foundation

Meanings

• the basis on which something is grounded;
• "there is little foundation for his objections"
• an institution supported by an endowment
• lowest support of a structure;
• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge;
• "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;
• a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
• "the foundation of a new scientific society"

Synonyms

• base
• fundament
• foot
• groundwork
• substructure
• understructure
• grounding
• basis
• cornerstone
• foundation garment
• initiation
• founding
• institution
• origination
• creation
• innovation
• introduction
• instauration

Scrabble Score: 14

foundation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

foundation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

foundation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

foundation is a valid Words With Friends word

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