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Underbelly (Noun)

Meaning 1

The soft belly or underside of an animal's body.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

  • Underbody

Hypernyms

  • Venter
  • Stomach
  • Belly

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.

Hypernyms

  • Underside
  • Undersurface

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.

Hypernyms

  • Weak Spot
  • Soft Spot
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