foundation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the basis on which something is grounded
there is little foundation for his objections
Types & categories
- relation hypernym
- basis hyponym
- grass roots hyponym
Related & opposite
- base derivation
Sense 2 noun
an institution supported by an endowment
Types & categories
- financial institution hypernym
- charity hyponym
Related & opposite
- launch derivation
Sense 3 noun
lowest support of a structure
it was built on a base of solid rock
Types & categories
- support hypernym
- bed hyponym
- raft foundation hyponym
Parts & wholes
- structure part holonym
Related & opposite
- base derivation
Sense 4 noun
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
Types & categories
- education hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Types & categories
- supposal hypernym
- meat and potatoes hyponym
Parts & wholes
- explanation part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Types & categories
- undergarment hypernym
- corset hyponym
- roll-on hyponym
Sense 7 noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
Types & categories
- commencement hypernym
- authorship hyponym
Related & opposite
- initiate derivation
- initiate derivation
- innovate derivation
- institute derivation
- create derivation
- institutionalize derivation
- launch derivation
- arise derivation
- groundbreaking derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | base |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | basis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grass roots |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | launch |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | financial institution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | charity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | base |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | structure |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | raft foundation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | education |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | base |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | basal |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | explanation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | supposal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | meat and potatoes |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | undergarment |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | corset |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll-on |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | innovate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | institute |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | create |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | institutionalize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | launch |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | arise |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | groundbreaking |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | commencement |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | authorship |