Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "underlay" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived From

lay

Inflected/Variant Forms

underlie

Context

historical music printing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bring up cater elevate get up lay lift pad place ply pose position provide put raise set supply

Manner Of

provide put raise

Related Terms

carpet covering form layer lyrics stereotype substratum underlie underly woodcut

Synonym Network

carpet pad

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.