C2nounsciencenature
US/ˈbed.rɑːk/
UK/ˈbed.rɒk/
the solid rock under the soil; also the basic idea or principle that something is built on
In context
Engineers drilled down fifty meters before they reached solid bedrock.
The thin soil in this valley sits directly on granite bedrock.
Trust is the bedrock of any successful team or business.
Words that go with bedrock
adjective + noun
- solid bedrockThe tower was built on solid bedrock.
noun + preposition
- bedrock ofEducation is the bedrock of a fair society.
verb + noun
- reach bedrockThe drill reached bedrock at a depth of thirty meters.
noun + noun
- granite bedrockThe village stands on granite bedrock.
- bedrock principleFree speech is a bedrock principle of the constitution.
verb + preposition
- build on bedrockAlways build on bedrock rather than loose soil.