| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be contingent on |
| Synonyms: | be subject to, be undecided, depend, hang, pend, pivot, rest, revolve around, stand on, turn, turn on |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build plan or opinion on |
| Synonyms: | construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant, predicate, prop, rest, set up, station, stay |
| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend on future action |
| Synonyms: | await, be conditional upon, be contingent on, be dependent on, be determined by, be in limbo, be in suspense, cling, hinge, pend, rest, turn on |
| Main Entry: | pivot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revolve around center point |
| Synonyms: | be contingent, depend, hang, hinge, rely, rotate, sheer, spin, swivel, turn, twirl, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl |
| Main Entry: | swivel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spin around axis |
| Synonyms: | hinge, pirouette, pivot, revolve, rotate, swing around, turn, whirl |
| Main Entry: | underpin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | base |
| Synonyms: | build, construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant*, predicate, prop, rest, root, set up, station, stay |
| Concept: | Base. |
| Category: | 2. LINEAR DIMENSIONS |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
base, basement; plinth, dado, wainscot; baseboard, mopboard; bedrock, hardpan [U.S.]; foundation (support); substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck; footing, ground work, basis; hold, bilge., bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root; centerboard.
-adjectives
bottom, undermost, nethermost; fundamental; founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.
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| Antonyms: | summit |
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