FOUNDER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person who founds or establishes some institution
   Synonym(s)
   • beginner (what does beginner mean?)
   • father (what does father mean?)
   • founding father (what does founding father mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • George Washington is the father of his country
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • originator (what does originator mean?)
   • conceiver (what does conceiver mean?)
   • mastermind (what does mastermind mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cofounder (what does cofounder mean?)
   • colonizer (what does colonizer mean?)
   • coloniser (what does coloniser mean?)
   • foundress (what does foundress mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • begin (what does begin mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commence (what does commence mean?)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • launch (what does launch mean?)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • constitute (what does constitute mean?)
   • institute (what does institute mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a worker who makes metal castings
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • skilled worker (what does skilled worker mean?)
   • trained worker (what does trained worker mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bell founder (what does bell founder mean?)
3. Meaning
   • inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
   Synonym(s)
   • laminitis (what does laminitis mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inflammation (what does inflammation mean?)
   • redness (what does redness mean?)
   • rubor (what does rubor mean?)

FOUNDER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • stumble and nearly fall
   Usage Example(s)
   • the horses foundered
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stumble (what does stumble mean?)
   • trip (what does trip mean?)
2. Meaning
   • break down, literally or metaphorically
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • cave in (what does cave in mean?)
   • collapse (what does collapse mean?)
   • fall in (what does fall in mean?)
   • give (what does give mean?)
   • give way (what does give way mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • implode (what does implode mean?)
   • go off (what does go off mean?)
   • buckle (what does buckle mean?)
   • crumple (what does crumple mean?)
   • flop (what does flop mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • slump (what does slump mean?)
   • slide down (what does slide down mean?)
   • sink (what does sink mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cave in (what does cave in mean?)
   • subsidence (what does subsidence mean?)
   • crash (what does crash mean?)
   • collapse (what does collapse mean?)
   • collapse (what does collapse mean?)
3. Meaning
   • sink below the surface
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sink (what does sink mean?)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • go down (what does go down mean?)
   • go under (what does go under mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • foundering (what does foundering mean?)
   • going under (what does going under mean?)
4. Meaning
   • fail utterly
   • collapse
   Synonym(s)
   • fall flat (what does fall flat mean?)
   • fall through (what does fall through mean?)
   • flop (what does flop mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The project foundered
   Hypernyms(s) founder is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fail (what does fail mean?)
   • go wrong (what does go wrong mean?)
   • miscarry (what does miscarry mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flop (what does flop mean?)
   • bust (what does bust mean?)