"Underpinned" is a word in ENGLISH
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[Tolstoy] does not necessarily get rid of [his angry] temperament by undergoing religious conversion, and indeed it is obvious that the illusion of having been reborn may allow one's native vices to flourish more freely than ever, though perhaps in subtler forms.
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A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"The man below says: "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field.""You must work in Technical Support," says the balloonist."I do," replies the man. "How did you know?""Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but completely useless."The man below says: "You must be in management.""I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?""Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're still in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
Read the complete definitionTo support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.
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Read the complete definitionThat by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed.
Read the complete definitionThe foundation, esp. of a frame house.
Read the complete definitionThe act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.
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