Diccionario ingles.comDiccionario ingles.com
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Underbelly   Listen
noun
Underbelly  n.  
1.
The lower ventral part of the abdomen of an animal, especially one that walks on four feet.
2.
The surface of an object closest to the ground, especially of an extended object such as an airplane.
3.
The weak point of an object vulnerable to attack; used especially in the phrase "the soft underbelly".





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Underbelly" Quotes from Famous Books



... his arm. He turned, and saw a jet plane's underbelly, very close, and its swept-back wings. It was climbing straight up. Then he saw another jet plane streaking for the great dome's open door. It moved with incredible velocity. It jerked upward and climbed over the Shed's curve and ...
— Space Platform • Murray Leinster


Words linked to "Underbelly" :   venter, abdomen, bottom, stomach, belly, underside, soft spot, undersurface, weak part, weak spot, underbody


Copyright © 2024 Diccionario ingles.com