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undersides

/ˈʌndərsaɪdz/

Meanings
noun
The side that is below or underneath, the bottom.

Examples :

"The ants crawled on the undersides of the leaves, searching for food. "
part position

Related Words

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ants noun

/ænts/

Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

"The ants in the kitchen are searching for crumbs of food. "

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searching verb

/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈsɝtʃɪŋ/

To look in (a place) for something.

"I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

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leaves noun

/liːvz/

The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

"The oak tree's large leaves provided shade for the children playing in the park. "

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below adverb

/bɪˈləʊ/ /bəˈloʊ/

In a lower place.

"The library is below the cafeteria. "

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that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

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underneath noun

/ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/

The lower surface or part of something.

"The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue."

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food noun

/fuːd/ /fud/

Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

"The innkeeper brought them food and drink."

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

Because of; as a result of.

"I went home, for I was tired."

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crawled verb

/krɔːld/ /krɔld/

To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

"Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench."

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bottom noun

/ˈbɒtəm/ /ˈbɑtəm/

The lowest part of anything.

"Footers appear at the bottoms of pages."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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side noun

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."