| English noun: understructure | |||
| 1. | understructure (artifact) lowest support of a structure | ||
| Samples | It was built on a base of solid rock. He stood at the foot of the tower. | ||
| Synonyms | base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bed, raft foundation | ||
| Part meronym | construction, structure | ||