Associations to the word «Staunch»
Noun
- Bleeding
- Wound
- Handkerchief
- Flow
- Supporter
- Royalist
- Advocate
- Blood
- Devotee
- Believer
- Defender
- Abolitionist
- Jacobite
- Proponent
- Loyalist
- Navigation
- Unionist
- Lock
- Churchman
- Admirer
- Whig
- Ally
- Campaigner
- Federalist
- Conservatism
- Adherence
- Nasser
- Jacket
- Protestant
- Environmentalist
- Liberalism
- Communism
- Democrat
- Orthodoxy
- Puritan
- Temperance
- Opposition
- Catholicism
- Opponent
- Stance
- Catholic
- Republican
- Otter
- Shiva
- Communist
- Bound
- Nationalism
- Patriot
- Nationalist
- Nose
- Presbyterian
- Prohibition
- Anjou
- Conservative
- Feminist
- Monarchy
- Populist
- Reagan
- Poker
- Abortion
- Follower
- Adherent
- Loyalty
- Apartheid
- Secession
- Critic
- Reelection
- Upbringing
- Fascist
- Tory
- Refusal
- Promoter
- Dictatorship
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
STAUNCH, adjective. Loyal, trustworthy, reliable, outstanding
STAUNCH, adjective. Dependable, persistent
STAUNCH, verb. (transitive) To stop the flow of (blood).
STAUNCH, verb. (transitive) To stop, check, or deter an action.
Dictionary definition
STAUNCH, verb. Stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide".
STAUNCH, adjective. Firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.