Associations to the word «Underpinning»

Wiktionary

UNDERPINNING, verb. Present participle of underpin
UNDERPINNING, noun. A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall or a metaphorical basis for something.
UNDERPINNING, noun. Legs, more generally.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.