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(noun) lowest supporting part of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" |
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Synonyms: base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure |
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Related Words: bed, raft foundation, support |
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(noun) an institution supported by an endowment |
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Related Words: charity, financial institution, financial organization |
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(noun) the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections" |
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Related Words: basis, footing, grass roots, ground, relation |
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(noun) a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body |
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Synonyms: foundation garment |
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Related Words: corset, girdle, panty girdle, roll-on, stays, undergarment |
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(noun) starting something for the first time |
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Synonyms: creation, founding, initiation, instauration, institution, origination |
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Related Words: beginning, commencement, start |
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(noun) the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" |
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Synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork |
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Related Words: assumption, supposition |
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