Groundwork

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A foundation; a basis. See Synonyms at base1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which forms the foundation of something; the foundation or basis; the fundamental part, principle, or motive: used of both material and immaterial things.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. lowest support of a structure
  • n. preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
  • n. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preparation    readying   
    Cross Reference
    legwork   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    foundation    basis    background   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts