foundation
— Noun
– English
~ the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
foundation
— Noun
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~ lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
foundation
— Noun
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~ 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"
foundation
— Noun
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~ the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
foundation
— Noun
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~ education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
founder
— Verb
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~ break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
founder
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~ fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
founder
— Verb
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~ stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
Founding Father
— Noun
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~ a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
founding
— Noun
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~ 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"
founding father
— Noun
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~ a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
foundling
— Noun
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~ a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown