Nether in English dictionary

  • nether

    Meanings and definitions of "Nether"

    • Lower; under.
    • Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
    • adjective
      Lower; under.
    • adjective
      Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
    • adverb
      Down; downward.
    • adverb
      Low; low down.
    • noun
      (Britain dialectal, Scotland)
      Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence.
    • noun
      (mining)
      A trouble; a fault or dislocation in a seam of coal.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland)
      To bring or thrust down; bring or make low; lower; abase; humble.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland)
      To constrict; straiten; confine; restrict; suppress; lay low; keep under; press in upon; vex; harass; oppress.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland)
      To pinch or stunt with cold or hunger; check in growth; shrivel; straiten.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland)
      To shrink or huddle, as with cold; be shivery; tremble.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland)
      To depreciate; disparage; undervalue.
    • lower
    • beneath the earth's surface
    • adjective
      dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"
    • adjective
      located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
    • adjective
      lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

    Synonyms of "Nether" in English dictionary

    chthonian, under, infernal are the top synonyms of "Nether" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Nether

    • nether ( comparative nethermore, superlative nethermost)
    • nether (comparative nethermore, superlative nethermost)
    • nether (comparative more nether, superlative most nether)
    • nether (plural nethers)
    • nether (third-person singular simple present nethers, present participle nethering, simple past and past participle nethered)
  • Nether

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