Bedrock - English meaning

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Usage examples:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Usage examples:

The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

Usage examples:

The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

noun

The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process.

Usage examples:

Trust is the only basis for a good working relationship

noun

A piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.

Usage examples:

A large double bed

verb

Settle down to sleep or rest for the night in an improvised place.

Usage examples:

You can bed down in the shed

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

Usage examples:

Rose of tralee orla o'shea swapped her tiara for a mortarboard yesterday when she graduated from ma…

noun

An underlying layer or substance, in particular a layer of rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground.

Usage examples:

The plant will grow very rapidly and send out runners above the substratum

noun

A layer of rock, soil, or similar material that is below another layer

Usage examples:

A substratum of clay kept moisture close to the topsoil., they planned to sink over twenty-five dee…

noun

An underlying or supporting structure.

Usage examples:

Here is a roman theatre built over barrel-vaulted substructures

noun

A firm structure that supports something built on top of it

Usage examples:

The explosion damaged the bridge, but the substructure remained intact.

noun

A solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building.

Usage examples:

All this will provide a solid underpinning for housing.

verb

Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials.

noun

Something that provides support for something, or that is the starting point from which something can develop

Usage examples:

A strong opening on wall street provided a firm underpinning for the ftse 100.

noun

An underlying or supporting structure.

Usage examples:

There are a lot of strapless dresses that also have a fitted understructure.