understructure

[ uhn-der-struhk-cher ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌstrʌk tʃər /

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noun

a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure.

any thing, condition, etc., establishing support; a basis: an argument that rests on a sound understructure of knowledge.

Origin of understructure

under- + structure

Words nearby understructure

understorey, understory, understrapper, understratum, understrength, understructure, understudy, undersubscribe, undersurface, undertake, undertaker

Example sentences from the Web for understructure

By the June of that year the understructure of the Pier was finished, and the rest was advancing with the speed of paper-hanging.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
Stan saw a Liberator smack into a bursting shell that exploded against her understructure.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery
The hair at the back of his neck lifted as his understructure raked across the hatch cover of the Jerry.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery
And I confess that at this close view of the understructure of a polygamous career, I was weak enough to feel scandalized.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter|William McFee

单词	understructure
释义	understructure [ uhn-der-struhk-cher ] / ˈʌn dərˌstrʌk tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR understructure ON THESAURUS.COM noun a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure. any thing, condition, etc., establishing support; a basis: an argument that rests on a sound understructure of knowledge. Origin of understructure under- + structure Words nearby understructure understorey, understory, understrapper, understratum, understrength, understructure, understudy, undersubscribe, undersurface, undertake, undertaker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for understructure By the June of that year the understructure of the Pier was finished, and the rest was advancing with the speed of paper-hanging. Mushroom Town\|Oliver Onions Stan saw a Liberator smack into a bursting shell that exploded against her understructure. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.\|Rutherford G. Montgomery The hair at the back of his neck lifted as his understructure raked across the hatch cover of the Jerry. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.\|Rutherford G. Montgomery And I confess that at this close view of the understructure of a polygamous career, I was weak enough to feel scandalized. Captain Macedoine's Daughter\|William McFee Words related to understructure vault, cellar, storage, ground, seat, foothold, infrastructure, groundwork, support, authority, base, bedrock, preparation, excavation, crypt, bottom, substructure, basis, rest, substratum
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understructure

noun

Origin of understructure

Words nearby understructure

Example sentences from the Web for understructure

Words related to understructure