| Main Entry: | groundwork |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basis, fundamentals |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, background, base, bedrock, cornerstone*, footing, foundation, ground, infrastructure, origin, preliminaries, preparation, root, substratum, underpinning, understructure |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation |
Synonyms: |
basement, basis, bed, bedrock, bottom, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, infrastructure, pedestal, rest, root, seat, seating, stand, substratum, substructure, support, underpinning |
Antonyms: |
top |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fundamental part |
Synonyms: |
authority, backbone, basis, chief constituent, core, essence, essential, evidence, foundation, fundamental, groundwork, heart, important part, infrastructure, key, origin, primary element, principal, principle, root, source, underpinning |
| Main Entry: | basis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical foundation |
Synonyms: |
base, bed, bottom, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, rest, resting place, seat, substructure, support |
| Main Entry: | bed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | base, foundation |
Synonyms: |
basis, bedrock, bottom, ground, groundwork, rest, seat, substratum, understructure |
| Main Entry: | body |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bulk; central portion |
Synonyms: |
assembly, basis, bed, box, chassis, core, corpus, crux, essence, frame, fuselage, gist, gravamen, groundwork, hull, main part, majority, mass, material, matter, pith, skeleton, staple, substance, substructure, sum, tenor, total, trunk, whole |
Antonyms: |
nothing, nothingness |
| Main Entry: | bottom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation |
Synonyms: |
base, basement, basis, bed, bedrock, belly, deepest part, depths, floor, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, lowest part, nadir, nether portion, pedestal, pediment, rest, seat, sole, substratum, substructure, support, terra firma, underbelly, underneath, underside |
Antonyms: |
top |
| Main Entry: | footing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation, basis |
Synonyms: |
basement, bedrock, bottom, establishment, foot, foothold, ground, groundwork, infrastructure, installation, resting place, seat, seating, settlement, substratum, substructure, underpinning, understructure, warrant |
| Main Entry: | foundation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basis for something physical or mental |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, authority, base, basics, bed, bedrock, bottom, bottom line, brass tacks, foot, footing, ground, groundwork, guts*, heart*, infrastructure, justification, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, prop, reason, root, stay, substratum, substructure, support, underpinning, understructure |
| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, casing |
Synonyms: |
anatomy, architecture, body, build, cage, carcass, construction, enclosure, fabric, flounce, form, framework, fringe, groundwork, hem, mount, mounting, outline, physique, scaffold, scaffolding, scheme, setting, shell, stage, structure, support, system, trim, trimming, truss, valance |