| cornerstone | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" |
| ~ explanation | thought that makes something comprehensible. |
| ~ meat and potatoes | the fundamental part.; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration" |
| ~ supposal, assumption, supposition | a hypothesis that is taken for granted.; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. cornerstone | a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cornerstone | a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" |
| molar | | |
| n. (body) | 1. grinder, molar | grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars. |
| ~ tooth | hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense. |
| ~ wisdom tooth | any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21). |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. molar | of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth.; "molar teeth" |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. molar | designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution. |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. molar | containing one mole of a substance.; "molar weight" |
| adj. | 5. molar | pertaining to large units of behavior.; "such molar problems of personality as the ego functions" |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
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