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Best answers for Mainstay – Crossword Clue


Answer: anchor


Clue Length Answer
Mainstay4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Mainstay4 lettersrest
  1. Definition: 1. be at rest

Mainstay4 lettersrope
  1. Definition: 1. street names for flunitrazepan

Mainstay4 lettersprop
  1. Definition: 1. a propeller that rotates to push against air

Mainstay5 lettersstaff
  1. Definition: 1. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

Mainstay5 lettersspine
  1. Definition: 1. a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

Mainstay5 lettersshore
  1. Definition: 1. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

Mainstay5 lettersstick
  1. Definition: 1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

Mainstay5 lettersstave
  1. Definition: 1. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

Mainstay6 lettersshroud
  1. Definition: 1. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

Mainstay6 lettersanchor
  1. Definition: 1. secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"

Mainstay6 letterspillar
  1. Definition: 1. (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Mainstay6 letterssecond
  1. Definition: 1. in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"

Mainstay6 lettersstaple
  1. Definition: 1. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"

Mainstay6 lettersuphold
  1. Definition: 1. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

Mainstay6 lettersvotary
  1. Definition: 1. a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science"

Mainstay7 letterssectary

    Mainstay7 letterssponsor
    1. Definition: 1. assume sponsorship of

    Mainstay7 letterssustain
    1. Definition: 1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

    Mainstay7 lettersbulwark
    1. Definition: 1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

    Mainstay7 lettersrigging
    1. Definition: 1. formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

    Mainstay7 lettersstandby
    1. Definition: 1. ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

    Mainstay7 letterssupport
    1. Definition: 1. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

    Mainstay8 lettersreliance
    1. Definition: 1. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

    Mainstay8 lettersshoulder
    1. Definition: 1. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

    Mainstay8 letterslinchpin
    1. Definition: 1. pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

    Mainstay8 lettersunderlie
    1. Definition: 1. be or form the base for

    Mainstay8 lettersseconder
    1. Definition: 1. someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote

    Mainstay8 lettersupholder
    1. Definition: 1. someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

    Mainstay8 lettersshore-up

      Mainstay8 letterspromoter
      1. Definition: 1. someone who is an active supporter and advocate

      Mainstay8 lettersstalwart
      1. Definition: 1. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

      Mainstay9 letterssubsidize

        Mainstay9 letterssustainer
        1. Definition: 1. someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"

        Mainstay9 lettersreinforce
        1. Definition: 1. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

        Mainstay9 letterssupporter
        1. Definition: 1. a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

        Mainstay9 lettersundergird

          Mainstay11 lettersprotagonist
          1. Definition: 1. the principal character in a work of fiction

          Mainstay11 letterswell-wisher

            Mainstay11 letterssympathizer

              Mainstay12 lettersstrengthener

                Mainstay13 letterswalking-stick

                  Mainstay13 lettersresting-place

                    Mainstay13 lettersreinforcement
                    1. Definition: 1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"


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