fundament, n.
(fundaments)
(fundaments)
lowest support of a structure
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base foot foundation fundament groundwork substructure understructure
sample sentences
"it was built on a base of solid rock""he stood at the foot of the tower"
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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arse ass backside behind bottom bum buns butt buttocks can derriere fanny fundament hind end hindquarters keister nates posterior prat rear rear end rump seat stern tail tail end tooshie tush
sample sentences
"he deserves a good kick in the butt""are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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derivationally related form
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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base basis cornerstone foundation fundament groundwork
sample sentences
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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