Mainstay - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end.

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The boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly

verb

Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.

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The ship was anchored in the lee of the island

noun

A heavy metal object attached to a boat by a rope or chain that, when dropped into the water and resting on the bottom, keeps the boat from moving

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We dropped the anchor and took out our fishing rods., she’s looking for a spiritual anchor., the ma…

noun

The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.

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Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone

noun

Your spine

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Newcomers are now the backbone of this team., the delegates had enough backbone to reject the propo…

noun

The most important part of something

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Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy., imaginative ideas may form the backbone of…

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

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She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

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The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

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The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

noun

A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.

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A large area was enclosed by a defensive wall with bastions and monumental gates, and the natural s…

noun

Something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened

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British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege.

noun

A part of the wall of a castle that sticks out from it in order to protect it

noun

A defensive wall.

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After landing virtually unopposed, the fifth corps moved toward the san juan heights, the principal…

noun

Something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations

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My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.

noun

A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.

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The cathedral's massive buttresses

verb

Provide (a building or structure) with buttresses.

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We buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse

verb

To give support to or strengthen something

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He looked for things that would buttress the prosecution case and win a conviction.

noun

An ornament or display placed in the middle of a dining table.

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Noelle lifted her eyes from the table's centerpiece, a flower display.

noun

The most important or attractive part or feature of something

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The reduction of crime levels is the centrepiece of the president's domestic policies., the centrep…

noun

A decorative object put in the centre of a table, especially for a formal meal

noun

An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.

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A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy

noun

A large stone near the base of a building where two walls meet, often giving information about the building and sometimes put in position with a ceremony

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A large group of officials attended a cornerstone laying at that new plant., funds for the school s…

noun

A stone in a corner of a building, especially one with the date when the building was made or other writing on it

noun

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

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Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun

The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building

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A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun

An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research

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He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

noun

A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.

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Nurses are the linchpin of the national health service

noun

A person or thing that is the most important part of a group or system’s operation

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The city’s river park is the linchpin of its efforts to sell itself as a vacation destination.

noun

The most important member of a group or part of a system, that holds together the other members or parts or makes it possible for them to operate as intended

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Linchpin of sth consumer spending is the linchpin of the economy.

noun

A tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.

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Every bungalow is supported on stone pillars, which permits us to maintain the natural terrain and …

noun

A strong vertical column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building or stands alone for decoration

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He’s a pillar of the dallas business community.

noun

A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position.

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He looked around for a prop to pin the door open

verb

Support or keep in position.

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She propped her chin in the palm of her right hand

noun

A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film.

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The exhibition features props and costumes from the show's incredible 49-year history

noun

A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon or ligament.

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The sinews in her neck

noun

A strong cord of muscle found in meat; a tendon

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Lean, sinewy thighs

idiom

Someone or something that remains strong and gives a lot of support in a difficult situation

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Andrea was a tower of strength to me when i was ill., although she is softly spoken and gentle, she…