We found 3 definitions of fundaments from 2 different sources.
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fundament - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" | ||
basis, base, foundation, groundwork, cornerstone | ||
supposal, supposition, assumption the cognitive process of supposing | ||
explanation thought that makes something comprehensible | ||
fundament - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" | ||
foundation, base, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure | ||
support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" | ||
structure, construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | ||
bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair" | ||
fundament - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" | ||
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass | ||
body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |