fundament

English Thesaurus

1. lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	support,
definition	:	supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	bed,
definition	:	a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	raft foundation,
definition	:	a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	construction, structure,
definition	:	a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, torso, trunk,
definition	:	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)

3. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	assumption, supposal, supposition,
definition	:	a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	meat and potatoes,
definition	:	the fundamental part (noun.cognition)

part meronym	:	explanation,
definition	:	thought that makes something comprehensible (noun.cognition)

4. lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	basal, base,
definition	:	serving as or forming a base (adj.all)

5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun.body)

derivation	:	posterior,
definition	:	located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure (adj.all)

6. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	base, establish, found, ground,
definition	:	use as a basis for; found on (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	basal, primary,
definition	:	of primary importance (adj.all)

7. lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	basal, base,
definition	:	serving as or forming a base (adj.all)

8. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (noun.body)

derivation	:	posterior,
definition	:	located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure (adj.all)

9. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	base, establish, found, ground,
definition	:	use as a basis for; found on (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	basal, primary,
definition	:	of primary importance (adj.all)