The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.
A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil.
The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot
The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
A double-check of the numbers vertically.
A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
A standing; position; established place; foothold.
A relative condition; state.
The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
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.