Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈniːθ/
preposition & adverb
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1situated directly below (something else): [as preposition]: our bedroom’s right underneath theirs four names written underneath each other [as adverb]: his eyes were red-rimmed with black bags underneath [as adjective]: on longer hair, the underneath layers can be permed to give extra body
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2so as to be concealed by (something else): [as preposition]: money changed hands underneath the table figurative underneath his aloof air, Nicky was a warm and open young man [as adverb]: paint was peeling off in flakes to reveal greyish plaster underneath
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partly or wholly concealed by (a garment): [as preposition]: she could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt [as adverb]: undoing her jacket to reveal nothing but a bra underneath
noun
[in singular]-
the part or side of something facing towards the ground; the underside: a wart on the underneath of his foot
