| Found |
imp. & p. p. |
of Find |
| Found |
|
imp. & p. p. of Find. |
| Found |
v. t. |
To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. |
| Found |
n. |
A thin, single-cut file for combmakers. |
| Found |
v. i. |
To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. |
| Found |
v. i. |
To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family. |
| Foundation |
n. |
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. |
| Foundation |
n. |
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; groundwork; basis. |
| Foundation |
n. |
The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. |
| Foundation |
n. |
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. |
| Foundation |
n. |
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. |
| Foundationer |
n. |
One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. |
| Foundationless |
a. |
Having no foundation. |
| Founded |
imp. & p. p. |
of Found |
| Founded |
imp. & p. p. |
of Found |
| Founder |
n. |
One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows. |
| Founder |
n. |
One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types. |
| Founder |
v. i. |
To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship. |
| Founder |
v. i. |
To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. |
| Founder |
v. i. |
To fail; to miscarry. |
| Founder |
v. t. |
To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. |
| Founder |
n. |
A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. |
| Founder |
n. |
An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder. |
| Foundered |
imp. & p. p. |
of Founder |
| Founderies |
pl. |
of Foundery |
| Foundering |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Founder |
| Founderous |
a. |
Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road. |
| Foundershaft |
n. |
The first shaft sunk. |
| Foundery |
n. |
Same as Foundry. |
| Founding |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Found |
| Founding |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Found |
| Founding |
n. |
The art of smelting and casting metals. |
| Foundling |
v. t. |
A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. |
| Foundress |
n. |
A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund. |
| Foundries |
pl. |
of Foundry |
| Foundry |
n. |
The act, process, or art of casting metals. |
| Foundry |
n. |
The buildings and works for casting metals. |
