staunch¹ /stönch or stönsh/ or stanch /stänch or stänsh/

1. Firm in principle, pursuit, or support
2. Trusty, hearty, constant, loyal, zealous
3. Stout and firm
4. Watertight
5. Seaworthy

sta(u)nchˈly adverb

sta(u)nchˈness noun

• Petri dish
• petrifaction
• petrifactions
• petrifactive
• petrific
• petrification
• petrifications
• petrified
• petrifies
• petrify
• petrifying
• Petrine
• Petrinism
• Petri plate
• petrissage
• petrissages
• petro-
• petrochemical
• petrochemicals
• petrochemistry
• petrocurrencies
• petrocurrency
• petrodollars
• petrodrome
• petrodromes