Beneath
Beneath adverb - In or to a lower place.
Little
Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
Beneath and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beneath" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Since the characters are in High School, they're a little more concerned with the secret submarine base hidden beneath it than gambling.
Source: The Casino - When she smiled one saw the little girl, one sensed the doomed, still-struggling woman beneath the battered face of the semi-whore.
Source: Literature / Sonny's Blues -
From what little can be seen of the creature beneath all the trappings, it appears to be white.
Source: White Stallion
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