founds

noun

Food and lodging; board.

(glassblowing) The period of time when a furnace is at its hottest; the interval in which the furnace is meant to fully melt glass.

A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.

verb

To start (an institution or organization).

To begin building.

To use as a foundation; to base.

To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting.

To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

Roots

fundusfound- · Latin · bottom

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