underpin

underpin is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 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 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
2. transitive verb. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.
3. verb. support from beneath
4. verb. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

   "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

   Synonyms: corroborate, support

Synonyms

corroborate, support

Common word forms

underpins, underpinned, underpinner, underpinning

Words from these letters

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