English-Thai Dictionary

groundwork

N พื้นฐาน  รากฐาน  ฐาน  base basis bottom foundation puean-tan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GROUNDWORK

n.The work which forms the foundation or support of any thing; the basis; the fundamentals. 1. The ground; that to which the rest are additional.
2. First principle; original reason.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GROUNDWORK

GROUNDWORK Ground "work `, n.

 

Defn: That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

groundwork

ground work |ˈgroundˌwərk ˈɡraʊn (d )ˌwərk | ▶noun preliminary or basic work: a manned space station is needed to lay the groundwork for a colony on the moon.

 

Oxford Dictionary

groundwork

ground |work |ˈgraʊn (d )wəːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] preliminary or basic work: the inquiry's findings are expected to lay the groundwork for a complete overhaul of the system.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

groundwork

groundwork noun their predecessors did all the groundwork and got none of the credit: preliminary work, preliminaries, preparations, spadework, legwork, donkey work; planning, arrangements, organization, homework; basics, essentials, fundamentals, underpinning, foundation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

groundwork

groundwork noun I had to do the groundwork for a revolutionary new project: preliminary work, preliminaries, preparations, preparatory measures, basic work, spadework, legwork, hard work, donkey work, hack work; planning, arrangements, organization, homework; basics, rudiments, essentials, fundamentals, underpinning, footing, foundation, cornerstone; informal nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, brass tacks.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

groundwork

gr ó und w ò rk 名詞 U 1 〖the ～〗(抽象的な意味で ) «…の » 基礎, 土台 ; 準備, 根回し ; 根本原理 «for » .2 〘美 〙背景, バック .