lynchpin

Meaning of lynchpin

noun
  1. A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.
  2. A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.

Information about lynchpin

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of lynchpin is: lynchpins.
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Hyphenation of lynchpin

lynch-pin

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • lynchpin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

lynchpin synonyms

Meaning anchor:

anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin

Meaning linchpin:

linchpin

Translation of lynchpin

Words that rhyme with lynchpin

inchpin, linchpin, thoroughpin, pushpin

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