FOUNDATION
Scrabble letter values: F4O1U1N1D2A1T1I1O1N1 = 14
Definition
- noun the basis on which something is grounded.
- noun an institution supported by an endowment.
- noun lowest support of a structure. — synonyms: base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge. — synonyms: grounding
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained. — synonyms: basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
- noun a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body. — synonyms: foundation_garment
- noun the act of starting something for the first time. — synonyms: initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
Examples
- “there is little foundation for his objections”
- “it was built on a base of solid rock”
- “he stood at the foot of the tower”