foundation
What buildings stand on
Foundation is the base on which something rests or is built.
A building's foundation is the concrete or stone structure supporting it from below.
A foundation can also be an underlying principle or basis: the foundation of democracy, shaking the foundations of society.
Organizations established to fund charitable or research activities are called foundations: the Gates Foundation.
In cosmetics, foundation is a skin-toned base applied before other makeup.
Underlying support or principle
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- frameworkUnderlying support system
cornerstone · tenet · axiom · assumption · groundwork · rationale · bedrock · fundamentals
Starting point or source
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
cornerstone · root · seed · creation · birth · dawn · outset · establishment
Secure ground position
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- substructureSupporting base beneath
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
slab · concrete · plinth · baseplate · groundwork · pier · piling · masonry
Voluntary aid for others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- trustConfidence in another
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
grant · benefactor · donor · bequest · patronage · fellowship · scholarship · institute
basis
Underlying support or principle
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
framework · cornerstone · tenet · axiom · assumption · groundwork · rationale · bedrock · fundamentals · postulate
origin
Starting point or source
groundwork · cornerstone · root · seed · creation · birth · dawn · outset · establishment · launch
footing
Secure ground position
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- substructureSupporting base beneath
underpinning · slab · concrete · plinth · baseplate · groundwork · pier · piling · masonry · reinforcement
charity
Voluntary aid for others
philanthropy · grant · benefactor · donor · bequest · patronage · fellowship · scholarship · institute · legacy
primer
Preparatory coat or guide
coverage · matte · dewy · shade · blend · SPF · setting · sheer · liquid · mousse
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- hearthFireplace floor area
ditch · trench · enclosure · fortification · well · drain · moat · rampart · cairn · cistern
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- beauty industrylipstick, mascara, eyeshadow, blush, concealer
- beauty productslipstick, mascara, blush, concealer, eyeliner
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- makeupmascara, blush, eyeliner, lipstick, concealer
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
foundationdissolution
Breaking up completely
abolition · disestablishment · demolition · dismantling · overthrow
foundationsuperstructure
Construction above the base
surface · periphery · derivative · outgrowth · consequence
- foundation repairFixing structural base problems
- lay a foundationEstablish essential first steps
- strong foundation
- foundation stonesInitial structural base elements
- cracked foundationBroken structural base
- foundation garmentsSupportive underclothing for figure
foundations, foundation garments, foundational, foundationless, foundation stone, foundation stones