Defenition of the word mainstay

• Defenition of the word mainstay

  • a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
  • the forestay that braces the mainmast
  • a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
  • 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"
  • a central cohesive source of support and stability
  • a prominent supporter

Synonyms for the word mainstay

• • anchor
  • backbone
  • basis
  • bastion
  • core
  • foundation
  • linchpin
  • lynchpin
  • pillar
  • stronghold
  • support

Similar words in the mainstay

• • mainstay
  • mainstay's
  • mainstays

Hypernyms for the word mainstay

• • admirer
  • booster
  • champion
  • forestay
  • friend
  • protagonist
  • support
  • supporter

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