mainstay

mainstay is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
2. noun. Main support; principal dependence.
3. noun. the forestay that braces the mainmast
4. noun. a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"

   "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"

   Synonyms: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin

5. noun. a prominent supporter

   "he is a pillar of the community"

   Synonyms: pillar

Synonyms

anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, pillar

Common word forms

mainstays

Words from these letters

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