[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