underneath
/ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ preposition B1- Under, below, beneath. · Underneath the water, all was calm.· We flew underneath the bridge.
- Under the control or power of. · There was little freedom underneath the Nazi jackboot.
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The old man returned alone to his home, folded up his wedding suit with tears in his eyes, and paced up and down his chamber the whole day, and would not go to bed at all, for I was underneath him and heard him walking the whole night; and for myself, I assure you I could not sleep either, for the grief of the poor father gave me great uneasiness, and every step he took went to my heart as really as if his foot had pressed against my breast.
At this the Queen of the Mice stuck her head out from underneath a clump of grass and asked, in a timid voice, “Are you sure he will not bite us?”
The Scarecrow, who was in the lead, finally discovered a big tree with such wide-spreading branches that there was room for the party to pass underneath.
Holmes, clever as you are; for if you had chanced to take off that plaster you would have found no cut underneath it.
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