He was the mainstay of this family.
Source: tatoeba (6099483)
Mainstay
//ˈmeɪn.steɪ//
Synonyms for "mainstay" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (66)
lovermaecenasmain strengthmaintainmaintainermastneckparanymphpartisanpatronpillowpromoterpropprotagonistreinforcereinforcementreinforcerreliancerestresting place
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riggingropesecondsecondersectarysheet anchorshoreshore upshouldershroudsidersinewsspinesponsorspritstaffstalwartstandbystanding riggingstavestaystickstiffenerstrengthenersubsidizesubventionsupportsupportersustainsustainersympathizerunderbraceundergirdunderlieunderpinundersetupbearupholdupholderupkeepvotarywalking stickwell-wisher
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Translations
49 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- гротщаг noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- опора noun (chief support)
- устои noun (chief support)
Catalan
2 entries- estai major noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- puntal noun (chief support)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 中流砥柱 noun (chief support)
- 支柱 noun (chief support)
Dutch
3 entries- grootstag noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- hoofdpijler noun (chief support)
- steunpilaar noun (chief support)
Esperanto
2 entries- ĉefsubtenantilo noun (chief support)
- ĉefsubtenanto noun (chief support)
Estonian
2 entries- groottaak noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- tugisammas noun (chief support)
Finnish
4 entries- isoharus noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- kantava voima noun (something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution)
- kulmakivi noun (chief support)
- selkäranka noun (chief support)
French
2 entries- grand étai noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- pilier noun (chief support)
German
4 entries- Großstag noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- Hauptstag noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- Standbein noun (chief support)
- Stütze noun (chief support)
Hungarian
4 entries- bástya noun (chief support)
- erősség noun (chief support)
- oszlop noun (chief support)
- pillér noun (chief support)
Irish
1 entries- comhla chatha noun (chief support)
Italian
2 entries- base noun (chief support)
- pilastro noun (chief support)
Korean
1 entries- 기둥 noun (something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution)
Portuguese
2 entries- carro-chefe noun (chief support)
- esteio noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
Russian
4 entries- гро́та-шта́г noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- опло́т noun (chief support)
- опо́ра noun (chief support)
- тверды́ня noun (chief support)
Spanish
2 entries- estay mayor noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- pilar noun (chief support)
Swedish
3 entries- hörnsten noun (chief support)
- storstag noun (nautical: stabilizing rope)
- stöttepelare noun (chief support)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Food production is a mainstay of the country's economy.
Source: tatoeba (6099497)
Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy.
Source: tatoeba (8904525)
Tourism is the mainstay of the economy and depends on conditions in the euro-zone countries.
Source: tatoeba (8907465)
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