Foundation, n.
- 1. Basis, base, groundwork, footing, bottom.
- 2. Establishment, settlement.
- 3. Endowment.
Founder, n.
- 1. Originator, institutor, establisher, planter.
- 2. Caster (of metals), moulder.
Founder, v. n.
- 1. Sink (as a ship by filling with water), go to the bottom.
- 2. Fail, miscarry.
- 3. Trip, stumble, fall.
Foundling, n. Abandoned infant.
Fount. n.
- 1. (Poetical.) Spring. See fountain.
- 2. Font, assortment of types.
Fountain, n.
- 1. Spring, well.
- 2. Jet, jet d’ eau.
- 3. Source, original, origin, cause, first principle, fountain-head.
Fountain-head, n. Source, original, origin, cause, fountain, first principle.
Fourfold, a. Quadruple.
Fourfold, n. Four times as many, four times as much.