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cornerstone
Overview of noun cornerstone
The noun cornerstone has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone -- (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture")
2. cornerstone -- (a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies)
3. cornerstone -- (a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
cornerstone
=> stone
=> building material
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
cornerstone
=> stone
=> building material
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun cornerstone
1 of 3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> meat and potatoes
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
Sense 2
cornerstone
=> stone
Sense 3
cornerstone
=> stone
Antonyms of noun cornerstone
Member Holonyms of noun cornerstone
Substance Holonyms of noun cornerstone
Part Holonyms of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
PART OF: explanation
Sense 2
cornerstone
PART OF: building, edifice
Sense 3
cornerstone
PART OF: building, edifice
Member Meronyms of noun cornerstone
Substance Meronyms of noun cornerstone
Part Meronyms of noun cornerstone
Meronyms of noun cornerstone
Holonyms of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
PART OF: explanation
Sense 2
cornerstone
PART OF: building, edifice
Sense 3
cornerstone
PART OF: building, edifice
Attributes of noun cornerstone
Derived Forms of noun cornerstone
Domain of noun cornerstone
Domain Terms of noun cornerstone
Familiarity of noun cornerstone
cornerstone used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
> assumption, supposition, supposal
=> conclusion
=> basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
=> given, presumption, precondition
=> basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth
Sense 2
cornerstone
> stone
=> ashlar
HAS INSTANCE=> Blarney Stone
=> capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
=> cornerstone
=> cornerstone
=> foundation stone
=> gravestone, headstone, tombstone
=> grindstone
=> hearthstone
=> millstone
=> monolith
=> paving stone
=> springer, impost
=> stele, stela
=> whetstone
Sense 3
cornerstone
> stone
=> ashlar
HAS INSTANCE=> Blarney Stone
=> capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
=> cornerstone
=> cornerstone
=> foundation stone
=> gravestone, headstone, tombstone
=> grindstone
=> hearthstone
=> millstone
=> monolith
=> paving stone
=> springer, impost
=> stele, stela
=> whetstone
Meronyms of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 2
cornerstone
=> stone
=> building material
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
cornerstone
=> stone
=> building material
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun cornerstone
3 senses of cornerstone
Sense 1
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
PART OF: explanation
Sense 2
cornerstone
PART OF: building, edifice
Sense 3
cornerstone
PART OF: building, edifice
Grep of noun cornerstone
cornerstone
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