Definition of foundation

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Foundation (n.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry..

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Couching :: Couching (n.) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through..
Utility :: Utility (n.) Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material..
Cill :: Cill (n.) See Sill., n. a foundation..
Substruction :: Substruct (v. t.) To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation.
Mine :: Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means..
Foundation :: Foundation (n.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry..
Underlie :: Underlie (v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory..
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level..
Polity :: Polity (n.) Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the foundation of any human institution.
Chantry :: Chantry (n.) An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder..
Altitude :: Altitude (n.) Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree..
Build :: Build (v. t.) To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means..
Visionary :: Visionary (a.) Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project..
Foundationless :: Foundationless (a.) Having no foundation.
Foundationer :: Foundationer (n.) One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
Radical :: Radical (a.) Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party..
Underpinning :: Underpinning (n.) The foundation, esp. of a frame house..
Long :: Long (adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest..
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