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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNDERCROFT

From croft a vault, cavern, from earlier crofte, ultimately from Latin cryptacrypt.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERCROFT

undercroft  [ˈʌndəˌkrɒft] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERCROFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undercroft is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERCROFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

undercroft

Undercroft

An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times. In modern usage, an undercroft is generally a ground area which is relatively open to the sides, but covered by the building above.

Definition of undercroft in the English dictionary

The definition of undercroft in the dictionary is an underground chamber, such as a church crypt, often with a vaulted ceiling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERCROFT


aloft
əˈlɒft
Ashcroft
ˈæʃkrɒft
Cockcroft
ˈkɒkˌkrɒft
cockloft
ˈkɒkˌlɒft
coft
kɒft
cornloft
ˈkɔːnˌlɒft
croft
krɒft
hayloft
ˈheɪlɒft
loft
lɒft
Lowestoft
ˈləʊstɒft
oft
ɒft
oversoft
ˌəʊvəˈsɒft
semisoft
ˌsemɪˈsɒft
soft
sɒft
supersoft
ˌsuːpərˈsɒft
thoft
θɒft
toft
tɒft
ultrasoft
ˌʌltrəˈsɒft
unsoft
ʌnˈsɒft
Wafd
wɒft

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERCROFT

underclay
undercliff
underclothe
underclothes
underclothing
underclub
underclubbed
underclubbing
undercoat
undercoating
undercook
undercooked
undercool
undercount
undercover
undercovert
undercrackers
undercrest
undercurrent
undercut

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERCROFT

aircraft
choir loft
craft
draft
drift
ft
gesellschaft
gift
Hooft
kraft
left
lift
mould loft
organ loft
pigeon loft
rigging loft
shift
swift
theft
to the left

Synonyms and antonyms of undercroft in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «undercroft» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERCROFT

Find out the translation of undercroft to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undercroft from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undercroft» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墓室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

undercroft
570 millions of speakers

English

undercroft
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

undercroft
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

undercroft
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Undercroft
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

undercroft
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

undercroft
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

undercroft
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undercroft
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Undercroft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地下墓所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

undercroft
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undercroft
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hầm ở dưới nhà thờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

undercroft
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरस्क्राफ्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeraltı kemerleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cripta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Undercroft
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Undercroft
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

undercroft
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

undercroft
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Under Croft
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

croft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjeller
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undercroft

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERCROFT»

The term «undercroft» is regularly used and occupies the 85.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERCROFT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «undercroft» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «undercroft» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undercroft

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERCROFT»

