| foundation | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. foundation | the basis on which something is grounded.; "there is little foundation for his objections" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ basis, footing, ground | a relation that provides the foundation for something.; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" |
| ~ grass roots | the essential foundation or source.; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots" |
| n. (group) | 2. foundation | an institution supported by an endowment. |
| ~ financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization | an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets. |
| ~ charity | a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure | lowest support of a structure.; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" |
| ~ bed | a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track.; "the track bed had washed away" |
| ~ raft foundation | a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation.; "the statue stood on a marble support" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. foundation, grounding | education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge.; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" |
| ~ education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction.; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" |
| ~ explanation | thought that makes something comprehensible. |
| ~ meat and potatoes | the fundamental part.; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration" |
| ~ supposal, assumption, supposition | a hypothesis that is taken for granted.; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. foundation, foundation garment | a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body. |
| ~ corset, stays, girdle | a woman's close-fitting foundation garment. |
| ~ roll-on | a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips. |
| ~ undergarment, unmentionable | a garment worn under other garments. |
| n. (act) | 7. creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination | 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" |
| ~ commencement, beginning, start | the act of starting something.; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" |
| ~ authorship, paternity | the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing.; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" |
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