Dictionary Check: foundation

"foundation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

the basis on which something is grounded

Example: "there is little foundation for his objections"
noun

an institution supported by an endowment

noun

lowest support of a structure

Example: "it was built on a base of solid rock"
noun

education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

Example: "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"
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noun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

Example: "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
noun

a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

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