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foundation
Overview of noun foundation
The noun foundation has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) foundation -- (the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections")
2. (3) foundation -- (an institution supported by an endowment)
3. (1) 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")
4. (1) 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")
5. 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")
6. foundation garment, foundation -- (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)
7. 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"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun foundation
7 senses of foundation
Sense 1
foundation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
foundation
=> financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
=> institution, establishment
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
=> support
=> supporting structure
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
foundation, grounding
=> education
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
foundation garment, foundation
=> undergarment, unmentionable
=> garment
=> clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> consumer goods
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> beginning, start, commencement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun foundation
6 of 7 senses of foundation
Sense 1
foundation
=> footing, basis, ground
=> grass roots
Sense 2
foundation
=> charity
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> meat and potatoes
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
=> bed
=> raft foundation
Sense 6
foundation garment, foundation
=> corset, girdle, stays
=> roll-on
Sense 7
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> authorship, paternity
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun foundation
7 senses of foundation
Sense 1
foundation
=> relation
Sense 2
foundation
=> financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
=> support
Sense 5
foundation, grounding
=> education
Sense 6
foundation garment, foundation
=> undergarment, unmentionable
Sense 7
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> beginning, start, commencement
Antonyms of noun foundation
Member Holonyms of noun foundation
Substance Holonyms of noun foundation
Part Holonyms of noun foundation
2 of 7 senses of foundation
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
PART OF: explanation
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
PART OF: structure, construction
Member Meronyms of noun foundation
Substance Meronyms of noun foundation
Part Meronyms of noun foundation
Meronyms of noun foundation
Holonyms of noun foundation
2 of 7 senses of foundation
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
PART OF: explanation
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
PART OF: structure, construction
Attributes of noun foundation
Derived Forms of noun foundation
4 of 7 senses of foundation
Sense 1
foundation
RELATED TO>(verb) found#3
=> establish, base, ground, found
Sense 2
foundation
RELATED TO>(verb) found#1
=> establish, set up, found, launch
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
RELATED TO>(verb) found#3
=> establish, base, ground, found
Sense 7
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
RELATED TO>(verb) found#2
=> establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
Domain of noun foundation
Domain Terms of noun foundation
Familiarity of noun foundation
foundation used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun foundation
7 senses of foundation
Sense 1
foundation
> relation
=> possession
=> social relation
=> position, spatial relation
=> ownership
=> causality
=> relationship, human relationship
=> function
=> association
=> logical relation
=> mathematical relation
=> foundation
=> connection, connexion, connectedness
=> unconnectedness
=> linguistic relation
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> affinity, kinship
=> kinship, family relationship, relationship
=> magnitude relation, quantitative relation
=> control
=> business relation
=> reciprocality, reciprocity
=> interrelation, interrelationship, interrelatedness
=> temporal relation
=> comparison
=> opposition, oppositeness
=> change
Sense 2
foundation
> financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
=> giro
=> clearing house
=> lending institution
=> central bank
=> foundation
=> acquirer
=> nondepository financial institution
=> depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company
=> Federal Home Loan Bank System
=> trust company, trust corporation
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
> assumption, supposition, supposal
=> conclusion
=> basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> given, presumption, precondition
=> basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
> support
=> abutment
=> architrave
=> basement
=> buttress, buttressing
=> foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
=> pedestal, plinth, footstall
=> prop
Sense 5
foundation, grounding
> education
=> physical education
=> experience
=> eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism
=> enlightenment
=> foundation, grounding
Sense 6
foundation garment, foundation
> undergarment, unmentionable
=> body stocking
=> brassiere, bra, bandeau
=> camisole, underbodice
=> chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy
=> foundation garment, foundation
=> garter belt, suspender belt
=> long underwear, union suit
=> petticoat, half-slip, underskirt
=> singlet, vest, undershirt
=> underpants
=> underwear, underclothes, underclothing
Sense 7
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
> beginning, start, commencement
=> springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
=> activation
=> attack, tone-beginning
=> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
HAS INSTANCE=> Creation
=> introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
=> face-off
=> first step, initiative, opening move, opening
=> groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony
=> housing start
=> icebreaker
=> inauguration, startup
=> initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> installation, installing, installment, instalment
=> jump ball
=> kickoff
=> resumption, recommencement
=> scrum, scrummage
=> startup
Meronyms of noun foundation
7 senses of foundation
Sense 2
foundation
=> financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
=> institution, establishment
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
=> support
=> supporting structure
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
foundation garment, foundation
=> undergarment, unmentionable
=> garment
HAS PART: armhole
HAS PART: band, banding, stripe
HAS PART: bosom
HAS PART: buttonhole, button hole
HAS PART: dart
HAS PART: eyelet, eyehole
HAS PART: fly, fly front
HAS PART: gusset, inset
HAS PART: jag, dag
HAS PART: jag
HAS PART: liner, lining
HAS PART: neck, neck opening
HAS PART: collar, neckband
HAS PART: facing
HAS PART: pocket
HAS PART: pocket flap
HAS PART: skirt
HAS PART: lap, lap covering
HAS PART: seat
HAS PART: sleeve, arm
HAS PART: cuff, turnup
HAS PART: facing
HAS PART: elbow
HAS PART: wristband
HAS PART: yoke
HAS PART: hipline
=> clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment
HAS PART: wardrobe
=> covering
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
=> consumer goods
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun foundation
2 of 7 senses of foundation
Sense 3
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
PART OF: explanation
Sense 4
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
PART OF: structure, construction
Grep of noun foundation
foundation
foundation garment
foundation stone
national science foundation
philanthropic foundation
private foundation
raft foundation
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