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A thing on which something else is based or depends
A person on whom something or someone depends on
An advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea
The part of something that is central to its existence or character
Someone, or an organization, that provides financial support
A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position
A person or thing that provides something
The primary income-earner or breadwinner in a household
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Noun
▲
A thing on which something else is based or depends
anchor
pillar
foundation
cornerstone
backbone
basis
buttress
bulwark
base
core
reliance
strength
upholder
linchpin
bastion
centerpiece
US
centrepiece
UK
support
lifeblood
sustainer
dependance
dependence
lynchpin
brace
crutch
maintainer
prop
spine
central component
chief support
bread and butter
DNA
rock
tower of strength
supporter
bedrock
standby
protection
defence
UK
defense
US
stalwart
security
root
heart
keystone
mainspring
underpinning
groundwork
ground
main ingredient
champion
torchbearer
safeguard
stronghold
light
guider
guard
defender
torch-bearer
premise
key
crux
principle
protector
centre
UK
bottom
footing
fundament
warp
center
US
starting point
fundamental principle
pillar of strength
warp and woof
key element
vital element
key role
staple
principal
succor
US
succour
UK
driving force
crown
grounding
advocate
helper
brick
source of security
source of protection
guiding principle
Rock of Gibraltar
leader
refuge
hook
backer
mooring
sinew
leading light
main source of stability
main source of security
essence
beginning
thrust
fundamentals
fundamental
rudiments
kernel
nub
authority
principles
basics
rest
fundamental point
principal element
nitty-gritty
nuts and bolts
principal constituent
bottom line
focus
brass tacks
point of departure
essential
foundation stone
nucleus
pith
gist
meat
keynote
substance
rudiment
point
infrastructure
sum
net
quintessence
marrow
pivot
nubbin
hub
sine qua non
substratum
meat and potatoes
axiom
bed
substructure
bull's-eye
law
essentials
first principle
soul
guts
basic
rule
foot
understructure
seat
standard
basement
essentiality
stuff
principium
kingpin
centre of attention
UK
chief ingredient
center of attention
US
focal point
tenet
constituent
nexus
stipulation
floor
ABCs
criterion
body
modus operandi
pedestal
precept
highlight
ABC
seating
quick
ground rule
flagship
key factor
golden rule
rock bottom
key feature
sum and substance
heart of the matter
pride and joy
main idea
central point
jewel in the crown
prerequisite
fulcrum
requirement
capital
stem
element
theorem
component
factor
undergirding
cynosure
roots
platform
hinge
base position
stage
groundwall
theme
stand
raison d'être
spirit
locus
solid foundation
idea
topic
epicenter
US
spotlight
axis
target
coal and ice
stress
stay
bridgehead
foothold
nadir
important element
basic idea
defining characteristic
essential feature
salient point
policy line
essential element
bull's eye
forefront
showpiece
emphasis
attraction
plinth
vital component
epicentre
UK
pier
fundamental aspect
climax
essential part
crucial element
critical detail
important consideration
basic ingredient
underpinnings
deepest part
lowest part
preliminary
theory
postulate
significance
rallying point
hot spot
source
value
long and short
import
antecedent
main event
main feature
high point
best part
high spot
explanation
background
dictum
code
doctrine
importance
dogma
ethic
determinant
reality
fact
practicality
hard fact
regulation
big thing
basic principles
main ingredients
important thing
more ❯
“Production expertise has been a
mainstay
of the company's success for most of its 70-year history.”
Noun
▲
A person on whom something or someone depends on
Atlas
sinew
key player
right arm
tower of strength
right-hand man
right-hand woman
“He a long and distinguished career at Columbia Law School, during which time he was the
mainstay
of that institution.”
