spadework

[US]/'speɪdwɜːk/
[UK]/'spedwɝk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. groundwork, basic research, laborious foundational work
Word Forms
Pluralspadeworks

Example Sentences

He has done all the spadework in his thesis;in only remains to get it into shape.

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