underlying

Plural

underlyings

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Lying underneath.

   • We dug down to the underlying rock.
   • Sometimes, the underlying layers are exposed by erosion, revealing the story of the rocks like an open book.
   • During the track renewals, advantage was taken to redrain the area and the old spent ballast was removed down to the underlying rock, new ballast and drains being provided throughout.

2. 2.Basic or fundamental.

   • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
   • Finding a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s faces two major hurdles: the first being we still don’t know enough about the disease’s underlying biology.

3. 3.Implicit.

   • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.present participle and gerund of underlie

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