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English noun: springboard

1. springboard (artifact) a flexible board for jumping upward


Broader (hypernym)board


Narrower (hyponym)diving board

2. springboard (act) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched


SamplesHe uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own.
Reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions.
The point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out.


Synonymsjumping-off point, point of departure


Broader (hypernym)beginning, commencement, start









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