Back
Back noun - A vulnerable point.
Usage example: a candidate needing a loyal aide who can be relied upon to always watch his back
Underbelly and back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underbelly" instead a noun "Back".
Underbelly
Underbelly noun - A vulnerable point.
Usage example: the vast, thinly guarded southern border was obviously the underbelly of the nation's line of defense
Back and underbelly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back" instead a noun "Underbelly".
Both words in one sentence
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Crapsaccharine World: The Cabaret is colorful, but hides a sinister underbelly Escape from the Crazy Place: Most contestants' goal is to escape and travel back to their home dimension.
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Magical Mina flips the buglike Armor living spell over on its back and stabs it several times in various joints on its underbelly to get it to yield and gain its powers.
- Players of the previous games should know to aim for their soft underbelly, but will soon find that they'll no longer simply present their back to you.
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