Underside
noun
The lower or bottom side or part of something.
The underside of the table was covered in dust.
Often appears as...
- underside of the table
- underside of the leaf
noun
The less noticeable or less pleasant aspect of something.
As with any job, there's an underside to being an actor that isn't always glamorous.
Often appears as...
- underside of fame
- underside of success
noun
The lower or bottom side or part of something.
The underside of the table was covered in dust.
Often appears as...
- underside of the table
- underside of the leaf
noun
The less noticeable or less pleasant aspect of something.
As with any job, there's an underside to being an actor that isn't always glamorous.
Often appears as...
- underside of fame
- underside of success
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Literalness
Refers to the actual bottom side of an object you can touch.
They found a signature on the underside of the sculpture.
Pro Tip 2/3Tangible Details
Often used to describe specific details not immediately visible.
She examined the underside of the leaf for insects.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Area
Used to identify parts usually not seen or considered.
Mechanics check the underside of cars for rust and damage.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Literalness
Refers to the actual bottom side of an object you can touch.
They found a signature on the underside of the sculpture.
Pro Tip 2/3Tangible Details
Often used to describe specific details not immediately visible.
She examined the underside of the leaf for insects.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Area
Used to identify parts usually not seen or considered.
Mechanics check the underside of cars for rust and damage.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Literalness
Refers to the actual bottom side of an object you can touch.
They found a signature on the underside of the sculpture.
Pro Tip 2/3Tangible Details
Often used to describe specific details not immediately visible.
She examined the underside of the leaf for insects.
Pro Tip 3/3Hidden Area
Used to identify parts usually not seen or considered.
Mechanics check the underside of cars for rust and damage.
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Floating cities, the...
more accessible and more enjoyable. Underneath the FDR, we are putting, like, pavilions with pocket walls that can slide out and protect from the water. We are creating little stepped terraces that are going to make the underside more enjoyable, but also protect from flooding.
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If I should have a...
Okay, there's a few that chocolate can't fix. But that's what the rain boots are for, because rain will wash away everything, if you let it. I want her to look at the world through the underside of a glass-bottom boat, to look through a microscope at the galaxies that exist
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How to rebuild the world...
inner can where I've got some newspaper and just a small handful of twigs which is gonna light in a second and on the bottom of the outer can there's a row of air holes and also underside of the inner can so when this is lit it draws the air up through the fire to keep it
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Jellyfish predate...
Jellyfish don't have typical digestive systems, either. These gelatinous carnivores consume plankton and other small sea creatures through a hole in the underside of their bells. The nutrients are absorbed by an inner layer of cells
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female they're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulders overhang where it'll be protected from the rain
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Ants Ingenious Survival...
front legs giving the elements a helping hand on the top deck the workers tend the pupae and larvae below deck workers clean and maintain the underside of the raft
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These Ancient Birds Have...
These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,
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Who Was Jesus? PIPE...
existence in his later teachings he saw the underside of life constantly he experienced it it was his life
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
the female extrudes her eggs onto the underside of a leaf each protected within its own miniature pool
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Titan Triggerfish...
it has a soft underside titan triggerfish play an important role in keeping numbers at healthy levels
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Floating cities, the...
more accessible and more enjoyable. Underneath the FDR, we are putting, like, pavilions with pocket walls that can slide out and protect from the water. We are creating little stepped terraces that are going to make the underside more enjoyable, but also protect from flooding.
Video examples
If I should have a...
Okay, there's a few that chocolate can't fix. But that's what the rain boots are for, because rain will wash away everything, if you let it. I want her to look at the world through the underside of a glass-bottom boat, to look through a microscope at the galaxies that exist
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
inner can where I've got some newspaper and just a small handful of twigs which is gonna light in a second and on the bottom of the outer can there's a row of air holes and also underside of the inner can so when this is lit it draws the air up through the fire to keep it
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
Jellyfish don't have typical digestive systems, either. These gelatinous carnivores consume plankton and other small sea creatures through a hole in the underside of their bells. The nutrients are absorbed by an inner layer of cells
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
these birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female they're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulders overhang where it'll be protected from the rain
Video examples
Ants Ingenious Survival...
front legs giving the elements a helping hand on the top deck the workers tend the pupae and larvae below deck workers clean and maintain the underside of the raft
Video examples
These Ancient Birds Have...
