Underlay vs Basic - What's the difference?
underlay | basic |
(underlie)
To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under.
To put a tap on (a shoe).
To incline from the vertical; to hade.
A layer (of earth, etc.) that lies under another; substratum.
A soft floor covering that lies under a carpet.
Anything that is underlaid
(music) Lyrics; or more specifically, the way in which lyrics are assigned to musical notes.
Necessary, essential for life or some process.
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
(slang) Vapid, boring, or uncool.
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A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
(military) Basic training.
As a verb underlay
is (underlie) or underlay can be to lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.As a noun underlay
is a layer (of earth, etc) that lies under another; substratum.As an adjective basic is
basic.underlay
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Verb
(head)Verb
- to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing
Noun
(en noun)- The underlay in bar 3 is unclear in Handel's manuscript.
basic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
- The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is purely basic .
- Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada / Them basic bitches wear that shit, so I don't even bother
Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 46, Issue 101, 1 March 2013, page 11:
- I'm not saying people are jealous of Hathaway because she is so perfect. Yes, she does have it all — husband, healthy career, good looks. But she doesn't do anything in an "awesome" way. She's basic .
Firing Line: Rowling says ‘JK,’ Ron and Hermione not meant to be", The Daily Campus (Southern Methodist University), Volume 99, Issue 54, 3 February 2014, page 4:
- And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic . My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league.
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* See also * (chemistry) alkalineAntonyms
* (chemistry) acidicDerived terms
* basically * BASICNoun
(en noun)- Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
- Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.