Foundation (IPA: /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/)
| Foundation (n.) |
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. |
| Foundation (n.) |
That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. |
| Foundation (n.) |
The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. |
| Foundation (n.) |
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. |
| Foundation (n.) |
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. |
| Foundation |
Type of nonprofit organization |
| Foundation |
Lowest and supporting layer of a structure |
| Foundation |
Skin coloured cosmetic applied to the face |
| Foundation |
Action consisting in creating something with the intention of making it durable |
| Foundation |
Type of juridical person in Estonia |
| Foundation Synonyms |
Foot, Base, Groundwork, Fundament, Substructure, Understructure |
| Foundation Synonyms |
Cornerstone, Base, Groundwork, Basis, Fundament |
| Foundation Synonyms |
Foundation Garment |
| Foundation Synonyms |
Grounding |
| Foundation Synonyms |
Founding, Initiation, Innovation, Origination, Institution, Introduction, Creation, Instauratio |
| Spanish Translation |
Foundation in Spanish |
| Tagalog Translation |
Foundation in Tagalog |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A crown, a throne could not be based on the not too very solid foundation of blood." - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A foundation of our American way of life is our national respect for law." - Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." - J. K. Rowling |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Apologize, v. To lay the foundation for a future offense." - Ambrose Bierce |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " But the people of the Baltic nations also knew that freedom needs a foundation of security." - Barack Obama |
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