Associations to the word «Mainstay»

Wiktionary

MAINSTAY, noun. A chief support.
MAINSTAY, noun. (nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.

Dictionary definition

MAINSTAY, noun. A prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community".
MAINSTAY, 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".
MAINSTAY, noun. The forestay that braces the mainmast.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley