mainstay
(noun) the forestay that braces the mainmast
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability; “faith is his anchor”; “the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money”; “he is the linchpin of this firm”
pillar, mainstay
(noun) a prominent supporter; “he is a pillar of the community”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mainstay (plural mainstays)
A chief support.
Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
(nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
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Source: Wiktionary
Main"stay`, n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
2. Main support; principal dependence. The great mainstay of the Church. Buckle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
