1. foundation - noun
· the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
Hypernym(s): relation
2. foundation - noun
· an institution supported by an endowment
Hypernym(s): financial_institution, financial_organization, financial_organisation
3. foundation - noun
· lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
Synonym(s): base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
Hypernym(s): support
4. foundation - noun
· education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
Synonym(s): grounding
Hypernym(s): education
5. foundation - noun
· the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
Synonym(s): basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
Hypernym(s): assumption, supposition, supposal
6. foundation - noun
· a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Synonym(s): foundation_garment
Hypernym(s): undergarment, unmentionable
7. foundation - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
Hypernym(s): beginning, start, commencement
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