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Mainstay

ˈmeɪnsteɪ

Mainstay definitions

noun

Inflections:

mainstay mainstays

a person or thing on which something else is based or depends

"farming is the mainstay of the rural economy"

Synonyms:
central component centrepiece prop linchpin cornerstone pillar bulwark buttress chief support backbone anchor foundation base bastion tower of strength key player sinew right-hand man/woman right arm Atlas
a stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship