fundament
Underlying support structure
The fundament is the foundation or underlying basis of something: the fundaments of democracy, the fundament of his philosophy.
The word also means, more literally, the buttocks or anus—the base of the torso.
Both senses share the idea of what lies at the bottom.
Central essential portion
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- kernelSeed or essential core
crux · basis · root · backbone · linchpin · mainstay · keystone · central
Solid stone underground
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- substructureSupporting base beneath
- footingSecure ground position
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
base · cornerstone · substrate · plinth · pedestal · infrastructure · underlayer · substratum
Fleshy seat area
backside · rump · haunches · hindquarters · derrière · ischium · pelvis · gluteal
Self-evident starting principle
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
- preceptRule governing behavior
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- canonAccepted authoritative works
maxim · postulate · theorem · truth · proposition · first principle · basic law · ground rule
core
Central essential portion
kernel · crux · basis · root · backbone · linchpin · mainstay · keystone · central · pivot
bedrock
Solid stone underground
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- substructureSupporting base beneath
- footingSecure ground position
underpinning · base · cornerstone · substrate · plinth · pedestal · infrastructure · underlayer · substratum · support
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
posterior · backside · rump · haunches · hindquarters · derrière · ischium · pelvis · gluteal
axiom
Self-evident starting principle
canon · maxim · postulate · theorem · truth · proposition · first principle · basic law · ground rule · premise
fundamentsuperstructure
Construction above the base
edifice · outgrowth · derivative · offshoot · extension
- fundamental rightsCore legal protections guaranteed
- fundamental freedomsConstitutionally protected core liberties
- religious fundamentalismLiteral interpretation of scripture
- fundamental principlesEssential underlying truths
- fundamental lawsFoundational rules of systems
- Christian fundamentalismLiteral Bible belief movement
fundamental, fundamentals, fundamentalist, fundamentalism, fundamentalists, fundaments