as in bottom
the side or part facing downward from something
the underside of the cat's coat is pure white
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Recent Examples of underside
Providing shelter in the steamy Venice summer, it will be painted blue on its underside, like a traditional Southern porch.
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Sam Lubell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Collar stays are small, narrow inserts that tuck into the small pockets on the underside of button-up shirt collars.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
On the underside of the laptop, the dual batteries are designed for hot-swapping, while the M.2-format storage drive can also be swapped without tools.
—PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
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Sam Lubell, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Collar stays are small, narrow inserts that tuck into the small pockets on the underside of button-up shirt collars.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
On the underside of the laptop, the dual batteries are designed for hot-swapping, while the M.2-format storage drive can also be swapped without tools.
—PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underside
bottom
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Unfortunately for the Ducks, UCLA would hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the inning.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Miami center fielder Michael Torres ended the game with his back to the wall in right-center, having just enough room to catch Kade Snell’s would-be walk-off, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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“Underside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underside. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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