold glittering underneath; the same happened next day, and indeed every day when he arose.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
I had stepped underneath the open hatchway so that I could see him.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
His capacious waistcoat was suggestive of a large heart underneath.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
