substratum

substratum is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil.
2. noun. The permanent subject of qualities or cause of phenomena; substance.
3. noun. an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

   "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"

   Synonyms: substrate

4. noun. any stratum or layer lying underneath another

   Synonyms: substrate

5. noun. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

   "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"

   Synonyms: substrate

Synonyms

substrate

Common word forms

substratums

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