Noun
▲
An advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea
protagonist
advocate
supporter
champion
backer
promoter
exponent
proponent
apostle
friend
expounder
booster
espouser
advocator
herald
hierophant
gospeler
gospeller
paladin
upholder
adherent
spokesman
spokesperson
spokeswoman
leader
torchbearer
exemplar
idol
warrior
tub-thumper
high priest
true believer
white knight
standard-bearer
torch-bearer
prime mover
moving spirit
good guy
sponsor
campaigner
follower
ally
stalwart
impresario
encourager
defender
propagandist
partisan
crusader
enthusiast
apologist
patron
missionary
believer
evangelist
protector
activist
votary
devotee
fan
fighter
second
seconder
pleader
rooter
sympathizer
US
disciple
proposer
endorser
vindicator
plugger
sympathiser
UK
reformer
battler
publicist
pupil
convert
fanatic
epigone
votarist
acolyte
member
speaker
proselytizer
US
sycophant
pioneer
admirer
proselytiser
UK
cohort
sectary
preacher
minister
pastor
benefactor
liegeman
janissary
converter
accessory
shiller
benefactress
revivalist
angel
messenger
teacher
well-wisher
clergy
guardian
helper
subscriber
clergyperson
sustainer
Maecenas
knight
influencer
representative
guru
cheerleader
spin doctor
partizan
missioner
groupie
polemicist
seller
advertiser
cheerer
performer
demonstrator
lobbyist
hero
collaborator
benefactrice
bolsterer
benefactrix
arguer
maintainer
propagator
companion
justifier
heroine
devil's advocate
savior
US
saviour
UK
paraclete
bearer
marketer
idolizer
pursuivant
worshipper
UK
chela
underwriter
habitué
financier
guarantor
counsellor
UK
ambassador
surety
subsidizer
US
investor
worshiper
US
counselor
US
stan
soldier
militant
indoctrinator
moneymaker
speaker for
battler for
spokeswoman for
spokesperson for
spokesman for
campaigner for
zealot
subsidiser
UK
grubstaker
money
staker
satellite
fighter for
crusader for
ideologue
idealogue
meal ticket
fundraiser
agitator
priest
radical
student
objector
organizer
US
organiser
UK
aficionado
televangelist
proselyte
SJW
social justice warrior
mover and shaker
progressive
red hot
more ❯
Noun
▲
The part of something that is central to its existence or character
core
heart
foundation
hub
base
focus
axis
centre
UK
center
US
locus
nexus
nucleus
epicentre
UK
epicenter
US
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
UK
realization
US
gist
incarnation
personification
exemplification
life force
animating spirit
moving force
pith
substance
quintessence
moving spirit
élan vital
vital spirit
strength
central
middle
kernel
pivot
where it's at
depths
midst
interior
bosom
nub
deep
thick
depth
headquarters
centerpiece
US
center of attention
US
central point
place
centre of attention
UK
centrepiece
UK
hotbed
magnet
central part
house
polestar
HQ
breast
marketplace
nerve centre
center of activity
US
concentration
centre of activity
UK
cluster
breeding ground
midpoint
bastion
stronghold
prime focus
point of convergence
focus of attention
inside
destination
mid
hotspot
internals
birthplace
blood
marrow
bullseye
ganglion
heartland
hot spot
seed
matter
embryo
germ
spark
dead
control center
control room
command post
site
most important part
beginning bud
station
command
home
post
expanse
spot
bedrock
backbone
point
location
situation
whereabouts
source
hive
belly
linchpin
cradle
fulcrum
pits
underbelly
bowels
abyss
pit
centre of operations
happy hunting ground
centre of attraction
UK
center of attraction
US
mid point
more ❯
Noun
▲
Someone, or an organization, that provides financial support
underwriter
backer
bankroller
benefactor
financier
guarantor
promoter
sponsor
advocate
angel
godparent
guaranty
patron
supporter
surety
sustainer
grubstaker
benefactress
subsidizer
US
Maecenas
friend
champion
subsidiser
UK
donor
endorser
investor
subscriber
staker
well-wisher
warrantor
signatory
contributor
donator
helper
protagonist
bondsman
insurer
booster
signer
fairy godmother
sugar daddy
meal ticket
cash cow
voucher
financial support
stakeholder
guarantee
stockholder
shareholder
capitalist
