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groundworks

groundworks is the plural of groundwork.

Meaning of groundwork

Noun

groundwork (countable and uncountable, plural groundworks)

  1. The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
    • The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.

Questions about groundworks

What is groundworks the plural of?
Groundworks is the plural of groundwork.

Words near groundworks in the dictionary

  1. groundwood
  2. groundwoods
  3. groundwork
  4. groundworker
  5. groundworkers
  6. groundworks
  7. groundworm
  8. groundworms
  9. groundy
  10. group
  11. group action

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