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1. (n.) mainstay
a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part.
2. mainstay
the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
Etymology: (1475–85)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pillar, mainstay
a prominent supporter
"he is a pillar of the community"
2. (noun) anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
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"
3. (noun) mainstay
the forestay that braces the mainmast
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1. (noun) mainstay
the stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop
2. (noun) mainstay
main support; principal dependence
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