| NOUN | cognition | groundwork, basis, base, foundation, fundament, cornerstone | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated / calculated or explained |
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| artifact | groundwork, foundation, base, fundament, foot, substructure, understructure | lowest support of a structure | |
| act | groundwork | preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation |
| Sounds | graw'ndwer.k | |
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| Rhymes | artwork ... work: 53 rhymes with erk... | |
| Meaning | The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated / calculated or explained. | |
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| Synonyms | basis, base, foundation, fundament, cornerstone | |
| Part of | explanation | Thought that makes something comprehensible |
| Narrower | meat and potatoes | The fundamental part |
| Broader | assumption, supposition, supposal | A hypothesis that is taken for granted |
| Spanish | base, fundamento | |
| Catalan | base, fonament | |
| Meaning | Lowest support of a structure. | |
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| Synonyms | foundation, base, fundament, foot, substructure, understructure | |
| Part of | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Narrower | bed | A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track |
| raft foundation, raft, mat | A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete | |
| Broader | support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation |
| Spanish | base, cimentación, cimiento, fundación, fundamento, pie | |
| Catalan | base, fonament, peu | |
| Meaning | preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation. | |
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| Example | "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago" | |
| Broader | preparation, readying | The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose |
| Spanish | fase preparatoria | |
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