Synonyms of the word

groundwork

• n. The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

assumption

• n. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
• n. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
• n. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
• n. (logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
• n. The taking of a person up into heaven.
• n. A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
• n. (rhetoric) Assumptio.

base

• n. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
• n. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
• n. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
• n. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
• n. (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
• n. A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
• n. (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
• n. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus…
• n. Important areas in games and sports.
• n. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
• n. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
• n. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
• n. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
• n. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid…
• n. (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
• n. (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
• n. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
• n. (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
• n. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
• n. (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
• n. (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that…
• n. (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
• n. (music) Dated form of bass.
• n. (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
• n. (archaic) The housing of a horse.
• n. (historical, in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour)…
• n. (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
• n. (obsolete) An apron.
• n. A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from…
• v. (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
• v. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
• v. (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
• adj. (obsolete) Low in height; short.
• adj. Low in place or position.
• adj. (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
• adj. (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
• adj. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
• adj. (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
• adj. Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
• adj. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
• adj. (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
• adj. Not classical or correct.
• adj. Obsolete form of bass.
• adj. (law) Not held by honourable service.
• n. (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
• acr. Alternative form of BASE.

basis

• n. A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
• n. An underlying condition or circumstance.
• n. A regular frequency.
• n. (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
• n. (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
• n. (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set,…

cornerstone

• n. A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
• n. Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other…
• n. (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

foot

• n. (countable) A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently…
• n. (countable, anatomy) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing…
• n. (uncountable, often used attributively) Travel by walking.
• n. (countable) The base or bottom of anything.
• n. (countable) The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
• n. (countable) The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
• n. (countable) A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
• n. (countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
• n. (countable, music) A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle…
• n. (military, collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.
• n. (countable, cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
• n. (countable, sewing) The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve…
• n. (countable, printing) The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
• n. (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
• n. (countable, prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
• n. (countable, phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine…
• n. (countable, nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.
• n. (countable, billiards) The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
• n. (countable, botany) In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached…
• n. (countable, malacology) The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds…
• n. (countable, molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein.
• n. (countable, geometry) The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
• n. (uncountable) Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
• n. (uncountable) Recognized condition; rank; footing.
• v. (transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
• v. (transitive) To pay (a bill).
• v. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
• v. To walk.
• v. To tread.
• v. (obsolete) To set on foot; to establish; to land.
• v. To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
• v. To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.

foundation

• n. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
• n. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the…
• n. (figuratively) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise…
• n. (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build,…
• n. (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing…
• n. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund;…
• n. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
• n. (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and…
• n. A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.

fundament

• n. Foundation.
• n. The bottom; the buttocks or anus.
• n. The underlying basis or principle for a theoretical or mathematical system.

preparation

• n. (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
• n. That which is prepared.
• n. (countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
• n. (music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

readying

• v. present participle of ready.

substructure

• n. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
• n. The earth or gravel that railway sleepers are embedded in.

support

• n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
• n. Financial or other help.
• n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
• n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
• n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
• n. Evidence.
• n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
• n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
• v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
• v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
• v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
• v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
• v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
• v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
• v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
• v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
• v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
• v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

supposal

• n. The act of supposing.
• n. That which is supposed; supposition; opinion.

supposition

• n. Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
• n. The act or an instance of supposing.

understructure

• n. The supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge.