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underpinning
un·der·pin·ning U0055400 (ŭn′dər-pĭn′ĭng)n.1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall.2. often underpinnings A support or foundation: "It was the towns, not the cities, that provided the underpinnings for the great American experiment" (Frank Conroy).3. underpinnings Informal The human legs.underpinning (ˈʌndəˌpɪnɪŋ) n (Building) a structure of masonry, concrete, etc, placed beneath a wall to provide supportun•der•pin•ning (ˈʌn dərˌpɪn ɪŋ)
n. 1. a system of supports beneath a wall or the like. 2. Often, underpinnings. a foundation or basis: to strengthen the underpinnings of a friendship. [1480–90] Thesaurusunderpinningnoun support, base, foundation, footing, groundwork, substructure the economic underpinning of ancient Mexican societyunderpinningnoun1. A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure:brace, buttress, crutch, prop, shore, stay, support.2. The lowest or supporting part or structure.Often used in plural:base, basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, seat, substratum.3. That on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, rests.Often used in plural:base, basis, footing, foundation, fundament, ground (often used in plural), groundwork.TranslationsUnderpinning
underpinning[′ən·dər‚pin·iŋ] (civil engineering) Permanent supports replacing or reinforcing the older supports beneath a wall or a column. Braced props temporarily supporting a structure. (mining engineering) Building up the wall of a mine shaft to join that above it. UnderpinningThe rebuilding or deepening of the foundation of an existing building to provide additional or improved support, as the result of an excavation in adjoining property that is deeper than the existing foundation.underpinningThe rebuilding or deepening of the foundation of an existing building to provide additional or improved support, e.g., additional support required as a result of a new excavation in adjoining property which is deeper than the existing foundation.underpinning
Synonyms for underpinningnoun supportSynonyms- support
- base
- foundation
- footing
- groundwork
- substructure
Synonyms for underpinningnoun a means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secureSynonyms- brace
- buttress
- crutch
- prop
- shore
- stay
- support
noun the lowest or supporting part or structureSynonyms- base
- basis
- bed
- bottom
- foot
- footing
- foundation
- fundament
- ground
- groundwork
- seat
- substratum
noun that on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, restsSynonyms- base
- basis
- footing
- foundation
- fundament
- ground
- groundwork
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