mainstay
/ˈmeɪnsteɪ
/noun
1A stay which extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship.
1.1Someone or something on which something else is based or relies: whitefish are the mainstay of the local industry...
- The gun run, loosely based on the exploits of Naval squads in the Boer War, was a mainstay of the Royal Tournament.
- The first pick of Fox's second draft was Jordan Gross, who has become a mainstay at right tackle.
- Since I have so much yew foliage, this is the mainstay of the ropes and swags that I will be creating.
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
- voice-operated
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- voice pattern
- voice pipe
- voiceprint
- voiceprinter
- voiceprinting
- voicer
- voice radio
- voice recognition
- voice recognition technology
- voice recorder
- voicespond
- voicespondence
- voicespondent
- voice stress analyser
- voice stress analysis
- voice synthesizer
- voice teacher
- voice test
- voice training
- voice tube
- voice vote
- voici