Underbelly (Noun)
Meaning 1
The soft belly or underside of an animal's body.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 2
Lower side; "the underbellies of clouds".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The plane flew low enough that we could see the underbelly of the clouds, a swirling gray mass that seemed to stretch on forever.
- The photograph showed a shot of the underbelly of the bridge, with the murky water of the river below.
- The boat's underbelly was exposed as it rested on the dry dock, revealing a tangled mess of seaweed and barnacles.
- From our vantage point on the hill, we could see the underbelly of the city's skyscrapers, a labyrinth of ducts and vents and stairwells.
- As we hiked through the rainforest, we caught glimpses of the underbelly of a waterfall, where the sunlight struggled to penetrate the dense foliage.
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Meaning 3
The quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.