keystone, key, headstone
(noun) the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability; “faith is his anchor”; “the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money”; “he is the linchpin of this firm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
keystone (plural keystones)
(architecture) The top stone of an arch.
Something on which other things depend for support.
A native or resident of the American state of Pennsylvania.
(retail) A retail price that is double the cost price; a markup of 100%.
(baseball) The combination of the shortstop and second baseman.
keystone (third-person singular simple present keystones, present participle keystoning, simple past and past participle keystoned)
(transitive) To distort (an image) by projecting it onto a surface at an angle, which for example causes a square to look like a trapezoid.
(transitive, retail) To double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.
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Keystone
A census-designated place in Colorado.
A city and town in Iowa.
A ghost town in North Dakota.
A town in South Dakota.
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Source: Wiktionary
Key"stone`, n. (Arch.)
Definition: The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch. Keystone State, the State of Pennsylvania; -- so called from its having been the central State of the Union at the formation of the Constitution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
