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   beneath

   /bɪˈniːθ/

   preposition

   • 1. extending or directly underneath: "a 2.5-mile tunnel beneath the Alps"
   • ▪ underneath so as to be hidden, covered, or protected: "the ancient city has lain hidden beneath the sea for 2,000 years" Similar underunderneathbelowat the foot ofat the bottom oflower thanOpposite above
   • 2. at a lower level or layer than: "beneath this floor there's a cellar"
   • ▪ lower in grade or rank than: "he was relegated to the rank beneath theirs"
   • ▪ considered of lower status or worth than: "she's in love with a man who is rather beneath her" Similar inferior tonot so important aslower in status thanlower thanbelowsecondary tosubordinate tosubservient tounworthy ofunbefitting forinappropriate forunbecoming toundignified fordegrading tobelowOpposite aboveabove
   • ▪ behind (a physical surface): "they found another layer beneath the stucco"
   • ▪ hidden behind (an appearance): "beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life"

   adverb

   • 1. extending or directly underneath something: "a house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath"
   • 2. at a lower level or layer: "upper layers can be removed to reveal internal parts beneath"
   • ▪ hidden behind an appearance: "the smile revealed the evil beneath"

   Word Origin Old Englishbinithan, bineothan, from bi (see by) + nithan, neothan ‘below’, of Germanic origin; related to nether.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

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