initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction instauration | the act of starting something for the first time, introducing something new, she looked forward to her initiation as an adult, the foundation of a new scientific society |
column pillar a | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
column pillar | a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) |
foundation base fundament foot groundwork substructure understructure | lowest support of a structure, it was built on a base of solid rock, he stood at the foot of the tower |
foundation garment foundation | a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body |
foundation stone | a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building |
pillar box | a red pillar-shaped letter box |
raft foundation | a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete |
basis base foundation fundament groundwork cornerstone | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained, the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture |
pillar | a fundamental principle or practice, science eroded the pillars of superstition |
pillar of Islam | (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims |
foundation grounding | education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge, he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study, a good grounding in mathematics |
National Science Foundation NSF | an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education |
foundation | an institution supported by an endowment |
philanthropic foundation | a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc. |
private foundation | a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public |
pillar mainstay | a prominent supporter, he is a pillar of the community |
tower of strength pillar of strength | a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort |
foundation | the basis on which something is grounded, there is little foundation for his objections |
column tower pillar | anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower, the test tube held a column of white powder, a tower of dust rose above the horizon, a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite |
pillar-shaped | shaped like a cylindrical pillar |
from pillar to post hither and thither | from one place or situation to another, we were driven from pillar to post |