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foundation definition

foundation


 
  Grep  of  noun  foundation 
  foundation 
  foundation  garment 
  foundation  stone 
  philanthropic  foundation 
  private  foundation 
  raft  foundation 
 
  Overview  of  noun  foundation 
 
  The  noun  foundation  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  foundation  --  (the  basis  on  which  something  is  grounded;  "there  is  little  foundation  for  his  objections") 
  2.  (3)  foundation  --  (an  institution  supported  by  an  endowment) 
  3.  (1)  basis,  base,  foundation,  fundament,  groundwork,  cornerstone  --  (the  fundamental  assumptions  underlying  an  explanation;  "the  whole  argument  rested  on  a  basis  of  conjecture") 
  4.  (1)  foundation,  base,  fundament,  foot,  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") 
  5.  foundation  garment,  foundation  --  (a  woman's  undergarment  worn  to  give  shape  to  the  contours  of  the  body) 
  6.  initiation,  founding,  foundation,  institution,  origination,  creation,  instauration  --  (starting  something  for  the  first  time) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  foundation 
 
  The  noun  foundation  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  foundation  --  (the  basis  on  which  something  is  grounded;  "there  is  little  foundation  for  his  objections") 
  2.  (3)  foundation  --  (an  institution  supported  by  an  endowment) 
  3.  (1)  basis,  base,  foundation,  fundament,  groundwork,  cornerstone  --  (the  fundamental  assumptions  underlying  an  explanation;  "the  whole  argument  rested  on  a  basis  of  conjecture") 
  4.  (1)  foundation,  base,  fundament,  foot,  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") 
  5.  foundation  garment,  foundation  --  (a  woman's  undergarment  worn  to  give  shape  to  the  contours  of  the  body) 
  6.  initiation,  founding,  foundation,  institution,  origination,  creation,  instauration  --  (starting  something  for  the  first  time) 



foundation definition