Associations to the word «Mainstay»
Noun
- Beef
- Herring
- Timber
- Sugar
- Drummer
- Sheep
- Inception
- Batsman
- Superhero
- Vegetable
- Vocalist
- Saloon
- Programming
- Sitcom
- Pneumonia
- Listener
- Fertilizer
- Rap
- Fighter
- Abs
- Commodity
- Sector
- Weekly
- Menu
- Freight
- Scene
- Demise
- Shipyard
- Sac
- Mtv
- Outlook
- Vegas
- Hop
- Extraction
- Pub
- Accounting
- Brennan
- Niger
- Band
- Hiv
- Drug
- Vaccine
- Galley
- Mineral
- Rehabilitation
- Tobacco
- Classic
- Ole
- Inning
- Grain
- Nato
- Scoring
- Production
- Output
- Product
- Curriculum
- Meat
- Guru
- Radar
- Promoter
- Team
Adjective
Wiktionary
MAINSTAY, noun. A chief support.
MAINSTAY, noun. (nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
Dictionary definition
MAINSTAY, noun. A prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community".
MAINSTAY, noun. 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".
MAINSTAY, noun. The forestay that braces the mainmast.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.