Dictionary Check: groundwork

"groundwork" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

noun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

Example: "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
noun

lowest support of a structure

Example: "it was built on a base of solid rock"
noun

preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation

Example: "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

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