UNDERSURFACE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The lower side of anything

Synonyms:

bottom; underside; undersurface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("undersurface" is a kind of...):

face; side (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "undersurface"):

base (a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit)

bilge (where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom)

heel (the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation)

sole (the underside of footwear or a golf club)

underbelly (lower side)