Associations to the word «Underlain»

Wiktionary

UNDERLIE, verb. (intransitive) To lie in a position directly beneath.
UNDERLIE, verb. (transitive) To lie under or beneath.
UNDERLIE, verb. (transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
UNDERLIE, verb. (transitive) To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
UNDERLIE, verb. (mining) To underlay.

Dictionary definition

UNDERLIE, verb. Be or form the base for.
UNDERLIE, verb. Lie underneath.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca