raft vs fundament

fundament vs raft

raft and fundament both are nouns.

raft is a verb but fundament is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
raft	Yes	No	Yes	No
fundament	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fundament is a hypernym of raft; that is, fundament is a word with a broader meaning than raft:

raft: a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
fundament: lowest support of a structure

Other hypernyms of raft include base, foot, foundation, groundwork, substructure, understructure.

raft (noun)	fundament (noun)
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers	lowest support of a structure
a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

raft (verb)	fundament (verb)
make into a raft
travel by raft in water
transport on a raft

Difference between raft and fundament

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