foundation

fundatio (Latin)

The act of founding; foundation.

foundation (English)

(card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.. (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.. (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to [...]