Dictionary entry details
• FOUNDATION (noun)
Meaning:
The basis on which something is grounded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Context example:
there is little foundation for his objections
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation"):
basis; footing; ground (a relation that provides the foundation for something)
grass roots (the essential foundation or source)
Meaning:
An institution supported by an endowment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation"):
charity (a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals))
Meaning:
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
groundwork; fundament; cornerstone; basis; foundation; base
Context example:
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation"):
meat and potatoes (the fundamental part)
Holonyms ("foundation" is a part of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Meaning:
Lowest support of a structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
understructure; substructure; groundwork; fundament; base; foundation; foot
Context examples:
it was built on a base of solid rock / he stood at the foot of the tower
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation"):
bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)
raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)
Holonyms ("foundation" is a part of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Meaning:
Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
grounding; foundation
Context examples:
he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study / a good grounding in mathematics
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
education (knowledge acquired by learning and instruction)
Meaning:
A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
foundation garment; foundation
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
undergarment; unmentionable (a garment worn under other garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation"):
roll-on (a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips)
corset; girdle; stays (a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)
Meaning:
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
founding; instauration; origination; initiation; innovation; creation; institution; introduction; foundation
Context examples:
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult / the foundation of a new scientific society / he regards the fork as a modern introduction
Hypernyms ("foundation" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foundation"):
authorship; paternity (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing)
