- lowest support of a structure
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
Synonym: foundationbasefootgroundworksubstructureunderstructure
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Synonym: buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanhindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Synonym: basisbasefoundationgroundworkcornerstone