Without bedrock, Manhattan's skyscrapers would be unstable.
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Bedrock
/ˈbɛd.ɹɒk/
Synonyms for "bedrock" (148 found)
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druid stoneessentialfestooned pahoehoefloorflooringfocalfondfootingfoundationfundamentfundamentalgneissgranitegroundgroundsgroundworkhardpanigneous rockindispensableinfrastructure
Noun(9 words)
essentialfoundationfoundationalfundamentalfundamental principlefundamentalsgroundworkload bearing rockmainstay
Related words (74)
monolithnadirnether sidenethermostnethermost levelof vital importancepahoehoepavementpillarpillow lavaporphyryprinciplepudding stoneradicalregolithripraprockrock bottomrock-bottomroot
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Noun(12 words)
more foundationalprovenreliablerockrock substratesolidsolid rockstonesubstratasubstratumssupport rockunshakable
Adjective(1 words)
stabilizing foundation
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12 entriesbasalt bedrockcentral ideacentral tenetcore principlecore valuegneiss bedrockgranite bedrocklimestone bedrockprimary tenetsolid evidenceunderlying assumptionwell established fact
Collocations
11 entriesbedrock conceptbedrock foundationbedrock geologybedrock ideabedrock layerbedrock mapbedrock outcropbedrock principlebedrock skillsbedrock standardexposed bedrock
Inflections
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Education is the bedrock of civilization.
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Hope is the bedrock of this nation.
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It is our shared values that form the bedrock of a robust relationship across peoples and governments.
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