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Bases vs Underpinning - What's the difference?

bases | underpinning | Synonyms |

Bases is a synonym of underpinning.


As verbs the difference between bases and underpinning

is that bases is while underpinning is .

As a noun underpinning is

a support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall or a metaphorical basis for something.

bases

English

Etymology 1

* see base.

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (base)

    • Etymology 2

    * see basis.

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----

    underpinning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia underpinning) (en noun)
  • A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall or a metaphorical basis for something.
  • Legs, more generally.
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    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning .”}}