mainstay, n.
(mainstays)
(mainstays)
the forestay that braces the mainmast
<noun.artifact>
mainstay
semantic pointers
hypernym
a central cohesive source of support and stability
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
anchor backbone keystone linchpin lynchpin mainstay
sample sentences
"faith is his anchor""the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
"he is the linchpin of this firm"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a prominent supporter
<noun.person>
mainstay pillar
sample sentences
"he is a pillar of the community"
semantic pointers
hypernym