foundation

foundation

noun

Definition of FOUNDATION

1

a public organization with a particular purpose or function <donated to a foundation that supported cancer research>

Synonyms establishment, foundation, institute

Related Words body, collective, group; corporation, enterprise; charity, philanthropy; think tank

2

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests <she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree>

Synonyms basis, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp, warp and woof

Related Words anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support; assumption, justification, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant; backbone, center, core, cornerstone, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, keystone, nucleus, seat; essence, quintessence, soul, touchstone