Crossword-Solution: UNDERPIN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Underpin | v. t. | To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. |
| Underpin | v. t. | To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support. |
We have 8 clues for the answer “UNDERPIN”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Reinforce from below | 1 answer |
| Support from below | 1 answer |
| underprop | 1 answer |
| Support and strengthen from below | 1 answer |
| Give support to | 11 answers |
| Withstand | 28 answers |
| BRACE ___ | 59 answers |
| Support | 104 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with UNDERPIN (5)
Hooker continued, "Well may he be proud of a superstructure, raised on the foundations of an insecure doctrine, when he finds that he can underpin it and substitute a new foundation; and after all is finished, survey his edifice, not only more secure but more harmonious in its proportion than it was before."), is capital.
Placing that chair where you used to sit, I looked at my book:--Three years to-day Since you laughed in that seat and I heard you say-- "My country is with you, whatever befall: America--Britain--these two are akin In courage and honour; they underpin "The rights of Mankind!" Then you grasped my hand With a brotherly grip, and you made me feel Something that Time would surely reveal.
The difficulty of the work is realized when we consider that it takes a whole month to underpin 4 feet of foundation.
Underpinning walls: To underpin the walls as specified, requiring 750 cubic feet of brick masonry, or less, amount of masonry not to exceed 750 cubic feet.
Considerable anxiety has been felt as to the stability of some portions of the south side, and it has been found necessary to underpin some of the buttresses of the Choir and the walls of the Transept with large slabs of Yorkshire stone.
Quotes with UNDERPIN (3)
In this martial world dominated by men, women had little place. The Church's teachings might underpin feudal morality, yet when it came to the practicalities of life, a ruthless pragmatism often came into play. Kings and noblemen married for political advantage, and women rarely had any say in how they or their wealth were to be disposed in marriage. Kings would sell off heiresses and rich widows to the highest bidder, for political or territorial advantage, and those who res…
But when our elected officials and our political campaign become entirely untethered to reason and facts and analysis, when it doesn’t matter what's true and what's not, that makes it all but impossible for us to make good decisions on behalf of future generations. It threatens the values of respect and tolerance that we teach our children and that are the source of America’s strength. It frays the habits of the heart that underpin any civilized society -- because how we oper…
Change capability is one of the strategic capabilities which underpin successful execution and move the organization from efficiency to agility.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (1997–2020).