Foundation: alternatives and connections

The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.

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of Begin

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The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

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The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act o…

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The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.

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To leap; to jump.

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion.

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The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved.

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The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

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The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.

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An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

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Love; universal benevolence; good will.

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In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

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of Foot

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A griddle.

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of Grind

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A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal.

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The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.

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imp. & p. p. of Reave.

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Relating to, or forming, the base.

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Relating to, or forming, the base.

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of Grind

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of Grind

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A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though c…

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A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though c…

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The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.

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The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.

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The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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of Found

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Foundation.

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of Ground

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That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.

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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

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The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

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Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal; repair; renovation; renaissance.

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The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.

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The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.

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The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production.

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Same as Substruction.

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