nether
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. lower
- gnawed his nether lip
Similar word(s): bottom
2. dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
- nether regions
Similar word(s): infernal, chthonian, chthonic
3. located below or beneath something else
- nether garments
Sentences with nether as an adjective:
- The disappointed child’s nether lip quivered.
- The nether regions.
adverb
1. Down; downward.
2. Low; low down.
noun
1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence.
2. (mining) A trouble; a fault or dislocation in a seam of coal.
verb
1. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To bring or thrust down; bring or make low; lower; abase; humble.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To constrict; straiten; confine; restrict; suppress; lay low; keep under; press in upon; vex; harass; oppress.
3. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To pinch or stunt with cold or hunger; check in growth; shrivel; straiten.
4. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To shrink or huddle, as with cold; be shivery; tremble.
5. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Scotland) To depreciate; disparage; undervalue.