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FUNDAMENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lowest support of a structureplay

Example:

he stood at the foot of the tower

Synonyms:

base; foot; foundation; fundament; groundwork; substructure; understructure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fundament" is a kind of...):

support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fundament"):

bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)

mat; raft; raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)

Holonyms ("fundament" is a part of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit onplay

Example:

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fundament" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("fundament" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedplay

Example:

the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture

Synonyms:

base; basis; cornerstone; foundation; fundament; groundwork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fundament" is a kind of...):

assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fundament"):

meat and potatoes (the fundamental part)

Holonyms ("fundament" is a part of...):

explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)

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