Defenition of the word keystone

• Defenition of the word keystone

  • the central stone at the top of an arch or vault
  • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  • a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
  • a central cohesive source of support and stability

Synonyms for the word keystone

• • basis
  • bedrock
  • foundation
  • grounding
  • headstone
  • root
  • source
  • support
  • underpinning

Similar words in the keystone

• • keystone
  • keystone's
  • keystones

Meronymys for the word keystone

• • arch

Hyponyms for the word keystone

• • coign
  • coigne
  • quoin

Hypernyms for the word keystone

• • building block
  • support

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