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"
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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