foundation stone

foundation stone

noun

Definition of FOUNDATION STONE

1

: a stone in the foundation of a building; especially : such a stone laid with public ceremony — compare cornerstone

2

: basis, groundwork

First Known Use of FOUNDATION STONE

1628

Rhymes with FOUNDATION STONE

accident-prone, anticyclone, Asunción, Bois de Boulogne, bred-in-the-bone, close to the bone, Darby and Joan, eau de cologne, enterprise zone, fire-and-brimstone, mesocyclone, metallophone, Nuevo León, progesterone, radiophone, strawberry roan, testosterone, videophone