Associations to the word «Groundwork»

Wiktionary

GROUNDWORK, noun. The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

Dictionary definition

GROUNDWORK, noun. The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture".
GROUNDWORK, noun. Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower".
GROUNDWORK, noun. Preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago".

Wise words

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa