underbelly
ഡെക്ക്
definition
noun
Color is variable and can range from jet black dorsally with a lighter underbelly to a uniform light gray.
the soft underside or abdomen of an animal.
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‘The corporate database is the soft 'underbelly' of corporate Ireland,’ Reynolds said.
Her body was so perfectly counter-shaded in the soft starlight that even the pure white of her 'underbelly' merged into the picture.
Back in harness after spells together at Newcastle and with England, the pair aim to inject more steel into a side that is beginning to earn the reputation of having a soft 'underbelly' .
They come from the gritty 'underbelly' of society where one has to be tough in order to survive.
As a look at the dark 'underbelly' of the record industry, and a self-defeating ego, it's fascinating stuff, and should be required viewing for anyone who has ever thought about joining a band.
The main people who are using cocaine in this area now are what would be described as the 'underbelly' of society.
In order to satisfy Kip's debt to society's dark 'underbelly' , Raines must come out of retirement and steal 50 cars in three days.
One by one, its children learn of their society's dark 'underbelly' and so become adults.
And maybe some fans will reject their heroes because they don't want to see their soft 'underbelly' .
You work your way through the criminal 'underbelly' of a city, jacking cars and committing all kinds of felonies as you make your way to the top.
The birds are also known as ‘ghost’ owls for the white face and 'underbelly' feathers that are visible as they fly overhead.
Set in the summer of 1978 amid a vivid Italian landscape of yellow cornfields and blue skies, this film looks at the dark 'underbelly' of the world through a child's eyes.
When it comes to competitive production, the advent of the free trade area has exposed the manufacturers' 'underbelly' again.
I've seen a small glimpse of the 'underbelly' of our consumer based society and it's not nice.
Downstairs, life is also quite formal but the servants are closer to the 'underbelly' of society, the whispers and the rumours.
No one thought their forwards would prove to be their soft 'underbelly' .
By hijacking the legitimate connection to a traditional wired computer network, hackers might be able to exploit the soft 'underbelly' of corporate networks and launch even more invasive attacks.
It claims the party's policy 'underbelly' is economic risk, cuts to public services and charges for hospital operations.
Some people referred to it as a soft 'underbelly' - whatever that is - but make no mistake about it, over the last few years Kerry teams have not performed for the full game.
Was Georgia a wholesome, egalitarian Utopia or an expedient way to harden the soft 'underbelly' of the Southern colonies?
She finds friendship with a homeless boy, but the two find that friendship is not enough to get by on in the dark 'underbelly' of Russia's rough and unforgiving streets.
Methinks they've shown their soft 'underbelly' .
His latest novel, Lullaby hit bookshelves in the quietest of fashions, and, again, deals with the darker 'underbelly' of American life.
I think that Currie reckoned we had something of a soft 'underbelly' up front but we took them to the cleaners.
Last week saw the launch of Ireland's first ever dedicated crime magazine, a publication that aims to tap into the public's fascination with the 'underbelly' of society.
Ruffs and britches disappeared long ago, and there isn't much to distinguish a Balinese from a Siamese today except a wispy fringe on the 'underbelly' and a meek plume of a tail.
the dark 'underbelly' of a ghetto
The timing was razor sharp, striking right on the soft 'underbelly' of Scotland's tender new born sensibilities.
His avowed aim is to write about, ‘people whose stories are seldom told, because they constitute the 'underbelly' of society.’
The soft 'underbelly' of the country's power is its reluctance to take casualties and to pay the costs of rebuilding societies that it invades.
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