bedrock

CEFRC2

/ˈbɛd.ɹɒk/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    principles from which other truths can be derived.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A basis or foundation.

Examples

  • The house was built on a solid bedrock foundation.

  • Without bedrock, Manhattan's skyscrapers would be unstable.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The bones.

  2. The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To establish on a solid foundation.

More examples

In context

  • Education is the bedrock of civilization.

  • If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.

  • Listen! It's big. Only eight to twenty feet to bedrock. There won't be a claim that don't run to half a million.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The foundation of the building must rest on stable blank to prevent sinking.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From bed (“a layer on top of which something else rests.”) + rock.