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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a central cohesive source of support and stability;
- Example: "faith is his anchor"
- Example: "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
- Example: "he is the linchpin of this firm"
[syn: anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin]

2. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault;
[syn: keystone, key, headstone]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Keystone \Key"stone`\, n. (Arch.) The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving. See Illust. of Arch. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

keystone n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin] 2: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: keystone, key, headstone]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

68 Moby Thesaurus words for "keystone": apse, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, archway, basis, bench mark, camber, cardinal point, ceilinged roof, chief thing, climax, concameration, concha, core, cornerstone, cove, crisis, critical point, crux, cupola, dome, essence, essential, essential matter, first stone, footstone, foundation, foundation stone, fundamental, geodesic dome, gist, gravamen, great point, headstone, heart, high point, igloo, important thing, issue, kernel, landmark, main point, main thing, material point, meat, milestone, necessity, nub, ogive, pith, pivot, principle, quoin, real issue, salient point, sine qua non, skewback, span, substance, substantive point, the bottom line, the point, turning point, vault, vaulting, voussoir
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Keystone, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado Population (2000): 825 Housing Units (2000): 2606 Land area (2000): 40.636910 sq. miles (105.249108 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006514 sq. miles (0.016872 sq. km) Total area (2000): 40.643424 sq. miles (105.265980 sq. km) FIPS code: 40550 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 39.604233 N, 105.948111 W ZIP Codes (1990): 80435 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Keystone, CO Keystone
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Keystone, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 14627 Housing Units (2000): 5709 Land area (2000): 36.078818 sq. miles (93.443706 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.164101 sq. miles (8.194984 sq. km) Total area (2000): 39.242919 sq. miles (101.638690 sq. km) FIPS code: 36462 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 28.127550 N, 82.589117 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Keystone, FL Keystone
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Keystone, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 687 Housing Units (2000): 281 Land area (2000): 0.370289 sq. miles (0.959043 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.370289 sq. miles (0.959043 sq. km) FIPS code: 41115 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.000915 N, 92.198544 W ZIP Codes (1990): 52249 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Keystone, IA Keystone
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Keystone, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota Population (2000): 311 Housing Units (2000): 209 Land area (2000): 2.864807 sq. miles (7.419816 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.864807 sq. miles (7.419816 sq. km) FIPS code: 33820 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 43.893744 N, 103.426080 W ZIP Codes (1990): 57751 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Keystone, SD Keystone
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Keystone, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia Population (2000): 453 Housing Units (2000): 236 Land area (2000): 0.324252 sq. miles (0.839808 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.324252 sq. miles (0.839808 sq. km) FIPS code: 43516 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 37.415119 N, 81.446082 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Keystone, WV Keystone