ground-work

A form of groundwork — The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

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Meanings

nounground-work (countable and uncountable, plural ground-works)

plural ground-works

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of groundwork.
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    "And I will tell you an idea that has struck me," replied he, "as a good ground-work for a drama. I do not know how it is, but I need more encouragement than I used to do, to begin any thing new. Now, talking over a plan, is a sort of beginning; and, careless as you are, you have an intuitive judgment."

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Letters”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 198
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground-work,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground-work.

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