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foundation (oh)



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1 ?building?
2 ?basic idea?
3 ?organization?
4 ?establishment?
5 be without foundation
6 lay/provide the foundation(s) for something
7 ?skin?
8 shake/rock the foundations of something
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?BUILDING?
[C] the solid layer of cement, bricks, stones etc that is put under a building to support it
::It took the builders three weeks to lay the foundations .
::The earthquake shook the foundations of the house.
?BASIC IDEA?
[C] a basic idea, principle, situation etc that something develops from
foundation of
::All theories should be built on a foundation of factual knowledge.
solid/firm foundation
::The course gives students a solid foundation in the basics of computing.
?ORGANIZATION?
[C] an organization that gives or collects money to be used for special purposes, especially for charity or for medical research
::the British Heart Foundation
?ESTABLISHMENT?
[U] the establishment of an organization, business, school etc
-synonym founding founding
::The school has served the community since its foundation in 1835.
be without foundation
also have no foundation
formal if a statement, idea etc is without foundation, there is no proof that it is true
-synonym be groundless be groundless
::Davis dismissed the allegations as being without foundation.
lay/provide the foundation(s) for sth
to provide the conditions that will make it possible for something to be successful
::Careful planning laid the foundations for the nation's economic miracle.
?SKIN?
[U] a cream in the same colour as your skin that you put on before the rest of your make-up
shake/rock the foundations of sth
also shake/rock sth to its foundations
to completely change the way something is done or the way people think by having a completely new idea
::Darwin's theory rocked the scientific establishment to its foundations.