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foundation
Noun
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The foundation of something is the basic ideas or work behind it.
These early inventions laid the foundations of modern radio technology.
Her education gave her a solid foundation in all the major subjects.
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The foundation of a building is the solid base that is under it and that supports it.
They dug solid foundations, spending a lot of time pouring concrete into four pits.
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A foundation is an organisation that collects money to do good things.
The Open Software Foundation has opened up laboratories to test software.
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The foundation of a group, business, country, etc. is the act of starting it.
The company has double in size every year since its foundation.
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Foundation is the first layer of cream or makeup.
Dot the foundation over the face-on the nose, the cheeks, the chin and spread working from the face outwards.
material
Noun
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Material is the things or ideas that are used in making or doing something.
The raw materials for the goods are mostly imported from Canada.
After the earthquake, it took a long time to rebuild because the building materials were often unavailable.
He spent a year researching and gathering material before writing the book.
material
Adjective
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Material things are things in the real world, often money.
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If something is material, it is big and important.