foundations

foundation[ faun'deiʃənz ]

• n.
  • the basis on which something is grounded

    "there is little foundation for his objections"

  • an institution supported by an endowment
  • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

    同义词：basisbasefundamentgroundworkcornerstone

  • lowest support of a structure

    同义词：basefundamentfootgroundworksubstructureunderstructure

  • education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

    "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"

    同义词：grounding

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

    同义词：foundation garment

  • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

    "the foundation of a new scientific society"

    同义词：initiationfoundinginstitutionoriginationcreationinnovationintroductioninstauration