girdle vs foundation

foundation vs girdle

girdle and foundation both are nouns.

girdle is a verb but foundation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, foundation is a hypernym of girdle; that is, foundation is a word with a broader meaning than girdle:

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

Other hypernyms of girdle include foundation garment.

girdle (noun)	foundation (noun)
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers	lowest support of a structure
an encircling or ringlike structure	a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
	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

girdle (verb)	foundation (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 girdle and foundation

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