underlie

underlie is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
2. transitive verb. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
3. transitive verb. To be subject or amenable to.
4. intransitive verb. To lie below or under.
5. noun. See Underlay, n., 1.
6. verb. be or form the base for
7. verb. lie underneath

Common word forms

underlier, underlies

Words from these letters

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