| lynchpins | plural of lynchpin | en |
| linchpin | a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel | en |
| linchpin | a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation | en |
| linchpin | A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree | en |
| linchpin | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on | en |
| linchpin | If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans. the linchpin of sth the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because everything depends on them (linch (11-16 centuries) (from lynis) + pin) | en |
| linchpin | 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" | en |
| linchpin | pin that holds a wheel on an axle; key player, critical element isim | en |