foundation
- n the basis on which something is grounded
there is little foundation for his objections - n an institution supported by an endowment
- n lowest support of a structure
- n education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study - n the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- n a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- n the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
the foundation of a new scientific society
foundation garment
- n a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
foundation stone
- n a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building
founder
- n inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
- n a person who founds or establishes some institution
- n a worker who makes metal castings
- v fail utterly; collapse
The project foundered - v sink below the surface
- v break down, literally or metaphorically
- v stumble and nearly fall
the horses foundered