Without bedrock, Manhattan's skyscrapers would be unstable.
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Bedrock
//ˈbɛd.ɹɒk//
Synonyms for "bedrock" (125 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (62)
metamorphic rockmonolithnadirnether sidenethermostnethermost levelof vital importancepahoehoepavementpillarpillow lavaporphyryprinciplepudding stoneradicalregolithripraprockrock bottomrock-bottom
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rootropy lavarubblerubblestonerudimentsandstonesaprolitesarsenschistscoriascreeseatsedimentary rockshelly pahoehoesillsolid groundsolid rockstereobatestonestylobatesubstantivesubstratumsubstructionsubstructuretalusterra firmatowertufatuffunderbellyunderbuildingundercarriageundergirdingunderlayerunderlying levelundermostunderneathunderpinningundersideunderstructionunderstructurevital
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9 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 28 languages.
Breton
1 entries- karregad vamm noun (underground solid rock)
Bulgarian
1 entries- основна скала noun (underground solid rock)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 基岩 noun (underground solid rock)
Czech
1 entries- skalní podloží noun (underground solid rock)
Danish
1 entries- klippe noun (underground solid rock)
Dutch
3 entries- fundament noun (basis or foundation)
- grondgesteente noun (underground solid rock)
- moedergesteente noun (underground solid rock)
Esperanto
1 entries- bazroko noun (underground solid rock)
Finnish
2 entries- kallioperä noun (underground solid rock)
- peruskallio noun (basis or foundation)
French
2 entries- roche mère noun (underground solid rock)
- soubassement noun (underground solid rock)
Georgian
1 entries- ქვენაფენი ქანი noun (underground solid rock)
German
4 entries- Basis noun (basis or foundation)
- Fundament noun (basis or foundation)
- Grundgestein noun (underground solid rock)
- Grundlage noun (basis or foundation)
Icelandic
1 entries- berggrunnur noun (underground solid rock)
Irish
1 entries- buncharraig noun (underground solid rock)
Japanese
1 entries- 基盤岩 noun (underground solid rock)
Manx
1 entries- bun-charrick noun (underground solid rock)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- berggrunn noun (underground solid rock)
- fjellgrunn noun (underground solid rock)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- berggrunn noun (underground solid rock)
- fjellgrunn noun (underground solid rock)
Persian
1 entries- سنگ بستر noun (underground solid rock)
Polish
2 entries- fundament noun (basis or foundation)
- skała macierzysta noun (underground solid rock)
Portuguese
1 entries- rocha-mãe noun (underground solid rock)
Romansch
1 entries- crap-mamma noun (underground solid rock)
Russian
4 entries- бе́дрок noun (underground solid rock)
- бедро́к noun (underground solid rock)
- коренна́я подстила́ющая поро́да noun (underground solid rock)
- коренна́я поро́да noun (underground solid rock)
Spanish
4 entries- basa noun (basis or foundation)
- cimiento noun (basis or foundation)
- lecho pétreo noun (underground solid rock)
- material rocoso noun (underground solid rock)
Swedish
1 entries- berggrund noun (underground solid rock)
Tagalog
2 entries- lunas na bato noun (underground solid rock)
- palanas noun (underground solid rock)
Turkish
3 entries- ana kaya noun (underground solid rock)
- ana kayaç noun (underground solid rock)
- kaide noun (basis or foundation)
Welsh
2 entries- craigwely noun (underground solid rock)
- creigwely noun (underground solid rock)
Yiddish
1 entries- יסוד־שטיין noun (underground solid rock)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Education is the bedrock of civilization.
Source: tatoeba (10005694)
Hope is the bedrock of this nation.
Source: tatoeba (10650922)
It is our shared values that form the bedrock of a robust relationship across peoples and governments.
Source: tatoeba (10650926)
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