hoeksteen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cornerstone noun A stone set at the base corner of a building, sometimes laid ceremonially with an inscription.
- hinge noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
Senses
hoeksteen is used for these senses in English:
- cornerstone A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
- cornerstone Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
- hinge A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
cornerstone — full definition
- noun A stone set at the base corner of a building, sometimes laid ceremonially with an inscription.
- noun The fundamental basis or most important part of something.
hinge — full definition
- noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
- noun A key point on which something else depends.
- verb To depend entirely on something.