foundation vs girdle

girdle vs foundation

foundation and girdle both are nouns.

foundation is not a verb while girdle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foundation	Yes	No	No	No
girdle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, girdle is a hyponym of foundation; that is, girdle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foundation:

foundation: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
girdle: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Other hyponyms of foundation include corset, stays, roll-on.

foundation (noun)	girdle (noun)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new	a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
lowest support of a structure	a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body	an encircling or ringlike structure
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
an institution supported by an endowment
the basis on which something is grounded

foundation (verb)	girdle (verb)
	put a girdle on or around
	cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

Difference between foundation and girdle

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