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English noun: fundament | |||
| 1. | fundament (cognition) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | ||
| Samples | The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture. | ||
| Synonyms | base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, groundwork | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assumption, supposal, supposition | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | meat and potatoes | ||
| Part meronym | explanation | ||
| 2. | fundament (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
| Samples | He deserves a good kick in the butt. Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?. | ||
| Synonyms | arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 3. | fundament (artifact) lowest support of a structure | ||
| Samples | It was built on a base of solid rock. He stood at the foot of the tower. | ||
| Synonyms | base, foot, foundation, groundwork, substructure, understructure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bed, raft foundation | ||
| Part meronym | construction, structure | ||
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