Foundation word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "foundation" word
[noun] lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
[noun] a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
[noun] the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
[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"
[noun] an institution supported by an endowment
[noun] the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
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(a), under {Base}, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. --Macaulay. 5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton. {Foundation course}. See {Base course}, under {Base}, n. {Foundation muslin}, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc. {Foundation school}, in England, an endowed school. {To be on a foundation}, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college.
Synonyms for foundation
base, base, basis, cornerstone, creation, foot, foundation garment, founding, fundament, fundament, grounding, groundwork, groundwork, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, origination, substructure, understructure
See also: assumption | basis | bed | beginning | charity | commencement | construction | corset | education | explanation | financial institution | financial organisation | financial organization | footing | girdle | grass roots | ground | panty girdle | raft foundation | relation | roll-on | start | stays | structure | support | supposal | supposition | undergarment |
Related terms: basic, bedrock, bottom, cause, clown white, good reason, grounds, installation, institute, lip rouge, lodgment, makeready, outbreak, outset, paint, philosophical proposition, population, prearrangement, preliminary step, rock, rouge, running start, setting-up, sill, solid rock, substance, substratum, supposal, tower, truth-value
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Let's analyse "foundation" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITADNUOF. Average typing speed for these characters is 2680 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
foundation: 6 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 6 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven. |
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