foundation (
http://definr.com/foundation)
n 1: the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little
foundation for his objections"
2: an institution supported by an endowment
3: the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the
whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn:
basis,
base,
fundament,
groundwork,
cornerstone]
4: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn:
base,
fundament,
foot,
groundwork,
substructure,
understructure]
5: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of
the body [syn:
foundation garment]
6: starting something for the first time [syn:
initiation,
founding,
institution,
origination,
creation,
instauration]