a staunch friend
1staunch — [stɔːntʆ ǁ stɒːntʆ, stɑːntʆ] adjective giving strong loyal support to a person, organization, or belief: • They are staunch trade unionists. • He is a staunch supporter of the free market. staunchly adverb : • The company has staunchly defended… …
2staunch´ness — staunch1 «stnch, stahnch», transitive verb, intransitive verb. = stanch1. (Cf. ↑stanch) –staunch´less, adjective. staunch2 «stnch, stahnch», adjective. 1. able to resist or repel attack; firm; strong: »staunch walls, a staunch defense …
3staunch´ly — staunch1 «stnch, stahnch», transitive verb, intransitive verb. = stanch1. (Cf. ↑stanch) –staunch´less, adjective. staunch2 «stnch, stahnch», adjective. 1. able to resist or repel attack; firm; strong: »staunch walls, a staunch defense …
4staunch´less — staunch1 «stnch, stahnch», transitive verb, intransitive verb. = stanch1. (Cf. ↑stanch) –staunch´less, adjective. staunch2 «stnch, stahnch», adjective. 1. able to resist or repel attack; firm; strong: »staunch walls, a staunch defense …
5staunch — staunch1 /stawnch/, v.t., v.i., n. stanch1. staunch2 /stawnch, stahnch/, adj., stauncher, staunchest. 1. firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend. 2. characterized by firmness,… …
6staunch — 1 adjective giving strong, loyal support to another person, organization, belief etc; steadfast: They are staunch trade unionists. | a staunch friend and ally staunchly adverb staunchness noun (U) 2 also stanch AmE verb (T) to stop the flow of… …
7staunch — I. variant of stanch I II. adjective also stanch Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estanche, feminine of estanc, from estancher to stanch more at stanch Date: 15th century 1. a. watertight, sound …
8staunch — 1. adj. (also stanch) 1 trustworthy, loyal (my staunch friend and supporter). 2 (of a ship, joint, etc.) strong, watertight, airtight, etc. Derivatives: staunchly adv. staunchness n. Etymology: ME f. OF estanche fem. of estanc f. Rmc: see… …
9friend — n. 1) to make a friend; to make friends with smb. 2) a bosom, close, good, intimate; fair weather; faithful, fast, loyal, staunch, strong, true; false; lifelong; mutual; personal; special friend 3) inseparable friends 4) a pen friend (BE; CE has… …
10staunch — Stanch Stanch, a. [Compar. {Stancher} ( [ e]r); superl. {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written also {staunch}.] 1 …
