Từ đồng nghĩa của mainstay

mainstay /'meinstei/

• danh từ
  • (hàng hải) dây néo cột buồm chính
  • (nghĩa bóng) chỗ dựa chính, rường cột, trụ cột

pillar buttress anchor bulwark prop backbone linchpin centerpiece centrepiece cornerstone dependance dependence reliance standby base bastion foundation lynchpin brace central component crutch maintainer spine staff stay strength support supporter sustainer upholder chief support good right arm rock defence defense protection tower of strength stronghold guard defender protector safeguard security basis stalwart bedrock hold pillar of strength buffer succour worthy succor leader source of security source of protection champion torchbearer torch-bearer advocate helper brick Rock of Gibraltar sinew light guider leading light hook backer mooring second spinal column vertebrae back bower kedge drogue comforter chine grapnel grip comfort foothold fastener ballast fortification dorsum rachis vertebral column fortress sheet anchor citadel redoubt breastwork fastness parapet mud hook grappling iron outwork rampart castle projection refuge fort main source of stability main source of security stockade palisade barbican bartizan

basis core lifeblood bread and butter foundation cornerstone base keystone root heart mainspring underpinning groundwork ground main ingredient anchor pillar bedrock premise key crux principle linchpin lynchpin bottom footing fundament centre warp center backbone starting point fundamental principle key element vital element warp and woof director chief principal co-ordinator crown grounding guiding principle driving force beginning essence thrust fundamentals fundamental authority principles support rudiments kernel nub basics rest fundamental point principal element nitty-gritty nuts and bolts principal constituent bottom line brass tacks point of departure centrepiece focus prop centerpiece central component essential foundation stone

Atlas sinew key player right arm right-hand man right-hand woman tower of strength

protagonist advocate champion exponent supporter backer promoter proponent standard-bearer adherent upholder advocator apostle booster espouser expounder friend gospeler gospeller herald hierophant leader paladin torch-bearer tub-thumper spokesman spokesperson spokeswoman torchbearer agonist character combatant exemplar high priest idol prime mover true believer warrior white knight moving spirit good guy lead character leading role campaigner helper impresario arranger entrepreneur stalwart organizer sponsor agent marketer ally endorser advertiser follower organiser developer publicist PR woman PR man defender patron partisan apologist well-wisher propagandist protector fan crusader benefactor proposer second seconder evangelist enthusiast angel benefactress subscriber pleader pioneer Maecenas guardian believer missionary hero sympathizer heroine sympathiser guarantor collaborator underwriter knight financier vindicator fighter subsidizer guru surety speaker battler investor plugger subsidiser representative propounder saviour savior benefactrice ambassador benefactrix interpreter commentator demonstrator propagator lobbyist admirer elucidator arguer expositor illustrator groupie devotee messenger converter companion witness rooter explainer idolizer philanthropist donor votary challenger henchman counsellor reformer activist sugar daddy donator fairy godmother contributor grubstaker money staker suspender pillar paraclete bearer sustainer brace abider support counselor speaker for battler for spokeswoman for spokesperson for campaigner for spokesman for guide financer head encourager front fellow traveller confederate bedfellow abetter abettor fighter for crusader for meal ticket patron saint fairy godparent quisling conspirator accomplice fraternizer fellow traveler

core heart foundation hub base focus axis centre center locus nexus nucleus epicentre epicenter seat capital cynosure eye mecca navel omphalos origin focal point nerve center ground zero essence embodiment crux staple soul manifestation basis symbol representation life root lifeblood realisation realization gist incarnation personification exemplification life force animating spirit moving force pith substance quintessence moving spirit élan vital vital spirit strength central middle pivot thick where it's at kernel midst central point depths interior headquarters deep depth bosom nub place hotbed magnet centerpiece center of attention midpoint house polestar centre of attention centrepiece HQ marketplace nerve centre center of activity concentration centre of activity cluster breeding ground bastion stronghold prime focus point of convergence focus of attention destination mid birthplace inside heartland ganglion internals dead H.Q. marrow bullseye control center control room command post site station command post expanse spot location halfway point medium halfway mean situation whereabouts source home cradle bedrock backbone point fulcrum halfway through belly pits underbelly bowels abyss pit centre of operations betwixt and between in the course of at the heart of at the core of happy hunting ground centre of attraction center of attraction mid point

underwriter backer bankroller benefactor financier guarantor promoter sponsor advocate angel godparent guaranty patron supporter surety sustainer grubstaker subsidizer benefactress friend Maecenas subsidiser champion another adherent investor warrantor voucher bondsman guarantee insurer helper donor protagonist endorser subscriber booster donator well-wisher sugar daddy fairy godmother stakeholder stockholder shareholder capitalist venture capitalist bailsman philanthropist protector defender contributor guardian upholder broker witness leader fan partisan guide sympathizer financer head encourager sympathiser front fairy godparent patron saint signatory signer insurance agent insurance company second advocator gospeller apostle exponent tub-thumper hierophant espouser proponent ally herald gospeler expounder paladin true believer high priest follower money staker white knight meal ticket

prop brace stay support buttress shore post stanchion truss beam pile pole shaft strut upright bolster column mount mounting pier piling pillar reinforcement spur underpinning vertical rod sprag stick crutch leg strengthener point d'appui abutment structure counterfort flying buttress bracket joist batten bracer girder boom stave skid guy rib bar cantilever block band arm sustainer rafter bearing staff lever splint stake pedestal pilaster base frame plinth mast substructure paling spar footing pale palisade crosspiece standard stilt stud rest foundation platform timber backing picket bulwark plank spike rail baluster trestle pylon bed crossbar jamb newel underprop holder rack stand framework hold obelisk foot cutwater groundwork cornerstone strip tower scaffolding balk scantling substratum lath shoring cane stringer lintel baton caryatid sill monolith bedding peg foothold telamon herm reach axle gird colonnade baulk transverse bail two-by-four wire tether subfloor supporter trussing shroud shelf truncheon underpropping joint horse trivet chock bottom spoke billet shank fixture end flagpole flagstaff dowel fulcrum chassis subframe roof beam stele peristyle sile minaret monument cylinder totem setting mace rule rampart scaffold panel cradle device arch back medium stiffener guide collar flotation means sustentation lining support system bollard gatepost puncheon milepost stock marker doorpost lightpost fencepost fence post upright support boundary marker king post finger post beanpole vault end bridge end jutting piece arch end end piece board purlin transom summer RSJ collar beam hammer beam tie beam

provider supplier donor giver source contributor benefactor bringer breadwinner earner wage-earner billpayer worker supporter wage earner patron backer subscriber sponsor subsidizer benefactress angel philanthropist philanthrope benefactrix bestower benefactrice grantor subsidiser seller spreader purveyor transmitter teller funder donator helper well-wisher almsgiver presenter savior conferrer altruist saviour Santa Claus heavy hitter gift giver fairy godmother

workhorse doer slogger toiler pillar rock good worker hard worker grafter workaholic tireless worker

mainstays main stem main stems main store mainstream mainstream belief main squeeze mainsprings mainspring main source of stability main source of security mains-operated