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Definitions for: Fundament
[n] lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
[n] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
[n] the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
Webster (1913) Definition: Fun"da*ment, n. [OE. fundament, fundement,
fondement, OF. fundement, fondement, F. fondement, fr. L.
fundamentum foundation, fr. fundare to lay the bottom, to
found, fr. fundus bottom. See Fund.]
1. Foundation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks;
specifically (Anat.), the anus. --Hume.
Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, base, base, basis, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, cornerstone, derriere, fanny, foot, foundation, foundation, groundwork, groundwork, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, substructure, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, understructure
See Also: assumption, bed, body, body part, construction, explanation, raft foundation, structure, support, supposal, supposition, torso, trunk
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