Thesaurus: nether

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1. a. Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper.
2. adj. dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
3. adj. located below or beneath something else
4. Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper. 'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. Milton. This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity. Spenser. All my nether shape thus grew transformed. Milton.
5. Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under;-- opposed to upper.'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. Milton.This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror anddeformity. Spenser.All my nether shape thus grew transformed. Milton.
6. j:100 s. lower s. located below or beneath something else