Definition of beneath

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Beneath (prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens..

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Inferior :: Inferior (a.) Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath..
Bottom :: Bottom (n.) The part of anything which is beneath the contents and supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person sits, the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or the plank floor of a ship's hold; the under surface..
Subagency :: Subaerial (a.) Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.), taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous..
Undersoil :: Undersoil (n.) The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.
Camel :: Camel (n.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted..
Armpit :: Armpit (n.) The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
Axilla :: Axilla (n.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder..
Beneath :: Beneath (prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens..
Lump :: Lump (n.) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Brisket :: Brisket (n.) That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest..
Ganoine :: Ganoine (n.) A peculiar bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.
Subscribe :: Subscribe (v. t.) To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records..
Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms.
Wormil :: Wormil (n.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly. Called also warble, and worble..
Shore :: Shore (n.) A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging..
Underlay :: Underlay (v. t.) To lay beneath; to put under.
Below :: Below (prep.) Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee..
Subpedunculate :: Subpeduncular (a.) Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum..
Longicornia :: Longicornia (n. pl.) A division of beetles, including a large number of species, in which the antennae are very long. Most of them, while in the larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and shade trees. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Locust beetle, under Locust..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger..
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