the basis on which something is grounded
an institution supported by an endowment
lowest support of a structure
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
