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Type Words
Synonyms grounding
Type of education


he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study.
Type Words
Synonyms base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
Type of support
Has types bed, mat, raft, raft foundation
Type Words
Synonyms foundation garment
Type of unmentionable, undergarment
Has types roll-on, stays, corset, girdle
Type Words
Synonyms base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork
Type of supposal, supposition, assumption
Has types meat and potatoes
Derivation found
Type Words
Synonyms creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination
Type of commencement, beginning, start
Has types paternity, authorship
Derivation found


the foundation of a new scientific society.
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Type of financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
Has types charity
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Type of relation
Has types grass roots, basis, footing, ground
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there is little foundation for his objections.

Examples of foundation

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Since that filing, the foundation has given away at least $50 million in grants.
From the stltoday.com
By 2007, the Joyner-Kersee foundation had spent its savings and was in a crisis.
From the stltoday.com
She said it was only approved by Sharples and staff of the college's foundation.
From the news-journalonline.com
The foundation opened in 2003 and has grown its assets to more than $25 million.
From the kansas.com
Aeneas was the victor, and as king, he laid the foundation for the Roman Empire.
From the timesunion.com
More often than not, such qualities seem to be the very foundation of greatness.
From the sfgate.com
The purpose of a French drain is to direct groundwater away from the foundation.
From the sfgate.com
Middleton said the foundation hasn't yet decided where to go next with the case.
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Egyptians have played key leadership roles within al Qaeda since its foundation.
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More examples
  • The basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
  • An institution supported by an endowment
  • Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
  • Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
  • Basis: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
  • Foundation garment: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
  • The Foundation Series is a science fiction series by Isaac Asimov which covers a span of about 550 years. It consists of seven volumes that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. ...
  • Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York is a book by Joseph G. Schloss which looks at b-boying and the culture surrounding it. ...
  • Foundation is the fourth release from Hip Hop group Brand Nubian. The album marked the reunion of the four original members, Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar and DJ Alamo, who hadn't released an album together since their 1990 debut One for All. ...