underhead

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ head. Piecewise doublet of underchef and underchief. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)hɛd/ === Noun === underhead (plural underheads) (obsolete) A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. The area directly below the head of something. (any sense) The base of a railroad track. (manufacturing, accounting, dated) direct costs. === Adjective === underhead (not comparable) (engineering) Beneath the head of a mechanical component. (of a railroad crossing) Such that the train track goes over the pathway of cars or pedestrians. (film, lighting) Coming from below. === Adverb === underhead (comparative more underhead, superlative most underhead) In an underhead location. === Anagrams === unadhered