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# underside

noun (the underside, undersides)

«underside» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The underside is the bottom side or surface of something, the part facing down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons pupils look at «the underside of a leaf» (where the stomata and often insects are), «the underside of a rock» (where minibeasts hide), or «the underside of a mushroom» (gills). In everyday life, the underside of a table, car or boat. Phrases: «on the underside», «the underside of».

### Examples

- Turn the leaf over to look at its underside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x1)
- Woodlice live on the underside of logs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x2)
- The underside of the mushroom has gills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x3)
- Ladybirds lay eggs on the underside of leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x4)
- The price was on the underside of the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x5)
- The boat's underside was covered in barnacles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x6)
- A starfish's underside has tiny tube feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/#x7)

### Note

Plural: undersides. One word. Opposite: top, upper side. Also: «underneath», «bottom». Gently put rocks back the way they were after looking underneath.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «underside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underside/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«underside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/underside.html) on Mova free.