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1. foundation
noun. ['faʊnˈdeɪʃən'] the basis on which something is grounded.
Synonyms
- relation
- footing
- grass roots
- ground
Antonyms
- natural elevation
- get up
- turn out
- ride
Etymology
- fundatio (Latin)
- -atio (Latin)
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Rhymes with Foundation Stone
- diaz-calderon
- revolucion
- corporacion
- concepcion
- flintstone
- bourguignon
- vanstone
- unbeknown
- trombone
- romanone
- overthrown
- overgrown
- overblown
- morricone
- montrone
- homegrown
- cipollone
- calderon
- yarchoan
- stallone
- scavone
- postpone
- outgrown
- mcglone
- mccrone
- latrone
- hipbone
- dragone
- dethrone
- cyclone
Sentences with foundation-stone
1. Noun Phrase
Actual construction started a few years later when the foundation stone was laid in 1163.
2. foundation
noun. ['faʊnˈdeɪʃən'] an institution supported by an endowment.
Synonyms
- financial organisation
- charity
- financial institution
Antonyms
- incidental
- genuine
- legitimate
- right
Etymology
- fundatio (Latin)
- -atio (Latin)
3. foundation
noun. ['faʊnˈdeɪʃən'] lowest support of a structure.
Synonyms
- fundament
- bed
- foot
- understructure
- raft foundation
- structure
- support
- substructure
- groundwork
- construction
Antonyms
- middle
- end
- death
- closing
Etymology
- fundatio (Latin)
- -atio (Latin)
4. foundation
noun. ['faʊnˈdeɪʃən'] the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.
Synonyms
- cornerstone
- fundament
- basis
- supposition
- explanation
- supposal
- groundwork
- assumption
- meat and potatoes
Antonyms
- close
- stand still
- go off
- disadvantage
Etymology
- fundatio (Latin)
- -atio (Latin)
5. stone-gray
adjective. of the color of slate or granite.
Synonyms
- neutral
- slaty-grey
- stone-grey
- achromatic
- slate-gray
- slate-grey
- slaty
- slatey
Antonyms
- colorful
- subjective
- reactive
- positive
6. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter.
Synonyms
- petrifaction
- concretion
- outcrop
- sill
- outcropping
- stepping stone
- rock
- crystal
- clastic rock
- xenolith
- calculus
- crystallization
- chondrite
- whin
- whinstone
- boulder
- pebble
- intrusion
- rock outcrop
- tor
- natural object
- bedrock
- wall rock
- achondrite
Antonyms
- insubstantial
- immaterial
- insubstantiality
- unworldly
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.
Synonyms
- monolith
- paving stone
- building material
- hearthstone
- impost
- cornerstone
- tombstone
- millstone
- copestone
- whetstone
- foundation stone
- capstone
- springer
- ashlar
- stretcher
- stela
- grindstone
- headstone
- gravestone
- stele
Antonyms
- unclog
- unstuff
- pull
- empty
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.
Synonyms
- emery stone
- caliche
- limestone
- matrix
- shingling
- material
- marble
- metamorphic rock
- rock
- quartzite
- greisen
- emery rock
- aphanite
- crushed rock
- road metal
- gravel
- dolomite
- sedimentary rock
- igneous rock
- sima
- pudding stone
- pumice
- calc-tufa
- pumice stone
- mineral
- tufa
- claystone
- conglomerate
- magma
- fieldstone
- sial
Antonyms
- responsiveness
- agitation
- fearfulness
- Heaven
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. stone
verb. ['ˈstoʊn'] kill by throwing stones at.
Synonyms
- lapidate
Antonyms
- bridle
- kern
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
Synonyms
- seed vessel
- cherry stone
- endocarp
- peach pit
- pericarp
Antonyms
- bad person
- please
- uncover
- organic
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))