All underpinning synonyms
un·der·pin·ning
U u noun underpinning
- buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- info — information.
- flotation — an act or state of floating.
- cosmology — A cosmology is a theory about the origin and nature of the universe.
- minaret — a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- cradle — A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.
- determinant — A determinant of something causes it to be of a particular kind or to happen in a particular way.
- footing — the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
- fulcra — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
- basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- keystone — the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
- fulcrum — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
- mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- fundament — the buttocks.
- infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
- grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- groundwork — foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.