speculator
witness
venture capitalist
second
advocator
gospeller
apostle
exponent
tub-thumper
hierophant
espouser
proponent
ally
herald
gospeler
expounder
paladin
true believer
high priest
follower
money
white knight
broker
undersigned
philanthropist
insurance agent
insurance company
defender
protector
upholder
fan
sympathizer
US
guardian
partisan
financer
encourager
sympathiser
UK
fairy godparent
patron saint
Noun
▲
A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position
prop
post
brace
buttress
support
column
stanchion
stay
pillar
pole
rod
shaft
upright
strut
reinforcement
shore
pier
underpinning
beam
piling
mounting
stick
mount
pile
bolster
truss
spur
vertical
leg
sprag
crutch
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
base
pilaster
frame
substructure
plinth
mast
footing
foundation
rest
standard
paling
pale
palisade
bed
stand
holder
stilt
rack
platform
pylon
backing
foot
baluster
picket
newel
bulwark
groundwork
spike
rail
underprop
tower
shelf
framework
obelisk
monolith
hold
trestle
cornerstone
caryatid
telamon
herm
cutwater
bottom
colonnade
substratum
shoring
cane
baton
spar
crosspiece
bedding
peg
foothold
gird
stud
wire
tether
subfloor
supporter
trussing
fixture
shroud
setting
horse
trivet
chock
underpropping
joint
fulcrum
chassis
subframe
truncheon
rampart
scaffold
spoke
billet
shank
device
arch
back
medium
stiffener
timber
guide
collar
flotation
means
sustentation
lining
cradle
plank
end
flagpole
flagstaff
dowel
mace
rule
crossbar
support system
panel
tripod
hook
beanpole
bollard
jamb
gatepost
puncheon
milepost
stock
monument
marker
seat
pediment
seating
basis
ground
doorpost
stele
peristyle
sile
minaret
cylinder
totem
lightpost
fencepost
fence post
upright support
vault end
bridge end
jutting piece
arch end
end piece
boundary marker
king post
finger post
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person or thing that provides something
provider
supplier
contributor
giver
source
benefactor
bringer
donor
patron
sponsor
backer
supporter
angel
philanthropist
benefactress
spreader
subscriber
subsidizer
US
purveyor
philanthrope
benefactrice
benefactrix
bestower
grantor
subsidiser
UK
funder
seller
transmitter
altruist
donator
almsgiver
savior
US
conferrer
saviour
UK
gift giver
Santa Claus
heavy hitter
well-wisher
fairy godmother
Maecenas
helper
guarantor
friend
promoter
champion
sugar daddy
defender
advocate
humanitarian
financier
protector
investor
upholder
underwriter
fan
sympathizer
US
booster
guardian
sympathiser
UK
grubstaker
fairy godparent
Good Samaritan
patroness
do-gooder
source of aid
bleeding heart
good scout
Lady Bountiful
staker
bankroller
sustainer
reader
financial support
cash cow
meal ticket
member
follower
endorser
signer
attester
regular reader
customer
regular customer
surety
protagonist
partisan
financer
encourager
patron saint
more ❯
Noun
▲
The primary income-earner or breadwinner in a household
provider
breadwinner
worker
earner
billpayer
wage earner
income-earner
employee
jobholder
one who brings home the bacon
income producer
laborer
US
labourer
UK
meal ticket
supporter
wageworker
staffer
staff member
salaried worker
wage slave
hireling
operator
member of staff
hand
staff
apprentice
cog
personnel
hired hand
resource
hired man
job-holder
hired person
hired help
blue-collar worker
employe
retainer
help
workman
blue collar
white collar
working stiff
human resource
toiler
company person
representative
attendant
operative
assistant
artisan
agent
clerk
domestic
member
craftsperson
slave
servant
salesperson
underling
hired gun
payee
hack
helper
talent
working woman
workhand
sales help
stipendiary
serf
person
proletarian
pink collar
working person
desk jockey
manpower
human capital
stiff
prentice
white-collar worker
working man
recipient
labor
US
labour
UK
craftsman
tradesman
mechanical
nine-to-fiver
craftswoman
journeyman
workhorse
cog in the wheel
workforce
peon
foot soldier
member of the workforce
dogsbody
plug
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