UNDERLAYMENT Synonyms

• installation from which a military force initiates operations

• a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

• lowest support of a structure

• a place that the runner must touch before scoring

• the bottom or lowest part

• (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

• a lower limit

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a support or foundation

• a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

• any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

• the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed

• the most important or necessary part of something

• (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place

• the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

• the principal ingredient of a mixture

• a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit

• (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

• serving as or forming a base

• of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

• (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

• not adhering to ethical or moral principles

• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

• illegitimate

• debased; not genuine

• use as a basis for; found on

• situate as a center of operations

• use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

• the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle

• a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

• protect from impact

• the basis on which something is grounded

• an institution supported by an endowment

• lowest support of a structure

• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

• a protective covering that protects an inside surface

• a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment

• a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)

• a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

• a master's degree in teaching

• mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

• sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

• a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

• the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

• a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

• a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

• not reflecting light; not glossy

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

• change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• temporary living quarters

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

• add details to

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• line or stuff with soft material

• add padding to

• the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

• a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

• any stratum or layer lying underneath another

• an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

• the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

• aiding the cause or policy or interests of

• something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest

• a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

• documentary validation

• the financial means whereby one lives

• supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

• any device that bears the weight of another thing

• financial resources provided to make some project possible

• give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

• support materially or financially

• be behind; approve of

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• adopt as a belief

• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

• argue or speak in defense of

• play a subordinate role to (another performer)

• be a regular customer or client of

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• a covering for a floor

• a pad placed under a carpet

• raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type

• put (something) under or beneath

• provide with a base, support, lining, or backing

• a pad placed under a carpet

• a pad placed under a carpet