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- Dictionarynether/ˈnɛðə/
adjective
- 1. lower in position: "the ballast is suspended from its nether end"
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The meaning of NETHER is situated down or below : lower. How to use nether in a sentence.
adjective [ before noun ] literary or humorous uk / ˈneð.ə r/ us / ˈneð.ɚ / Add to word list. in a lower position: The boiler room is somewhere down in the building's nether regions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Under & below. below. beneath. lower. neath. subjacent. ultra-low. underfoot. underlying. underneath.
The nether part of something is the lowest part of it, the bottom. If you’re having, ahem, trouble in the toilet, you might want to go talk to the doc about your nether parts.
Nether definition: lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal. See examples of NETHER used in a sentence.
1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions. 2. lower or under: his nether lip. [before 900; Middle English nethere, Old English neothera, nithera, derivative of nither down (c. German nieder ), literally, further down] neth′er•ward, adj.
Nether means the lower part of a thing or place. [old-fashioned] He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street. Synonyms: lower, bottom, beneath, underground More Synonyms of nether. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
adjective [ before noun ] literary or humorous us / ˈneð.ɚ / uk / ˈneð.ə r/ Add to word list. in a lower position: The boiler room is somewhere down in the building's nether regions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Under & below. below. beneath. lower. neath. subjacent. ultra-low. underfoot. underlying. underneath.
Definition of nether adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary Meanings. Nether Definition. nĕthər. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Verb. Filter. adjective. Lying, or thought of as lying, below the earth's surface. The nether regions. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Lower or under. The nether tip of a crescent. Webster's New World.
What does the word nether mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nether , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
