Foundation

n. base, substructure; establishing, founding; institution; cosmetic cream used as a base for makeup

n. science fiction series written by Isaac Asimov

Foundation may refer to: Foundation (engineering), the portion of a building's structure that transfers the weight of the building into the groundFoundation (cosmetics), a cosmetic applied to the faceFoundation (nonprofit organization), a legal categorization of nonprofit organizationsFoundation (novel) of The Foundation Series, a series of books written by Isaac AsimovThe Foundation (Seinfeld episode), an episode of the TV series SeinfeldLa fundación (The Foundation), a 1974 play written by Antonio Buero VallejoFoundation Degree, a vocational qualification available in EnglandFoundation - The International Review of Science Fiction, an academic journalFOUNDATION fieldbus, an industrial standard for a fieldbus control systemPrivate foundation, a specific type of US charity, a 501(c)(3) organization.Public charity, which has the word Foundation in its name, and is also a 501(c)(3) organziation, but not legally a foundation, such as California Community Foundation.
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Noun
1. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) footing, basis, ground
(derivation) establish, base, ground, found
2. an institution supported by an endowment
(hypernym) financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
(hyponym) charity
(derivation) establish, set up, found, launch
3. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
(synonym) basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
(hypernym) assumption, supposition, supposal
(hyponym) meat and potatoes
(part-holonym) explanation
(derivation) establish, base, ground, found
4. lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
(synonym) base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) bed
(part-holonym) structure, construction
5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
(synonym) grounding
(hypernym) education
6. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
(synonym) foundation garment
(hypernym) undergarment
(hyponym) corset, girdle, stays
7. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
(synonym) initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
(hyponym) authorship, paternity
(derivation) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute

n. foundation, base, substructure; establishing, founding; institution; cosmetic cream used as a base for makeup

(n.)
The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
  

(n.)
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
  

(n.)
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
  

(n.)
That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis.
  

(n.)
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.