These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,
Video examples
Who Was Jesus? PIPE...
existence in his later teachings he saw the underside of life constantly he experienced it it was his life
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
the female extrudes her eggs onto the underside of a leaf each protected within its own miniature pool
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Titan Triggerfish...
it has a soft underside titan triggerfish play an important role in keeping numbers at healthy levels
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Rupert Penry-Jones
English Actor
I did a bit of modeling before I took up acting, and I was up for this big campaign - I can't remember which designer - and all these execs were looking at my portfolio. Then one said: 'We'd like to use you, but can you come back next year when you've lost this.' And he tapped the underside of his chin.
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
In the big picture, few of our careers live up to the dreams we nursed when we were young. In fact, one underside of success is that it's nearly always penultimate, and so every accomplishment merely raises the bar.
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Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I thought: 'It would be great to create a series of clothes that looked like that tree.' Clothes that gave you the green of the leaf and the warm brown of the underside of that leaf and the vanilla colored blossom.
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Kristin Gore
American Author
The wrists, the Achilles' tendons, and the neck are some of the weakest points of the human body, so a lot of people have phobias about those things. I can't deal with the undersides of wrists.
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Charles Kuralt
American Journalist
I had a little insight into life that most kids probably didn't have. My mother was a schoolteacher, and my father was a social worker. Through his eyes I saw the underside of society.
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Michael Eric Dyson
American Author
There's a dark underside to philanthropy. People who give a bunch of money are deferred to, even when they are wrong. The emperor cannot be shown to have no clothes.
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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside of a roof; it acts as a screen, and the Chinese were able to use it as they wished.
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Rajkumar Hirani
Indian Director
When I make a film, the yardstick is my mind. If I laugh at the jokes and feel sad at the serious undersides, then the subject works.
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Roger Morris
American Public Servant
Nixon officials foreshadowed both the historic distinction and seamy underside of the presidency.
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Rupert Penry-Jones
English Actor
I did a bit of modeling before I took up acting, and I was up for this big campaign - I can't remember which designer - and all these execs were looking at my portfolio. Then one said: 'We'd like to use you, but can you come back next year when you've lost this.' And he tapped the underside of his chin.
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
In the big picture, few of our careers live up to the dreams we nursed when we were young. In fact, one underside of success is that it's nearly always penultimate, and so every accomplishment merely raises the bar.
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Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I thought: 'It would be great to create a series of clothes that looked like that tree.' Clothes that gave you the green of the leaf and the warm brown of the underside of that leaf and the vanilla colored blossom.
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Kristin Gore
American Author
The wrists, the Achilles' tendons, and the neck are some of the weakest points of the human body, so a lot of people have phobias about those things. I can't deal with the undersides of wrists.
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Charles Kuralt
American Journalist
I had a little insight into life that most kids probably didn't have. My mother was a schoolteacher, and my father was a social worker. Through his eyes I saw the underside of society.
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Michael Eric Dyson
American Author
There's a dark underside to philanthropy. People who give a bunch of money are deferred to, even when they are wrong. The emperor cannot be shown to have no clothes.
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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside of a roof; it acts as a screen, and the Chinese were able to use it as they wished.
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Rajkumar Hirani
Indian Director
When I make a film, the yardstick is my mind. If I laugh at the jokes and feel sad at the serious undersides, then the subject works.
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Roger Morris
American Public Servant
Nixon officials foreshadowed both the historic distinction and seamy underside of the presidency.
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