Hypertext Webster Gateway: "basics"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
basics
n 1: a statement of fundamental facts or principles [syn: {rudiments}]
2: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first
you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to
basics" [syn: {fundamentals}, {fundamental principle}, {basic
principle}, {bedrock}]
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