Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   un·der·ly·ing

   /ˌəndərˈlīiNG/

   verb

   • 1. present participle of underlie

   adjective

   • 1. significant as a cause or basis of something but not necessarily manifest or obvious: "the flu can be particularly severe for the elderly and those with underlying conditions" Similar fundamentalbasicbasalprimaryprimefirstcardinalcentralprincipalchiefkeyelementaryelementalrudimentaryrootintrinsicessentialOpposite subordinate
   • 2. lying or situated under something: "the underlying muscles of the face"

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points