slovo | definícia |
mainstay (encz) | mainstay,hlavní část n: Zdeněk Brož |
mainstay (encz) | mainstay,pilíř n: Ivan Masár |
Mainstay (gcide) | Mainstay \Main"stay`\, n.
1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast
to the maintop.
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2. Main support; principal dependence.
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The great mainstay of the Church. --Buckle.
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mainstay (wn) | mainstay
n 1: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
[syn: pillar, mainstay]
2: 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" [syn:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin]
3: the forestay that braces the mainmast |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
mainstay (encz) | mainstay,hlavní část n: Zdeněk Brožmainstay,pilíř n: Ivan Masár |
mainstay (wn) | mainstay
n 1: a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
[syn: pillar, mainstay]
2: 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" [syn:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin]
3: the forestay that braces the mainmast |
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