bedrocknoun
uk/ˈbed.rɒk/us/ˈbed.rɑːk/bedrock noun (ROCK)
[ U ] the hard area of rock in the ground that holds up the loose soil above
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Geology: types of rock
- alabaster
- basalt
- basaltic
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- chalk
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- igneous
- lava
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
- slate
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bedrock noun (BASE)
[ S ] the main principles on which something is based:
Some people believe that the family is the bedrock of society.
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Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- in the wake of sth idiom
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- on the strength of sth idiom
- rest
- ride
- spring
- the stuff of sth idiom
- turn on sth
- underlie
- underpin
- understanding
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