underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd 
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
1
: the side or surface lying underneath
2
: a side usually hidden from sight
specifically
: the more unpleasant or reprehensible side
the underside of politics
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the underside of the table
The book explores the underside of human nature.
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The stewards found the skid plank on the underside of Hamilton’s car had worn 0.5mm beneath the 9mm limit, a tiny amount but a breach of F1’s technical regulations.
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One that has stayed with me was the 1989 collapse of the underside of elevated FDR Drive at E. 20th St. killing a dentist from Brooklyn driving his car below.
—Sam Schwartz, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Charging is undertaken over USB-C, with the port located on the underside of the left hinge.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
The stewards found the skid plank on the underside of Hamilton’s car had worn 0.5mm beneath the 9mm limit, a tiny amount but a breach of F1’s technical regulations.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
One that has stayed with me was the 1989 collapse of the underside of elevated FDR Drive at E. 20th St. killing a dentist from Brooklyn driving his car below.
—Sam Schwartz, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underside
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“Underside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underside. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
: the side or part lying underneath
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