FOUNDATION

The basis on which something is grounded

Example: "There is little foundation for his objections"

An institution supported by an endowment

Lowest support of a structure

Example: "It was built on a base of solid rock"

Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

Example: "He lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"

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

Example: "The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

Example: "She looked forward to her initiation as an adult"