SPRINGBOARD
Scrabble letter values: S1P3R1I1N1G2B3O1A1R1D2 = 17
Definition
- noun a flexible board for jumping upward.
- noun a beginning from which an enterprise is launched. — synonyms: jumping-off_point, point_of_departure
Examples
- “he 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”