Primer vs. Foundation
Primernoun
A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
Primernoun
Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
Primernoun
A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
Primernoun
An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
Primernoun
(New Zealand) An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
Primernoun
Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
Primernoun
A person who primes explosives.
Primernoun
A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
Primernoun
A layer of such a substance.
Primernoun
A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
Primernoun
A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
Primernoun
(biochemistry) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
Primernoun
A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
Primernoun
A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
Primernoun
A person who prunes trees.
Primeradjective
(obsolete) First in time, initial, early.
Primeradjective
(obsolete) First in importance, premier.
Primeradjective
First in position, foremost.
Primernoun
One who, or that which, primes
Primernoun
Originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction.
Primernoun
A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner.
Primernoun
A kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica.
Primeradjective
First; original; primary.
Primernoun
an introductory textbook
Primernoun
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
Primernoun
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Primernoun
a substance used as a preparatory coat on wood, metal, or canvas, especially to prevent the absorption of subsequent layers of paint or the development of rust
Primernoun
a cosmetic applied to the face before another product, intended to improve the coverage and lasting effect of the second product
Primernoun
a cap or cylinder containing a compound which responds to friction or an electrical impulse and ignites the charge in a cartridge or explosive
Primernoun
a small pump for pumping fuel to prime an internal combustion engine, especially in an aircraft
Primernoun
a molecule that serves as a starting material for a polymerization process
Primernoun
an elementary textbook that serves as an introduction to a subject of study or is used for teaching children to read
Foundationnoun
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
Foundationnoun
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; underbuilding.
Foundationnoun
(figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
Foundationnoun
(card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
Foundationnoun
(architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
Foundationnoun
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
Foundationnoun
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
Foundationnoun
(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
Foundationnoun
A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
Foundationnoun
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
Foundationnoun
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.
Foundationnoun
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.
Foundationnoun
A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
Foundationnoun
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
Foundationnoun
the basis on which something is grounded;
Foundationnoun
an institution supported by an endowment
Foundationnoun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;
Foundationnoun
lowest support of a structure;
Foundationnoun
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge;
Foundationnoun
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
Foundationnoun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
Foundationnoun
the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level
Foundationnoun
a coloured cream, powder, or liquid used as a base to even out facial skin tone before applying other cosmetics
Foundationnoun
an underlying basis or principle
Foundationnoun
justification or reason
Foundationnoun
the action of establishing an institution or organization
Foundationnoun
an institution established with an endowment, for example a research body or charity
