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UNDERSTRUCTURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lowest support of a structure
Example:
he stood at the foot of the tower
Synonyms:
base; foot; foundation; fundament; groundwork; substructure; understructure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("understructure" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "understructure"):
bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)
mat; raft; raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)
Holonyms ("understructure" is a part of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
