RhymeZone: foundation definitions

Definitions of foundation:

noun: lowest support of a structure
noun: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
Example: "He lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"
noun: an institution supported by an endowment
noun: the basis on which something is grounded
Example: "There is little foundation for his objections"
noun: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
noun: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Example: "The foundation of a new scientific society"
noun: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained