underneath
Plural: underneaths
Adverb
- on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
- "a chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
- under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath
- "we could see the original painting underneath"
- "a house with a good foundation underneath"
Adv
- Below; in a place beneath.
- On the underside or lower face.
Prep
- Under, below, beneath.
- Under the control or power of.
Adj
- Under, lower.
Noun
- The bottom of something.
- A background radio sound track played during a specific announcement or program.
Examples
- I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath.
- The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue.
- There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot.
- Underneath the water, all was calm.
- We flew underneath the bridge.
- We looked underneath the table.
- You can have the underneath bunk.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer.
Scrabble Score: 14
underneath: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunderneath: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
underneath: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
underneath: valid Words With Friends Word