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Words matching ? ? I ? ? ? ? ? (8 letters).

Most common crossword answer: MAINSTAY (11 clues)

Mainmast — 3 crossword clues
  1. noun - the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
Mainsail — 4 crossword clues
  1. noun - the lowermost sail on the mainmast
Mainstay — 11 crossword clues
  1. noun - 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"
  2. a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
  3. the forestay that braces the mainmast
Maintain — 10 crossword clues
  1. verb - have and exercise; "wield power and authority"
  2. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
  3. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
  4. maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
  5. maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
  6. state categorically
  7. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
  8. stick to correctly or closely;
  9. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn a
  1. noun - highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
  1. noun - English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)
  1. noun - the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama
McIntosh — 1 crossword clue
  1. noun - early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce
  1. - See Miocene.
  1. - A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near Naples.

Crossword clues for ‘mainstay’

These crossword clues have MAINSTAY as the answer. View all clues for this word »

Clue
Bread and butter, so to s
Bulwark
Chief support
Chief support where sea ultimately meets river
Linchpin
Mike indeed guards against losing extremely accommodating principal support
Old lady wearing corset, finding special staple
Pillar where water is drawn from river

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