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— English words —

• mainstay n. A chief support.
• mainstay n. Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
• mainstay n. (Nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• mainstay n. Steunpilaar, ruggengraat.
• mainstay n. (Scheepvaart) grootstag.

— English words, defined in French —

• mainstay n. (Sens figuré) Pilier, pivot, soutien, point d’appui.
• mainstay n. (Navigation) Étai (de grand mât).

22 English words from 3 English definitions

bottom can chief contribution depended foremast from mainmast make Nautical on␣to or␣something regular rope Someone something stabilising support that the top to␣the

6 English words from 4 foreign definitions

appui grand Navigation pivot point Sens

11 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

Étai figuré grand␣mât grootstag mât Pilier ruggengraat Scheepvaart Sens␣figuré soutien Steunpilaar

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

mainstays

28 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ain AIN ain' ins Ins INS in's ins. Ins. inst inst. Inst. Insta insta- mai Mai MAI main Main mains sta Sta STA Sta. stay Stay tay Tay

14 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ats ATs ATS at's IAM I␣am nia Nia NIA TSN yat Yat yats Yats

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Mayanist

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

analytism mainstays Mayanists Saint␣Mary

16 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

amastin animats manatis manitas Mantias Minayas Mityana Miyanas Namyats Satnami sinamay stamina Stayman Tasmina Taymans Yasmina

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

gainstay

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