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Foundation :: Foundation (n.) That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity..

Commoner :: Commoner (n.) A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; - - at Cambridge called a pensioner..

Fellow :: Fellow (n.) In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges..

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..

Concrete :: Concrete (n.) A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures..

Superstruction :: Superstruct (v. t.) To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a foundation.

Roadbed :: Roadbed (n.) In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel..

Institution :: Institution (n.) An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution..

Consist :: Consist (v. i.) To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in..

Fundamentally :: Fundamentally (adv.) Primarily; originally; essentially; radically; at the foundation; in origin or constituents.

Visionary :: Visionary (a.) Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project..

Stand :: Stand (n.) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation..

Riprap :: Riprap (n.) A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom..

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..

Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state..

Podium :: Podium (n.) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers..

Bursary :: Bursary (n.) A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies..

Foundation :: Foundation (n.) A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment..

Support :: Support (n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind..

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..

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