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founder

/ founder /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person who founds or establishes some institution
"George Washington is the father of his country"
Type of:
originator conceiver mastermind
Kinds of:
cofounder colonizer coloniser foundress
Derived:
begin lead off start commence establish
noun Sense 2
a worker who makes metal castings
Type of:
skilled worker trained worker
Kinds of:
bell founder
verb Sense 3
stumble and nearly fall
"the horses foundered"
Type of:
stumble trip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
sink below the surface
Type of:
sink settle go down
Derived:
foundering going under
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
Type of:
inflammation redness rubor
verb Sense 6
fail utterly; collapse
"The project foundered"
Type of:
fail go wrong miscarry
Derived:
flop bust
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 7
break down, literally or metaphorically
"The wall collapsed"
"The business collapsed"
"The dam broke"
"The roof collapsed"
"The wall gave in"
"The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
implode go off buckle crumple flop
Derived:
cave in subsidence crash collapse
Verb group:
abandon give up collapse burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
2
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originator conceiver mastermind cofounder colonizer coloniser foundress skilled worker trained worker bell founder stumble trip