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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Podophyllous :: Podophyllous (a.) Pertaining to, or composing, the layer of tissue, made up of laminae, beneath a horse's hoof..
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..
Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
Subumbrella :: Subumbonal (a.) Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.
Infraposition :: Infraposition (n.) A situation or position beneath.
Subrogate :: Subriguous (a.) Watered or wet beneath; well-watered.
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..
Underbrush :: Underbrush (n.) Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth..
Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..
Underground :: Underground (adv.) Beneath the surface of the earth.
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.
Woodchat :: Woodchat (n.) Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue above, and more or less red or rufous beneath..
Optigraph :: Optigraph (a.) A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper..
Viz-cacha :: Viz-cacha (n.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha..
Hypogene :: Hypogene (a.) Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene..
Seal :: Seal (n.) An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap..
Subfamily :: Subesophageal (a.) Situated beneath the esophagus.
Intermembranous :: Intermembranous (a.) Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous ossification..
Subastringent :: Subastral (a.) Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial.
Substance :: Subspinous (a.) Situated beneath a spinous process, as that of the scapula; as, subspinous dislocation of the humerus..
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