Foundation

noun

faʊn'deɪʃən

Noun

education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
“he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study”
Similar:Grounding
Type of:Education
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
“the foundation of a new scientific society”
Similar:CreationFoundingInitiation InnovationInstauration
Type of:CommencementBeginningStart
the basis on which something is grounded
“there is little foundation for his objections”
Type of:Relation
lowest support of a structure
Similar:Base FootFundamentGroundworkSubstructure
Type of:Support
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Type of:UnmentionableUndergarment
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Similar:Base Basis CornerstoneFundamentGroundwork
Type of:SupposalSuppositionAssumption
an institution supported by an endowment