Definitions for lynchpin

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lynchpin lynch·pin

Spelling: [linch-pin]

IPA: /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/

Lynchpin is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 106 anagrams from letters in lynchpin (chilnnpy).

Definitions for lynchpin

noun

1. linchpin.
2. a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
3. something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together:

Origin of lynchpin

1350-1400; unexplained alteration of Middle English lynspin, equivalent to lyns, Old English lynis axle-pin (cognate with German Lünse) + pin pin

Examples for lynchpin

And it is the actions of the freedom fighters within the country that will prove to be the lynchpin in the conflict.

Saudi Arabia is the lynchpin,” says Edelman, “the key country.