Hyphenation of mainstay

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mainstay? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

main-stay

Definitions of mainstay:

1.	A prominent supporter He is a pillar of the community
2.	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
3.	The forestay that braces the mainmast

Synonyms of mainstay:

noun	pillar, supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
noun	anchor, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin, support
noun	forestay

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.