| NOUN | cognition | linchpin, anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, lynchpin | a central cohesive source of support and stability |
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| artifact | linchpin, lynchpin | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on |
| Sounds | lih'nchpih.n | |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A central cohesive source of support and stability. | |
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| Example | "he is the linchpin of this firm" | |
| Synonyms | anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, lynchpin | |
| Broader | support | Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest |
| Spanish | pilar, puntal | |
| Catalan | àncora | |
| Meaning | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on. | |
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| Synonym | lynchpin | |
| Broader | pin | A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things |
| Spanish | pezonera | |
| Catalan | clàvia, xaveta | |
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