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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | base |
| Synonyms: | cornerstone, crown, foundation, headstone, mainstay, principle, root, support, wedge |
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| Main Entry: | basis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation for belief, action |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, base, bedrock, cause, center, chief ingredient, core, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, footing, fundamental, hard fact, heart, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, principal element, principle, proof, reason, root, rudiment, sanction, security, source, substratum, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant |
| Main Entry: | cornerstone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vital element |
| Synonyms: | anchor, base, essential, foundation, key element, keystone, linchpin, main ingredient, mainspring, mainstay, pillar |
| Main Entry: | rule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, principle of behavior |
| Synonyms: | aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, brocard, canon, chapter and verse, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, decree, decretion, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, guideline, keynote, keystone, law, maxim, model, moral, no-no's, order, ordinance, precedent, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, regulation, ruling, statute, tenet, test, the book, the numbers, truism |
| Main Entry: | wedge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solid piece, often triangular |
| Synonyms: | block, chock, chunk, cleat, cotter, cusp, keystone, lump, prong, quoin, shim, spire, taper |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | headstone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gravestone |
| Synonyms: | keystone, marker, monument, tombstone |
| Main Entry: | keynote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theme |
| Synonyms: | basic idea, basis, center, core, cornerstone, criterion, crux, essence, gist, heart, idea, kernel, keystone, linchpin, mainspring, marrow, measure, motive, nub, pith, principle, root, source, spring, standard, substance |
| Main Entry: | second base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the second step in the baseball diamond |
| Synonyms: | keystone, keystone sack, second, second bag |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | rule |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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abdicant, absolute, accredited to, administrative, arbitrary, aristocratic, at one's command, at the head, aulic, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, basilic, bicameral, bipartisan, classified, clothed with authority, commanding, communistic, compulsory, cruel, cunctipotent, decretal, decretive, decretory, designate, despotic, directing, dirigent, ditionary, domestic, dominant, dynastic, executive, exousiastic, fetial, feudal, gavel, gubernatorial, hegemonic, hegemonical, high, imperatorial, imperial, imperious, in one's grasp, in one's power, in the ascendent, inexpugnable, influential, interaulic, international, irresponsible, kingly, masterful, mediatized, monarchical, most, official, old, overruling, paramount, peremptory, plenary, popular, predominant, preponderant, princely, puissant, regal, reginal, regnant, republican, royal, royalist, ruling, rumbustical, sovereign, stringent, supreme, tricameral, tyrannical, tyrannous, unconstitutional, undemocratic, under control, unicameral, viceregal
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