fundament

noun

ˈfən-də-mənt How to pronounce fundament (audio)
Definition of fundamentnext
as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits a naked fundament was clearly visible for an instant in the movie

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Recent Examples of fundament Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025 Here’s an interesting resource from Selmer Bringsjord and Konstantine Arkoudas at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, talking in 2007 about the fundament of AI research. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Such a coup for the Kremlin would deal a devastating blow to the fundaments of nuclear deterrence and the taboo against using nuclear weapons. — Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022 That treatment didn’t reach any of the fundament of what was going on. — David Milch, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundament
  1. seat
  2. bum
  3. cheeks
  4. tail
  5. rump
  6. bottom
  7. behind
  8. posterior
Noun
  • The school has also opted into athlete revenue sharing, and its home stadium seats 24,000.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Artists picking stadiums look first for seats that can command a lot of money.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • Cocktail chatter on the Lido held that this was a more minor work than anticipated, and many of those positive reviews nevertheless included a few bum notes.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy’s Albany is a vital, violent place, a hothouse of gangsters, pool hustlers, bums, crooked politicians, and showgirls.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • Its star ingredient, tamarind seed extract, keeps cheeks comfortable and hydrated for hours.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Lips and cheeks have been hogging all the attention recently, while lids and lashes have been going nearly naked.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • The workers would be fined if their tails were dirty, their satin ears crooked.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Robinhood — Shares of the trading app jumped 15% after Deutsche Bank issued a report pointing to prediction market tail winds for brokers, asset managers and exchanges.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of rump
Noun
  • Not enough potential to win a Super Bowl, but enough gaps for the bottom to fall out if things go wrong.
    — Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The other is beneath the large green leaves at the bottom of the plant, which, when lifted, show the bromeliad is dying off, Huffman said.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottom
Noun
  • As the graphic below shows, Fernandez-Pardo is comfortable running in-behind down the channels and sending in crosses, as well as beating his defender and cutting balls back for team-mates.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • San Jose had four come-from-behind wins in the previous 12 games against LA at Stanford.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of behind
Noun
  • Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
  • The attached marathon seasons, compressed offseasons and challenging schedules that came with that stature also included generally being relegated to the posterior of the draft.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of posterior

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