footings
Building foundation elements
Footings are the foundations or bases on which something rests.
In construction, footings are the concrete structures that support walls or columns, distributing weight into the ground.
Figuratively, footing refers to one's position or standing: The company lost its financial footing.
To gain a footing is to establish a secure position.
On equal footing means having the same status or advantage as others.
Underlying support structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- substructureSupporting base beneath
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- piersWaterside mooring platforms
footers · slab · pilings · bedrock · anchor · support · plinth · pedestal
Solid building mixture
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- formworkMold for poured concrete
- excavationAct of unearthing
- trenchLong narrow excavation
pouring · curing · compaction · gravel · soil · backfill · shoring · grade
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- steadinessState of being constant
- secureProtected from harm
- anchoredFixed securely in position
solid · firmness · sturdy · robust · grip · purchase · stance · traction
Position, physical or social
- termsConditions of an agreement
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- relationshipConnection between entities
- positionLocation or stance
status · arrangement · understanding · rapport · parity · mutual
foundation
Underlying support structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- substructureSupporting base beneath
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
piers · footers · slab · pilings · bedrock · anchor · support · plinth · pedestal · baseplate
concrete
Solid building mixture
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- formworkMold for poured concrete
- excavationAct of unearthing
trench · pouring · curing · compaction · gravel · soil · backfill · shoring · grade · leveling
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- steadinessState of being constant
- secureProtected from harm
anchored · solid · firmness · sturdy · robust · grip · purchase · stance · traction · steady
standing
Position, physical or social
- termsConditions of an agreement
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- relationshipConnection between entities
position · status · arrangement · understanding · rapport · parity · mutual
- siteworkclearing, grubbing, excavation, earthmoving, earth moving
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- deckingdeck boards, boards, planks, joists, posts
- foundation materialsconcrete, cement, rebar, gravel, sand
- foundationsfoundation, foundations, base, foundation wall, underpinning
- structural supportsbeams, posts, columns, scaffold, girders
footingstops
Uppermost parts or garments
superstructure · rooftop · roof · apex · pinnacle
footingsinstability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
shakiness · precariousness · unsteadiness · groundlessness · insecurity
- war footingState of military readiness
- equal footingSame status or position
- footing the billAssuming financial responsibility
- stable footingSecure base for standing
- on equal footing
- find your footingAchieve stability or balance