Discover the use of undercroft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undercroft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500: ...
Approximately 193 feet by 3 1 feet internally, this undercroft is divided into thirteen bays (including a half bay at the east end) by a central line of octagonal pillars with swollen bases and plain-moulded capitals. Plain- chamfered ribs spring ...
Anthony Emery, 2006
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The Medieval Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales: A ...
15/2 UNDERCROFTS OF WEST RANGES SURVIVING ON OWN OR UNDER POSTDISSOLUTION WORK Bradenstoke priory: [intact part of undercroft stands bereft of upper storey, but with part of (non-church) tower at north end; C14] ...
Roland W. Morant, 2004
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On South Bank: The Production of Public Space
in the undercroft ... some of the barriershavebeen taken away27 ... and the BMXers... useittojumpout onto thepathway [onto the Queen's Walk]...,where the passersby are coming along.And that means that it is causinga 'health andsafety' issue, ...
Dr Alasdair J.H. Jones, 2014
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A Place to Remember: A History of the Shrine of Remembrance
That had been the thrust of the Andrews report in 1998, commissioned by Isaacson's Trustees when the Undercroft development was first being planned. It proposed 'a Journey of Discovery and Remembrance'. The 'dramatic cathedral like ...
Bruce Scates, 2009
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Shropshire
Now, the floor of the refectory having disappeared, one looks down into its undercroft, for which the fall in the ground towards the S gave room. It was subdivided longitudinally by a row of six circular pillars. Of the windows of the refectory itself ...
John Newman, 2006
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The Canterbury guide; or Travellers pocket companion. By an ...
Description of the Undercroft — Part of it allotted ft the Walloons — Chantry of the Black Prince — St. John's chapel — Virgin Mary, or our Lady Undercroft's chapel — Richness of its former stale — Archbishop Morton's monument and chantry ...
Edward Hasted, 1807
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A Selection of curious articles from the Gentleman's magazine
The two archbishops also, who lay in the undercroft, on the right and left of St. Thomas, were taken up, and were placed for a time in leaden coffins, under the altar of St. Mary, in the undercroft. The translations of these fathers being thus ...
John Walker, 1811
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An Historical Description of the Metropolitical Church of ...
However, the larger bones, collected with the other dust, were reinterred in a leaden coffin at the altar of St. Martin, The two Archbishops alfo, who lay in the undercroft, on the right and lest of St. 1 bomai, were taken up, and placed for a time in ...
John Burnby, 1783
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An Historical Description of the Metropolitical Church of ...
However, the larger bones, collected with the other dust, were reinterred in a leaden coffin at the altar of St. Martin, The two Archbishops also, who lay in the undercroft, on the right and left of St. Ihomas, were taken up, and placed for a time in ...
John Burnby (Attorney at Canterbury.), 1783
10
A Journey to the Promised Land: The Struggle of a Suburban ...
It was Easter Day, and our three services were held in the unfinished undercroft of the new building that was still under construction. We provided a temporary nave with space heaters. It was a glorious Easter. Worshiping in the undercroft was ...
J. Mastine Nisbett, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERCROFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undercroft is used in the context of the following news items.
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Undercroft canal towpath in city centre set to be locked up at night …
Manchester council has submitted a planning application to install the gates on the Undercroft, stretching along the Rochdale Canal between Dale Street and ... «Manchester Evening News, Jun 15»
2
RPG Reload File 032 - 'Undercroft'
This week our topic is Undercroft [Free], another RPG from the earlier days of the App Store. It's a first-person, turn-based game, not falling far from the Dungeon ... «Touch Arcade, Apr 15»
3
New Dragon Age Inquisition Update Adds Party Storage, Improves …
Adding party storage to the Undercroft in Skyhold, improving overall game stability, and more, Patch 5 for Dragon Age Inquisition on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, ... «PlayStation LifeStyle, Mar 15»
4
Dragon Age Inquisition Patch 5 Update: Custom Hero Biographies …
Bioware puts Skyhold at Undercroft where a party storage to keep safe some of players' valuable items for later use. A single player auto-attack key will enhance ... «Venture Capital Post, Feb 15»
5
Contemporary art exhibition at The Undercroft in Norwich
The Undercroft is in a great location in the centre of the city, making it a welcoming show for the public, and for people of all ages to enjoy contemporary art. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Nov 14»
6
Concrete playgrounds: Rom and the Southbank undercroft are just …
Rom in Essex this week became Europe's first listed skatepark. Iain Borden, who has skated there since it opened in 1978, traces the ups and downs of a ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
7
Southbank and skaters reach agreement on QEH undercroft
Following a protracted dispute with the skating community over plans for the £100m-plus 'Festival Wing' redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell ... «Classical Music, Sep 14»
8
Skaters will stay at the undercroft as London's Southbank Centre …
The much-loved South Bank skatepark or 'undercroft' that has become the home of British skateboarding and an iconic centre for urban arts. Photograph: Andy ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
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Have your say on plans to close off 'dangerous' stretch of city centre …
Gay men have long used the so-called Undercroft area as a 'cruising' spot, many ... we've come to the conclusion that closing the Undercroft at night is the only ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 14»
10
Restaurants needed for new Grand Parade and Undercroft scheme
A £5 million project to transform the neglected Grand Parade and Undercroft into a new exclusive dining quarter for the city has moved a step forward. Bath and ... «Bath Chronicle, Mar 14»

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