groundwork
About 1.42 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun 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.
Similar words
base basis foundation fundament substructure understructure cornerstone foot based stage
Often followed by
for of was and is in to has had
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