Mainstay - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmeɪnsteɪ|
Brit.
|ˈmeɪnsteɪ|
noun
- a prominent supporter (syn: pillar)
- a central cohesive source of support and stability (syn: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin)
- the forestay that braces the mainmast
- a central cohesive source of support and stability (syn: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin)
- the forestay that braces the mainmast
Extra examples
Fish is a mainstay of their diet.
My mother has always been the mainstay of our family.
He was the mainstay of the organization.
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
She was the mainstay of the team.
Word forms
noun
singular: mainstay
plural: mainstays
singular: mainstay
plural: mainstays
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