LYNCHPIN

linchpin, lynchpin

(noun) pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

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


Noun

lynchpin (plural lynchpins)

Alternative form of linchpin

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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