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Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch.
Bob Ainsworth

Meaning of "bedrock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDROCK

bedrock  [ˈbɛdˌrɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDROCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedrock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEDROCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bedrock

Bedrock

In stratigraphy, bedrock is consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet, usually the Earth. Above the bedrock is usually an area of broken and weathered unconsolidated rock in the basal subsoil. The top of the bedrock is known as rockhead and identifying this, via excavations, drilling or geophysical methods, is an important task in most civil engineering projects. Superficial deposits can be extremely thick, such that the bedrock lies hundreds of meters below the surface. Bedrock may also experience subsurface weathering at its upper boundary, forming saprolite. A solid geologic map of an area will usually show the distribution of differing rock types; i.e., rock that would be exposed at the surface if all soil or other superficial deposits were removed. soil horizon Soil scientists use the capital letters O, A, B, C, and E to identify the master soil horizons, and lowercase letters for distinctions of these horizons. Most soils have three major horizons—the surface horizon, the subsoil, and the substratum. Some soils have an organic horizon on the surface, but this horizon can also be buried.

Definition of bedrock in the English dictionary

The first definition of bedrock in the dictionary is the solid unweathered rock that lies beneath the loose surface deposits of soil, alluvium, etc. Other definition of bedrock is basic principles or facts. Bedrock is also the lowest point, level, or layer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDROCK


baroque
bəˈrɒk
broch
brɒk
brock
brɒk
croc
krɒk
crock
krɒk
frock
frɒk
grok
ɡrɒk
Gyprock
ˈdʒɪprɒk
hardrock
ˈhɑːdˌrɒk
moonrock
ˈmuːnˌrɒk
mudrock
ˈmʌdˌrɒk
Ragnarok
ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk
rimrock
ˈrɪmˌrɒk
roc
rɒk
rock
rɒk
shamrock
ˈʃæmˌrɒk
sheetrock
ˈʃiːtˌrɒk
slickrock
ˈslɪkˌrɒk
synroc
ˈsɪnˌrɒk
traprock
ˈtræpˌrɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDROCK

bedquilt
bedraggle
bedraggled
bedrail
bedral
bedrape
bedrench
bedridden
bedright
bedrivel
bedroll
bedroom
bedroom eyes
bedroom farce
bedroom scene
bedroom slipper
bedroom suburb
bedroom suite
bedrop
bedrug

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDROCK

acid rock
alt-rock
cap rock
cock-of-the-rock
cock rock
country rock
desert rock
folk-rock
glam rock
hard rock
jazz rock
like a shag on a rock
moon rock
post-rock
prog rock
progressive rock
punk rock
reservoir rock
Thurrock
wall rock

Synonyms and antonyms of bedrock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEDROCK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bedrock» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bedrock

Translation of «bedrock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDROCK

Find out the translation of bedrock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedrock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedrock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

基础
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pilar
570 millions of speakers

English

bedrock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأساس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

основой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fundamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাটি ইত্যাদি কোমল স্তরের নিম্নবর্ত্তী শক্ত নিরেট প্রস্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

base
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batuan dasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fundament
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基本原則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

튼튼한 기반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedrock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giường đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாறைப்படுக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुलभूत तत्त्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sarsılmaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

base
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bedrock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

основою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roca de bază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόβαθρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grondslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

berggrund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

berggrunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedrock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDROCK»

The term «bedrock» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDROCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedrock

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10 QUOTES WITH «BEDROCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bedrock.
1
Lynn Abbey
That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.
2
Bill Ackman
Preserving the 30-year prepayable fixed-rate mortgage - it's like the bedrock of the housing system - is critical.
3
Bob Ainsworth
Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch.
4
Nita Ambani
I believe primary and secondary education is the bedrock of any sustainable society.
5
Ibrahim Babangida
There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values.
6
Cory Booker
We choose forward. We choose inclusion. We choose growing together. We choose American economic might and muscle, standing strong on the bedrock of the American ideal: a strong, empowered and ever-growing middle class.
7
Adrian Cronauer
Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
8
Monica Crowley
When I visited Guantanamo Bay several years ago, I met a team of psychiatrists treating the detainees. When I asked how they distinguished between, say, schizophrenia or bipolarity and a bedrock religious commitment to holy war, they couldn't answer.
9
Shelley Fabares
There is a bedrock decency to people in the Midwest. They are thoughtful and ready to help you if something needs to be done.
10
Mike Jackson
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDROCK»

