foundation

As nouns the difference between foundation and application

is that foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect while application is the act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

As nouns the difference between foundation and essential

is that foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect while essential is a necessary ingredient.

As an adjective essential is

necessary.

As nouns the difference between foundation and elements

is that foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect while elements is .

As nouns the difference between soil and foundation

is that soil is (uncountable) a mixture of sand and organic material, used to support plant growth or soil can be (uncountable|euphemistic) faeces or urine etc when found on clothes or soil can be a wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted while foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

As a verb soil

is to make dirty or soil can be to feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and foundation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

As nouns the difference between foundation and structure

is that foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect while structure is a cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

As a verb structure is

to give structure to; to arrange.

As nouns the difference between firm and foundation

is that firm is (uk|business) a business partnership; the name under which it trades while foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

As an adjective firm

is steadfast, secure, hard (in position).

As a verb firm

is to make firm or strong; fix securely.

As nouns the difference between proportion and foundation

is that proportion is proportion while foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

As nouns the difference between institute and foundation

is that institute is an organization founded to promote a cause while foundation is the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

As a verb institute

is to begin or initiate (something); to found.

As an adjective institute

is established; organized; founded.