keystone English

Meaning keystone meaning

What does keystone mean?

keystone

— noun the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

— noun (= anchor, linchpin, lynchpin) a central cohesive source of support and stability faith is his anchor the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money he is the linchpin of this firm

Synonyms keystone synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as keystone?

keystone English » English

headstone

lynchpin

key

mainstay

main

linchpin

essential part

cornerstone

backbone

anchor

substructure

quoin

principle

point

major

main point

lever

key-stone

issue

head stone

groundwork

gist

foundation

crowbar

coigne

coign

choke stone

capstone

base

bar

axle

axis

aspect

Examples keystone examples

How do I use keystone in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

We'd still be making Keystone chases, bathing beauties, custard pie.

Vargas and these Keystone Cops seem to be giving the Grandi family.

New York's finest? They're gonna wind up. making the Keystone Cops seem like grave diggers.

It was some silly-ass Keystone Kop gag.

There's a cocking lever just below the keystone.

Logopolis is the keystone.

So I propose a toast to the keystone of our success.

Comedy of errors, like the Keystone Kops falling down.

What I mean is in the spirit of the Keystone Kops.

They're armed and dangerous, heading north on Keystone Drive.

Like Keystone Cops.

And I gotta get it to Keystone City.

Why, what's Keystone City?

Keystone City, next stop.

Vargas and his Keystone Cops have been giving the Grandi family quite a tough time lately.

You know, this wasn't even a stunt, just some silly-assed keystone kop gag.

Yes, I am. The Keystone State, and a lovely one at that.

Keystone Kops.

Uh-uh. You get that Keystone Kop police chief to reopen this investigation, I'll bring my friend in.

Keystone City.

Well, Vargas and these Keystone Cops seem to be giving the Grandi family quite a few headaches lately.

Like I'm not gonna have enough problems without the Keystone Kops?

Oh yeah, Dana Keystone.

Dana Keystone, from college.

Where is the keystone?

Is it the keystone?

Inside the keystone there'll be a map.

Put the keystone on the table.

News and current affairs

Iraq, governed by Shia political forces, also keeps close tabs on Syria's evolution, as does Turkey, which, until fairly recently, considered Syria a keystone of its regional policy.

Article 5 is the Treaty's keystone, because it says that an attack against one member of the alliance shall be considered an attack against them all.

For 50 years this has been the keystone of partnership despite complexities caused by the fact that not all European members of NATO are members of the EU and not all EU members of EU are members of NATO.