substructure
[suhb-struhk-cher, suhb-struhk-]
/ sʌbˈstrʌk tʃər, ˈsʌbˌstrʌk- /
NOUN
base
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STRONGEST
STRONG
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NOUN
basement
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STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
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WEAK
NOUN
basis
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STRONG
NOUN
body
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NOUN
bottom
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NOUN
footing
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STRONG
NOUN
foundation
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NOUN
pedestal
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STRONG
NOUN
preparation
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STRONGEST
arrangement
construction
education
establishment
formation
groundwork
measure
plan
precaution
preparedness
qualification
rehearsal
study
training
STRONG
alertness
anticipation
background
base
basis
evolution
expectation
fitting
foresight
foundation
gestation
homework
incubation
manufacture
provision
readying
rundown
safeguard
schoolwork
tryout
workout
WEAK
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NOUN
rudiment
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NOUN
substratum
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STRONG
NOUN
support
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STRONGEST
STRONG
abutment
agency
back
base
bed
bedding
block
brace
buttress
collar
column
cornerstone
device
flotation
foothold
footing
foundation
fulcrum
groundwork
guide
hold
lining
means
medium
pillar
platform
pole
post
prop
rampart
reinforcement
rest
rib
rod
shore
stake
stanchion
stave
stay
stiffener
stilt
substratum
sustentation
timber
underpinning
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NOUN
underpinning
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NOUN
undersurface
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Substructure, sub′struk-tūr, n. an under structure or building: foundation.—v.t.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various