"founder" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse (synset 114372300)
is a type of: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

same as: laminitis
A person who founds or establishes some institution (synset 110127072)
"George Washington is the father of his country"

is a type of: conceiver, mastermind, originator - someone who creates new things
subtypes:
- cofounder - one of a group of founders
- coloniser, colonizer - someone who helps to found a colony
- foundress - a woman founder
same as: beginner, father, founding father
A worker who makes metal castings (synset 110127547)
is a type of: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills

subtypes: bell founder - a person who casts metal bells

Verb

Fail utterly;
Collapse (synset 202535669)
"The project foundered"

is a type of: fail, go wrong, miscarry - be unsuccessful

same as: fall flat, fall through, flop
Sink below the surface (synset 201994182)
is a type of: go down, go under, settle, sink - go under
Break down, literally or metaphorically (synset 201993067)
"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"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
subtypes:
- go off, implode - burst inward
- buckle, crumple - fold or collapse
- flop - fall loosely
- break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- sink, slide down, slump - fall or sink heavily
same as: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, give, give way
verb group:
- abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
- burst, collapse - cause to burst
Stumble and nearly fall (synset 201904641)
"the horses foundered"

is a type of: stumble, trip - miss a step and fall or nearly fall