underneath (noun)

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• underneath — has from earliest times been in competition with below, beneath, and under, and in current use tends to be used mainly in a physical sense, e.g. (adverb) a building with a garage underneath, and (preposition) underneath the arches of the bridge.… …   Modern English usage

• underneath — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) situated directly below. 2) so as to be partly or wholly concealed by. ► NOUN ▪ the part or side facing towards the ground; the underside. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• underneath */*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈniːθ] / US [ˌʌndərˈnɪθ] adjective, adverb, noun, preposition Summary: Underneath can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I took the gun and hid it underneath the sofa. as an adverb (without a… …   English dictionary

• underneath — un|der|neath [ ,ʌndər niθ ] function word ** Underneath can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I took the gun and hid it underneath the sofa. as an adverb (without a following noun): She left the buttons open to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• underneath — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)ni͟ːθ[/t]] 1) PREP If one thing is underneath another, it is directly under it, and may be covered or hidden by it. The device exploded underneath a van. ...using dogs to locate people trapped underneath collapsed buildings. ...a… …   English dictionary

• underneath — 1 preposition, adverb 1 directly under or below another object, used especially when one thing is covering or hiding another: It s near where the railway goes underneath the road. | A translation was written underneath. see under 1 2 if someone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• underneath — 1. adverb /ʌndəˈniθ,ʌndɚˈniθ,ʌndɚˈnið/ a) Below; in a place beneath. b) On the underside or lower face of. 2. preposition /ʌndəˈniθ,ʌndɚˈniθ,ʌndɚˈnið/ …   Wiktionary

• underneath — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) prep. & adv. beneath, below, lower, under. See lowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. and prep. Syn. beneath, neath*, below, lower than, covered by; see also under 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv.… …   English dictionary for students

• underneath — preposition & adverb 1》 situated directly below. 2》 so as to be concealed by.     ↘partly or wholly concealed by (a garment). noun the part or side facing towards the ground; the underside. Origin OE underneothan; cf. beneath …   English new terms dictionary

• underneath — /ʌndəˈniθ / (say unduh neeth) preposition 1. under; beneath. –adverb 2. beneath; below. –adjective 3. lower. –noun 4. the under or lowest part or aspect. {Middle English undernethe, Old English underneoþan. See under, beneath} …  

• black ice — noun a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous • Hypernyms: ↑ice, ↑water ice * * * I. noun : dark colored glacial ice formed by freezing of silt laden water compare blue ice, white… …   Useful english dictionary