Discover the use of bedrock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedrock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bedrock
The novel from bestselling author Lisa Alther—now available as an ebook A humorous journey from ’80s Manhattan to the wild side of small-town living Clea Shawn is exhausted by her life: her globe-trotting career as a travel photographer ...
Lisa Alther, 2010
2
Bedrock: writers on the wonders of geology
Novelists, poets, artists, anthropologists, traditional elders, philosophers, and naturalists come together to create a geological portrait of the Earth. - back cover.
Lauret E. Savoy, Eldridge M. Moores, Judith E. Moores, 2006
3
Normative Bedrock: Response-Dependence, Rationality, and Reasons
Joshua Gert offers an original account of normative facts and properties, those which have implications for how we ought to behave.
Joshua Gert, 2012
4
The Bedrock of Opinion: Science, Technology and Society in ...
When did man discover nuclear waste? To answer this question, we first have to ask if nuclear waste really is something that could be called a scientific discovery, such as might deserve a Nobel Prize in physics.
Göran Sundqvist, 2002
5
Bedrock Geology of the Salem Quadrangle and Vicinity, ...
Prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
Priestley Toulmin, 1964
6
Bedrock
This collection of poetry was inspired by stays on various Greek islands and by the work of several poets the author has known and admired -- Nikos, Gatsos, Henrik Nordtbrand, and Andreas Karavis.
David Solway, 1993
7
A Typology of Sculpted Forms in Open Bedrock Channels
The Scale of Bedforms in Open Bedrock Channels There are six variables, not all of them independent, each of which seems capable of acting as a control on the scale of sculpted forms under appropriate circumstances, and these are ...
Keith Richardson, Paul Carling, 2005
8
Rivers Over Rock: Fluvial Processes in Bedrock Channels
Bedrock river channels are important elements in the development of regional landscapes, sites of primary erosion that frequently generate spectacular features.
Keith J. Tinkler, Ellen Wohl, 1998
9
Quality of water in the fractured-bedrock aquifer of New ...
As a result, communities are increasingly looking to the fractured crystalline bedrock aquifer for additional water supplies. Also, much of this new population, and accompanying development, is relying on the use of domestic wells that are  ...
10
Physically-based Models of Bedrock Incision Processes in ...
It is hoped that the present work represents a step closer to modeling landscape evolution with more detailed physics underpinning the bedrock incision processes.
Phairot Chatanantavet, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDROCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedrock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hundreds of thousands gather for pope Mass in South America
... tour, telling hundreds of thousands of faithful their families are the bedrock of society but need to be supported better and strengthened. «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
2
Second Temple-era catacomb Beit She'arim declared UNESCO …
Second Temple-era catacombs for Jewish leaders, carved out of the soft bedrock at Beit She'arim. Photo: Moshe Gilad. Dr. Tsvika Tsuk, the ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
President Obama Calls for LGBT National Holiday
Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. I will be urging Congress to honor the LGBT community with a ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
4
How to find gold: The Californian badlands, digging out crevasses …
You put a trowel full of the dirt you find at bedrock into the pan and shake it vigorously, which, of course, teases the heaviest concentrates to the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Centenary's first female pastor takes pulpit Sunday
“One of the most important doctrines in the Methodist heritage is our bedrock theology around God's grace,” Huffman said. “God loves us so ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
6
MLB All-Star Game 2015: Snubbed Mets closer Jeurys Familia is …
He's been the bedrock of a Mets bullpen that has undergone a lot of change this season. "If we had a lead a few more times he'd be leading the ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover examines two types of Bedrock on Mars
Pasadena, CA – NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is examining a valley where at least two types of bedrock meet, for clues about changes in ... «Clarksville Online, Jul 15»
8
Bedrock Healthcare Communications appoints Pip Keys
Bedrock Healthcare Communications Pip Keys Bedrock Healthcare Communications has appointed Pip Keys to the newly-created position of ... «PMLiVE, Jun 15»
9
Segrist, Texas Tech baseball bedrock, dies at 84
Segrist, Texas Tech baseball bedrock, dies at 84. "All we've got today is because of what he started," says former Tech coach Larry Hays. «RedRaiders.com, Jun 15»
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Transcript: Obama's remarks on Supreme Court ruling on same-sex …
OBAMA: Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

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