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mainstay mainstay definition

mainstay


 
  Grep  of  noun  mainstay 
  mainstay 
 
  Overview  of  noun  mainstay 
 
  The  noun  mainstay  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pillar,  mainstay  --  (a  prominent  supporter;  "he  is  a  pillar  of  the  community") 
  2.  anchor,  mainstay,  backbone,  linchpin,  lynchpin  --  (a  central  cohesive  source  of  support  and  stability:  "faith  is  his  anchor";  "he  is  the  linchpin  of  this  firm") 
  3.  mainstay  --  (the  forestay  that  braces  the  mainmast) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  mainstay 
 
  The  noun  mainstay  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pillar,  mainstay  --  (a  prominent  supporter;  "he  is  a  pillar  of  the  community") 
  2.  anchor,  mainstay,  backbone,  linchpin,  lynchpin  --  (a  central  cohesive  source  of  support  and  stability:  "faith  is  his  anchor";  "he  is  the  linchpin  of  this  firm") 
  3.  mainstay  --  (the  forestay  that  braces  the  mainmast) 



mainstay definition