| found | (n) food and lodging provided in addition to money, Example: they worked for $30 and found |
| found | (adj) come upon unexpectedly or after searching, Ant. lost, Example: found art; the lost-and-found department |
| foundation | (n) the basis on which something is grounded, Example: there is little foundation for his objections |
| foundation | (n) an institution supported by an endowment |
| foundation | (n) lowest support of a structure, Syn. groundwork, foot, base, substructure, fundament, understructure, Example: it was built on a base of solid rock; he stood at the foot of the tower |
| foundation | (n) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge, Syn. grounding, Example: he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study; a good grounding in mathematics |
| foundation garment | (n) a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body, Syn. foundation |
| foundation stone | (n) a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building |
| founder | (n) a person who founds or establishes some institution, Syn. founding father, beginner, father, Example: George Washington is the father of his country |
| founder | (n) a worker who makes metal castings |
| Found | v. t. I had else been perfect, A man that all his time It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. Matt. vii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ] There they shall found |
| Found | n. A thin, single-cut file for combmakers. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Found | v. t. |
| Found | imp. & p. p. of Find. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Foundation | n. [ F. fondation, L. fundatio. See Found to establish. ] Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ] The foundation of a free common wealth. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ] He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Against the canon laws of our foundation. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Foundationer | n. One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Foundationless | a. Having no foundation. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| founded | adj. based; -- often used as combining terms; |
| Founder | n. (Far.) |
| Founder | v. t. To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. [ 1913 Webster ] |