linchpin
Meaning of linchpin
noun
- a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
nurses are the linchpin of the National Health Service
- a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
late Middle English: from Old English lynis (in the sense ‘linchpin’) + pin.
Information about linchpin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of linchpin is: linchpins.
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Hyphenation of linchpin
linch-pin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- linchpin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
linchpin synonyms
Meaning anchor:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, lynchpin
Meaning lynchpin:
Words that rhyme with linchpin
inchpin, lynchpin, thoroughpin, pushpin
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