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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Examples of underside in a Sentence
the underside of the table
The book explores the underside of human nature.
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Common snappers have white dots on their undersides, while alligator snappers don’t.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
But Joro spiders aren’t nightmare fodder Dogwood sawfly females can lay more than 100 eggs on the underside of their preferred grey dogwood host plant.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
Sea-Band Original Wristbands Sea-Band wristbands work by putting pressure on the Nei-Kuan point on the underside of your wrist; for the best results, wear them on both wrists (two come in a pack).
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
It’s normally located on the underside of the VMS Eve carrier jet or ‘mothership,’ a twin-fuselage plane that carries the space plane to high altitudes before it’s released and launches into space.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2024
But Joro spiders aren’t nightmare fodder Dogwood sawfly females can lay more than 100 eggs on the underside of their preferred grey dogwood host plant.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
Sea-Band Original Wristbands Sea-Band wristbands work by putting pressure on the Nei-Kuan point on the underside of your wrist; for the best results, wear them on both wrists (two come in a pack).
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024
It’s normally located on the underside of the VMS Eve carrier jet or ‘mothership,’ a twin-fuselage plane that carries the space plane to high altitudes before it’s released and launches into space.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
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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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