groundwork
(noun)
noun
1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Similar word(s): base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament
Definition categories: thought, assumption, supposal, supposition
2. lowest support of a structure
Similar word(s): base, foot, foundation, fundament, substructure, understructure
Definition categories: man–made, support
3. preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
- we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago
Definition categories: act, preparation, readying
Sentences with groundwork as a noun:
- The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.