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Word entry · 11 letters

cornerstone

Best crossword clue

"Key building block"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPart of speech nounSorted ceennoorrstStarts with CEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2O3R4N5E6R7S8T9O10N11E

Definitions

  1. a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

Word origin

From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is in part after Psalm 118:22, and is also quoted several times in the New Testament.

Used in a sentence

  • Clutch it like a cornerstone Otherwise it all comes down Justify denials and Grip 'em to the lonesome end
  • The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.
  • Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Key building block11 letters
02Foundation block11 letters

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