Definition of foundation

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Foundation (n.) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect..

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Underskirt :: Underskirt (n.) A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Riprap :: Riprap (n.) A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom..
Ground :: Ground (v. t.) To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly..
Chapel :: Chapel (n.) a small church, often a private foundation, as for a memorial.
Applique :: Applique (a.) Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, applique lace; applique work..
Substruction :: Substruct (v. t.) To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation.
Bed :: Bed (v. t.) To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a stone; it was bedded on a rock..
Sill :: Sill (n.) The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end..
Visionary :: Visionary (a.) Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project..
Foundation :: Foundation (n.) A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment..
Build :: Build (v. t.) To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means..
Firmament :: Firmament (v. & a.) Fixed foundation; established basis.
Scholarship :: Scholarship (n.) Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student.
Cill :: Cill (n.) See Sill., n. a foundation..
Headstone :: Headstone (n.) The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.
Consist :: Consist (v. i.) To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in..
Utility :: Utility (n.) Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism..
Mixture :: Mixture (n.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone..
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