Definition of NETHER

nether

Plural: nethers

Adjective Satellite

  • lower
    • "gnawed his nether lip"
  • dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
    • "nether regions"
  • located below or beneath something else
    • "nether garments"

Adj

  • Lower; under.
  • Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.

Adv

  • Down; downward.
  • Low; low down.

Verb

  • To bring or thrust down; bring or make low; lower; abase; humble.
  • To constrict; straiten; confine; restrict; suppress; lay low; keep under; press in upon; vex; harass; oppress.
  • To pinch or stunt with cold or hunger; check in growth; shrivel; straiten.
  • To shrink or huddle, as with cold; be shivery; tremble.
  • To depreciate; disparage; undervalue.

Noun

  • Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence.
  • A trouble; a fault or dislocation in a seam of coal.

Adjective

  • Situated below or underneath; lower in position.

Examples

  • The disappointed child’s nether lip quivered.
  • the nether regions
  • The nether regions of the board remained sparse, untouched by high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nether, nethere, nithere, from Old English niþera (“lower, under, lowest”, adjective), from niþer, niþor (“below, beneath, down, downwards, lower, in an inferior position”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, *niþra (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *ni-, *nei- (“in, down”). Cognates include Dutch neder, German nieder, Luxembourgish nidder, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ned, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish nedre (“lower”), Faroese and Icelandic niður.

Scrabble Score: 9

nether: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nether: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nether: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

nether: valid Words With Friends Word