underbelly
English
/ˈʌndəbɛli/, /ˈʌndɚbɛli/
noun
Definitions
- The underside of an animal.
- The underside of any thing.
- (figuratively) The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place.
Etymology
Prefix from English belly.
Origin
English
belly
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belly English
- belly button English
- belly dance English
- belly-timber English
- bellyache English
- bellyake English
- bellyband English
- bellybutton English
- bellycheer English
- bellycrawl English
- bellyflop English
- bellyful English
- bellylike English
- bellyload English
- bellywark English
- bluebelly English
- firebelly English
- fishbelly English
- gorbelly English
- jellybelly English
- kettlebelly English
- potbelly English
- pufferbelly English
- redbelly English
- sawbelly English
- shadbelly English
- snakebelly English
- sourbelly English
- sowbelly English
- swagbelly English
- swill-belly English
- swillbelly English
- underbellied English
- whip-belly English
- whistle-belly vengeance English
- whitebelly English
- yellowbelly English
- bely Middle English
- bel Tok Pisin
- belisi Tok Pisin
- bere Sranan Tongo
- beli Torres Strait Creole
- bee Aukan
- belly
- redbelly
- potbelly
- bellyful
- sowbelly
- bellyake
- sawbelly
- gorbelly
- bluebelly
- bellylike
- shadbelly
- bellyband
- fishbelly
- sourbelly
- swagbelly
- bellyload
- firebelly
- bellywark
- bellyflop
- bellyache
- jellybelly
- whip-belly
- bellycrawl
- whitebelly
- bellycheer
- swillbelly
- snakebelly
- belly dance
- swill-belly
- yellowbelly
- bellybutton
- kettlebelly
- pufferbelly
- belly-timber
- belly button
- underbellied
- whistle-belly vengeance