linchpin
11linchpin — /ˈlɪntʃpɪn / (say linchpin) noun 1. a pin inserted through the end of an axle to keep the wheel on. 2. the key point of a plan, argument, etc. 3. a key person or event, as in a play, etc. Also, lynchpin. {linch , Old English lynis linchpin +… …
12linchpin — /linch pin /, n. 1. a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on. 2. something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together: The monarchy was the linchpin of the nation s traditions and society. Also,… …
13linchpin — linch|pin lynchpin [ˈlıntʃˌpın] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: linch pin fastening a wheel to an axle (11 16 centuries) (from Old English lynis) + pin] the linchpin of sth the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because… …
14linchpin — [[t]lɪ̱ntʃpɪn[/t]] linchpins also lynchpin N COUNT: with supp, usu N of n If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. He s the lynchpin of our team and… …
15linchpin — (also lynchpin) noun 1》 a pin through the end of an axle keeping a wheel in position. 2》 an indispensable person or thing. Origin ME: from OE lynis (in the sense linchpin ) + pin …
16linchpin — linch•pin [[t]ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn[/t]] n. 1) mac a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on 2) cvb something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together • Etymology: 1350–1400; alter. of ME lynspin < lyns …
17Linchpin (song) — Single infobox Name = Linchpin Artist = Fear Factory from Album = Digimortal Released = 2001 Format = CD Genre = Groove metal Alternative metal Length = Label = Roadrunner Records Chart position = Last single = Resurrection (1999) This single =… …
18linchpin lynchpin — noun the linchpin of the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because everything depends on them …
19linchpin — noun a) a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel b) a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation …
20linchpin — but lynch law, lynch gang …
