noun Download 🔗Share One who founds or establishes (especially said of a company, project, organisation, state) Examples : "the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg" business organization history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone for whose parents one has no data. Examples : "The new school has a group of founders who are all first-generation students. " family person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation. Examples : "The founders worked tirelessly, monitoring the molten iron flowing from the blast furnace to ensure its purity. " job industry person technical material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who casts metals in various forms; a caster. Examples : "a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or printing types" job industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A severe laminitis of a horse, caused by untreated internal inflammation in the hooves. Examples : "After running on the hard pavement all day at the parade, the horse developed founders, leaving him lame and in severe pain. " animal disease medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of a ship, to fill with water and sink. Examples : "After a large hole appeared in its hull, the small fishing boat founders in the stormy sea. " nautical sailing disaster ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. Examples : "The old mare, exhausted from pulling the heavy cart uphill, began to founder and could barely put weight on her front leg. " animal disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fail; to miscarry. Examples : "The small boat, overloaded with supplies, began to take on water and ultimately foundered during the storm. " outcome business action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to fill and sink, as a ship. Examples : "The sudden storm and heavy rain founders small boats if they aren't quickly brought to shore. " nautical sailing disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs. Examples : "The farmer had to founder his prized racehorse because of a severe infection in its legs. " animal medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading