Synonyms for groundwork
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ground-wurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraʊndˌwɜrk |
Top 10 synonyms for groundwork Other synonyms for the word groundwork
Définition of groundwork
Origin :- mid-15c., from ground (n.) + work (n.). Cf. Middle Dutch grontwerck, Dutch grondwerk, German grundwerk. Originally "the solid base on which a structure is built;" figurative sense is from 1550s.
- noun basis, fundamentals
- Maybe I've left out some of the frills, but that was the groundwork of his remarks.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- I accepted his denial as the groundwork of a reconciliation.
- Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
- These form the groundwork of this need-be,—the sine-qua-nons of a house.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 » by Various
- Though there may be a mistake in the application, the groundwork is strong and secure.
- Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
- Sincerity was the groundwork of Kociuszko's dealings with his people.
- Extract from : « Kosciuszko » by Monica Mary Gardner
- The groundwork of the material therefore is of a mineral nature.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- They are born the owners of a layette which becomes the groundwork of their trousseau.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- Every thing and nothing was made the groundwork of ill-will.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. » by Various
- We would have laid the groundwork for an empire—the Varn Empire.
- Extract from : « Cry from a Far Planet » by Tom Godwin
- But there is so much truth in its groundwork, that it will be well worth your reading.
- Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
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