cornerstone
/ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/US/ˈkɔɹ.nɚ.stoʊn/
cornerstone noun: a stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
Noun
cornerstone (plural cornerstones)
- A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
- Clutch it like a cornerstone
Otherwise it all comes down
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Grip 'em to the lonesome end2001, Tool, “The Grudge”, in Lateralus (progressive metal, alternative metal)
- Clutch it like a cornerstone
- Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
- The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.
- That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
- Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.
- That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.
cornerstone meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
cornerstone in Tamil
- ஐரோப்பிய வால்விண்மீன் ஆய்கல வரிசை, அடித்தளம், அஸ்திவாரம்
cornerstone in Bengali
- cornerstone, foundation stone
- ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর bhittiprostor
cornerstone in Malayalam
- key stone, foundation, basis
- മൂലക്കല്ല്, തലക്കല്ല്, കോടിക്കല്ല്, അടിസ്ഥാനശില, ആധാരശില, ആണിക്കല്ല്
cornerstone in Kannada
- ceremonial stone
- ಅಡಿಗಲ್ಲು aḍigallu
More languagesFewer languages
- cornerstone in Nepali
- कर्नरस्टोन
- cornerstone in Tagalog
- panulukang-bato, batong-panulukan
- cornerstone in Arabic
- حجر أساس
- cornerstone in Persian
- پی pey, بنیاد bonyâd, سنگ پی sang-e pey, سنگبنا sang-banâ
- cornerstone in Vietnamese
- viên đá đầu tiên
Examples of cornerstone in a sentence
- If culture is the bedrock of a society, then language is the cornerstone of culture.
- Proper nutrition is a cornerstone of geriatric health, yet it is often overlooked in home-care settings.
- Diet and exercise are cornerstones of wellness.
Forms of cornerstone
| plural | cornerstones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | corner stone |
Origin of cornerstone
From Middle English corner ston; equivalent to corner + stone. The figurative sense is in part after Psalm 118:22, and is also quoted several times in the New Testament.
Questions about cornerstone
- What does cornerstone mean?
- Cornerstone means a stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
- What is cornerstone in Tamil?
- Cornerstone in Tamil is ஐரோப்பிய வால்விண்மீன் ஆய்கல வரிசை, அடித்தளம், அஸ்திவாரம். See Cornerstone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cornerstone?
- Cornerstone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cornerstone?
- Cornerstone is pronounced /ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cornerstone?
- The plural of cornerstone is cornerstones.
Words near cornerstone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cornerstone (page history and authors); cornerstone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর (Bengali) (page history and authors); cornerstone (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); cornerstone (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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