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Cornerstone   /kˈɔrnərstˌoʊn/   Listen
Cornerstone

noun
1.
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.  Synonyms: base, basis, foundation, fundament, groundwork.
2.
A stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies.
3.
A stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls.





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"Cornerstone" Quotes from Famous Books



... The cornerstone in Truth is laid, The guardian walls of Honour made, The roof of Faith is built above, The fire upon the hearth is Love: Though rains descend and loud winds call, This ...
— The Poems of Henry Van Dyke • Henry Van Dyke
... A cornerstone of the remedies sections and of the bill as a whole is section 504, the provision dealing with recovery of actual damages, profits, and statutory damages. The two basic aims of this section are reciprocal and correlative: (1) to give the courts specific unambiguous directions ...
— Reproduction of Copyrighted Works By Educators and Librarians • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.


Words linked to "Cornerstone" :   assumption, stone, supposal, building, groundwork, meat and potatoes, explanation, supposition, edifice


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