Term: mainstay: the forestay that braces the mainmast
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: mydriasis: reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: sodalite: a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: incus: the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: nymphalid: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: irreversible process: any process that is not reversible
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: staggered board of directors: a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: export credit: a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: shakers: a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
Broader: forestay: an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | Unrelated: sulfapyridine: sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide