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Defenition of the word foundation

    • Defenition of the word foundation

      • The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall.
      • A type of philanthropic organization, set up by either individuals or institutions as a legal entity with the purpose of supporting causes in line with the goals of the foundation.
      • A relation that provides the foundation for something.
      • The lowest support of a structure.
      • Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge.
      • The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.
      • the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
      • an institution supported by an endowment
      • the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
      • lowest supporting part of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
      • a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
      • starting something for the first time
      • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
      • lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
      • a woman''s undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
      • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
      • education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
      • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
      • lowest support of a structure
      • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
      • education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
      • the basis on which something is grounded

    Synonyms for the word foundation

      • base
      • basis
      • cornerstone
      • creation
      • foot
      • foundation garment
      • founding
      • fund
      • fundament
      • groundwork
      • initiation
      • instauration
      • institution
      • origination
      • substructure
      • understructure

    Meronymys for the word foundation

      • construction
      • explanation
      • structure

    Hyponyms for the word foundation

      • authorship
      • basis
      • bed
      • charity
      • corset
      • footing
      • girdle
      • grass roots
      • ground
      • meat and potatoes
      • paternity
      • raft foundation
      • roll-on
      • stays

    Hypernyms for the word foundation

      • assumption
      • beginning
      • commencement
      • education
      • financial institution
      • financial organisation
      • financial organization
      • make-up
      • makeup
      • relation
      • start
      • support
      • supposal
      • supposition
      • undergarment
      • unmentionable
      • war paint

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