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US
/ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ/
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[ UK /mˈeɪnsteɪ/ ]
[ UK /mˈeɪnsteɪ/ ]
NOUN
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a central cohesive source of support and stability
faith is his anchor
he is the linchpin of this firm
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money -
a prominent supporter
he is a pillar of the community - the forestay that braces the mainmast
How To Use mainstay In A Sentence
- Until the advent of synthetic dyes, woad was cultivated in great plantations that were for a time a mainstay in some colonial economies. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD
- Not only did sanatoriums close, but also therapeutic mainstays like pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum became obsolete, and surgical procedures such as thoracoplasty and the surgeons who did them disappeared.
- Although collectors have been the traditional mainstays of this market, they had been largely absent for several seasons.
- Phosphates, potash, and agricultural produce are the mainstay of the economy.
- They are now in their forties and the mainstay of the economy. Times, Sunday Times
- A few mainstays, like The New Yorker, remain loyal to illustration, but celebrity-driven photography and photomontage now dominate the covers of magazines that were once illustration-friendly.
- While not the gritty young pugilists often associated with old-school boxing gyms such as Gleason's, the men exemplify the type of boxer who has become a mainstay of New York's traditional fight halls.
- While trainers have always been the mainstay of streetwear, the fash pack had previously relegated them to the gym bag. Times, Sunday Times
- Band mainstay Dominic O'Neill (vox, guitar, piano) and most recent recruit Katie Richardson (vox) tell us the story so far.
- He thinks he's a mainstay of the company, but he's really rather small beer.
