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underside

[uhn-der-sahyd] / ˈʌn dərˌsaɪd /
NOUN
lower side
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The snakes are named for their distinctive yellow underside, which contrasts dramatically with their darker top half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

As a result of the changes, Dembele filled his boots after Mbappe struck the underside of the crossbar inside the opening minute.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

To investigate the process, the team combined a highly detailed map of the underside of the Fimbulisen Ice Shelf with a high resolution computer model of the ocean cavity beneath it.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

My knees knock against the underside of the table.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Analysis has shown Punk and Emo had smooth undersides, indicating they likely lived on the seabed.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025

Aescape has heated “hands,” which look like giant pads with touch points on their undersides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

Rignot said the project helped him and his colleagues develop a better understanding of the behavior of seawater on undersides of Thwaites Glacier.

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024

Certain species, like the pythons, have specialized muscles that connect their ribs directly to their skin, allowing them to use just the skin on their undersides to push against the ground and move forward.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024

By the time he reached Parker Head, the sun had come out dully and shone on the brassy undersides of the high clouds.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt


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