Officials held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new library.
Trust is the cornerstone of their relationship.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cor|ner|stone — «KR nuhr STOHN», noun. 1. a stone at the corner of two walls that holds them together. 2. such a stone built into the corner of a building as its formal beginning. The laying of a cornerstone is often accompanied by ceremonies. 3. Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
Corner stone — Corner Cor ner (k?r n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See {Horn}.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. [1913 Webster] 2. The space in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornerstone — cor|ner|stone [ˈko:nəstəun US ˈko:rnərstoun] n 1.) something that is extremely important because everything else depends on it cornerstone of ▪ The magazine became the cornerstone of McFadden s publishing empire. 2.) a stone at one of the bottom… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cornerstone — cor•ner•stone [[t]ˈkɔr nərˌstoʊn[/t]] n. 1) bui a stone uniting two masonry walls at an intersection 2) bui a stone representing the nominal starting place in the construction of a monumental building, usu. carved with the date 3) something that… … From formal English to slang
cornerstone — cor|ner|stone [ kɔrnər,stoun ] noun count 1. ) the basic part of something, on which everything depends: BEDROCK: cornerstone of: Trust is the cornerstone of their marriage. 2. ) the stone at one of the bottom corners of a new building, often put … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Corner — Cor ner (k?r n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See {Horn}.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. [1913 Webster] 2. The space in the angle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corner tooth — Corner Cor ner (k?r n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See {Horn}.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. [1913 Webster] 2. The space in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
um — abe·ce·dar·i·um; ab·sin·thi·um; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; acera·the·ri·um; ach·ro·ma·ti·um; acon·ti·um; ac·ri·din·i·um; ac·ro·tar·si·um; ac·tin·i·um; ac·ti·no·sphae·ri·um; ac·ti·no·trich·i·um; ac·ti·no·ura·ni·um;… … English syllables
