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# bedrock

noun (bedrock, uncountable)

«bedrock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The solid rock that lies under soil and loose rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#m1)
2. The basic idea or part that everything else depends on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and geography: dig down to bedrock; buildings rest on bedrock. In everyday and formal talk: honesty is the bedrock of friendship. Phrases: the bedrock of, down to bedrock.

### Examples

- Under the soil lies solid bedrock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#x1)
- The skyscraper is built on bedrock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#x2)
- Trust is the bedrock of a good team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#x3)
- Reading is the bedrock of learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#x4)
- The river cut down through the bedrock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#x5)
- Workers drilled into the bedrock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Bed + rock: the "bed" (bottom layer) of rock. Not the cartoon town "Bedrock" in The Flintstones.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bedrock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bedrock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bedrock.html) on Mova free.