CORNERSTONE

Meaning of CORNERSTONE in English

■ noun

1》 a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.

2》 an important quality or feature on which something is based: a minimum wage remained the ~ of policy.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CORNERSTONE — noun Date: 13th century a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall, a basic element …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORNERSTONE — Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. …
Английский словарь Британика
CORNERSTONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English cornerston, from corner + ston stone 1. : a stone forming a part of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — /kawr"neuhr stohn'/ , n. 1. a stone uniting two masonry walls at an intersection. 2. a stone representing the nominal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — n. first stone of a building laid at a formal ceremony; something fundamentally important; stone forming a corner of two …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CORNERSTONE — noun Date: 13th century 1. : a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORNERSTONE — [cor.ner.stone] n (13c) 1: a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall; specif: such a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORNERSTONE — ceremonial building block, usually placed ritually in the outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Sometimes the stone …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORNERSTONE — cornerstone BrE AmE ˈkɔːn ə stəʊn AmE \ ˈkɔːrn ə r stoʊn ˈkɔːn- ▷ cornerstone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — / ˈkɔːnəstəʊn; NAmE ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn/ noun 1. ( especially NAmE ) a stone at the corner of the base of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — cor ‧ ner ‧ stone /ˈkɔːnəstəʊn $ ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . something that is extremely important because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CORNERSTONE — n. 1 a a stone in a projecting angle of a wall. b a foundation-stone. 2 an indispensable part or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CORNERSTONE — n. 1 a a stone in a projecting angle of a wall. b a foundation-stone. 2 an indispensable part or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — n.1 a a stone in a projecting angle of a wall. b a foundation-stone. 2 an indispensable part or basis …
Oxford English vocab
CORNERSTONE — also corner-stone ( cornerstones) The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — also corner-stone (~s) The ~ of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CORNERSTONE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB become ▪ It became the conversation cornerstone for the couple of days leading up …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CORNERSTONE — [noun] [C] - a stone in a corner of a building, esp. one with the day when the building was …
Cambridge English vocab
CORNERSTONE — n. Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CORNERSTONE — Synonyms and related words : bench mark, cardinal point, chief thing, climax, core, crisis, critical point, crux, essence, essential, essential …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORNERSTONE — • ↑ the cornerstone
Longman Activator English vocab
CORNERSTONE — n. 25B6; noun FOUNDATION, basis, keystone, mainspring, mainstay, linchpin, bedrock, base, backbone, key, centrepiece, core, heart, centre, crux.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORNERSTONE — n. to lay a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CORNERSTONE — a quoin or cornerstone, of great importance in binding together the sides of a building. The phrase "corner-stone" is sometimes …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — угловой камень (здания) (архитектура) угловой камень краеугольный камень - the * of a philosophical system основа философской системы; - hard …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORNERSTONE — Краеугольный камень
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CORNERSTONE — n 1. архит. угловой камень 2. краеугольный камень the cornerstone of a philosophical system - основа философской системы hard work …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CORNERSTONE — угловой камень ( здания )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CORNERSTONE — n 1. архит. угловой камень 2. краеугольный камень the cornerstone of a philosophical system - основа философской системы hard work …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CORNERSTONE — угловой камень (здания) (архитектура) угловой камень краеугольный камень - the * of a philosophical system основа философской системы; - hard …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORNERSTONE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ st ō n Function: noun Date: 13th century 1 : a stone forming a part of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — угловой камень (здания)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CORNERSTONE — краеугольный камень
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CORNERSTONE — (n) краеугольный камень; краеугольный камень теории; угловой камень
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CORNERSTONE — n 1. архит. угловой камень 2. краеугольный камень the ~ of a philosophical system - основа философской системы hard work …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CORNERSTONE — n. угловой камень, краеугольный камень
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CORNERSTONE — n. угловой камень, краеугольный камень
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CORNERSTONE — угловой камень (здания)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
CORNERSTONE — _n. 1> _архит. угловой камень 2> краеугольный камень
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CORNERSTONE — краеугольный камень (теории)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
CORNERSTONE — [n.] 1) [архит.] угловой камень 2) краеугольный камень
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — n 1) архит. угловой камень; 2) краеугольный камень
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
CORNERSTONE — краеугольный камень
English-Russian Online Dictionary
CORNERSTONE — краеугольный камень
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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