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preposition
1.
below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
2.
under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority: Underneath the department heads are the junior executives.
3.
hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense: Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.
adverb
4.
below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.
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Underneath
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
adjective
5.
lower; situated below or under.
noun
6.
the bottom; underside; lowest part.
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