keystone

keystone is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch.
2. noun. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

   Synonyms: headstone, key

3. noun. a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"

   "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"

   Synonyms: anchor, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay

Synonyms

headstone, key, anchor, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in keystone:

keynotes

Common word forms

keystoned, keystoner, keystones

Words from these letters

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