underside

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underside

/ˈʌndəˌsaɪd/ UK
/ˈʌndɚˌsaɪd/ US

noun undersides

The side that is below or underneath, the bottom. A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water su

Opposite: overside

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: undersurface, bottom, underneath, below, hindwing, fuse, underwear, belly, rear, abdomen, setback, underbelly, couching, tummy, womb, gut

noun

Opposite: overside

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noun side that is underneath

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@misc{underside_2026,
  title = {underside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}