Search Result:foundation
KK Pronunciation
〔 faUnˋdeʃәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 faunˊdeiʃәn 〕
Overview of noun foundation
The noun foundation has 7 senses
- foundation -- (the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections")
- foundation -- (an institution supported by an endowment)
- foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure -- (lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower")
- foundation, grounding -- (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, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone -- (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, foundation -- (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)
- initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration -- (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society")