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bedrocks

bedrocks is the plural of bedrock.

Meaning of bedrock

Noun

bedrock (countable and uncountable, plural bedrocks)

  1. The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
    • The denudation of the land was upon a grand scale. All superficial accumulations were swept away, and the bedrock was exposed.1880, Mark Twain [pseudonym] (Samuel L[anghorne] Clemens), chapter XL, in A Tramp Abroad; […], Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company; London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 466
  2. (figuratively) A basis or foundation.
    • If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.
  3. (Internet, self-harm) The bones.

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Questions about bedrocks

What is bedrocks the plural of?
Bedrocks is the plural of bedrock.

Words near bedrocks in the dictionary

  1. bedrobe
  2. bedrobes
  3. bedrock
  4. bedrocked
  5. bedrocking
  6. bedrocks
  7. bedrocky
  8. bedroll
  9. bedrolls
  10. bedroom
  11. bedroom communities

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