The Clue
Something to build on (10 letter answer)
The Answer
FOUNDATION
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Notes
The answer FOUNDATION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
FOUNDATION as a noun:
1. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"
2. an institution supported by an endowment
3. (basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone) = the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
4. (foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure) = lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
5. (foundation, grounding) = education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
6. (foundation garment, foundation) = a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
7. (initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration) = the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"