UNDERLAYMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underlayment mean? 

• UNDERLAYMENT (noun)
  The noun UNDERLAYMENT has 1 sense:

1. a pad placed under a carpet

  Familiarity information: UNDERLAYMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDERLAYMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pad placed under a carpet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carpet pad; rug pad; underlay; underlayment

Hypernyms ("underlayment" is a kind of...):

pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "underlayment"):

underfelt (a carpet pad of thick felt)

Derivation:

underlay (put (something) under or beneath)