Staunch

ahd-5
  • adjective. Firm and steadfast; loyal or true. synonym: faithful.
  • adjective. Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See stanch, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • See stanch, stanchly, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. loyal, trustworthy, reliable, outstanding
  • adjective. dependable, persistent
  • verb. To stop the flow of (blood).
  • verb. To stop, check, or deter an action.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  • verb. stop the flow of a liquid
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    check  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    launch  relaunch  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    stanch  stanchly  
    verb-form