Synonyms: groundwork
Definition: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
Usage: we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago
Similar words: readying, preparation
Definition: the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
Usage: preparations for the ceremony had begun
Synonyms: foot, foundation, fundament, base, understructure, substructure, groundwork
Definition: lowest support of a structure
Usage: it was built on a base of solid rock; he stood at the foot of the tower
Similar words: support
Definition: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
Usage: the statue stood on a marble support
Synonyms: foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone, base, basis
Definition: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Usage: the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Similar words: assumption, supposal, supposition
Definition: a hypothesis that is taken for granted
Usage: any society is built upon certain assumptions