dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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NOUN | 1 | stay | Continuing or remaining in a place or state |
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2 | stay | A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted | |
3 | stay, arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage | The state of inactivity following an interruption | |
4 | stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | |
5 | stay | A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | |
VERB | 1 | stay, remain, rest | Stay the same |
2 | stay, stick, stick around, stay put | Stay put (in a certain place) | |
3 | stay, bide, abide | Dwell | |
4 | stay, stay on, continue, remain | Continue in a place, position, or situation | |
5 | stay | Remain behind | |
6 | stay, detain, delay | Stop or halt | |
7 | stay, persist, remain | Stay behind | |
8 | stay, last out, ride out, outride | A trial of endurance | |
9 | stay | Stop a judicial process | |
10 | stay | Fasten with stays | |
11 | stay, quell, appease | Overcome or allay |
Sounds | stey' |
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Rhymes | andante, Dante, forte, and 8 more rhymes in tey at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Continuing or remaining in a place or state. |
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Examples | "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" |
Narrower | sojourn, visit; stop, stopover, layover |
Broader | act, human action, human activity |
Verbs | stay; stay; stay; stay |
Meaning | A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted. |
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Examples | "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" |
Category | law, jurisprudence |
Narrower | stay of execution |
Broader | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript |
Verbs | stay; stay |
Meaning | The state of inactivity following an interruption. |
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Examples | "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" |
Synonyms | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage |
Narrower | countercheck; logjam |
Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness |
Meaning | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar. |
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Category | seafaring, navigation, sailing |
Narrower | backstay; forestay |
Broader | brace, bracing |
Meaning | A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset). |
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Broader | strip, slip |
Verbs | stay |
Meaning | Stay the same. Remain in a certain state. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective |
Model | John will stay angry |
Examples | "stay alone" |
Synonyms | remain, rest |
Narrower | sit tight; stick together, stay together; stand; keep, stay fresh; be |
Broader | be |
Contrary | change |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Stay put (in a certain place). |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "We are staying in Detroit; "Stay put in the corner here!" |
Synonyms | stick, stick around, stay put |
Broader | stay in place |
Contrary | move |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Dwell. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
Synonyms | bide, abide |
Narrower | visit; overstay, outstay |
Broader | stay, stay on, continue, remain |
Usage | archaism, archaicism |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Continue in a place, position, or situation. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please" |
Synonyms | stay on, continue, remain |
Narrower | bide, abide, stay; hold over |
Broader | be |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Remain behind. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "I had to stay at home and watch the children" |
Contrary | depart, take leave, quit |
Meaning | Stop or halt. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
Synonyms | detain, delay |
Broader | check, retard, delay |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Stay behind. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "The smell stayed in the room" |
Synonyms | persist, remain |
Narrower | stick; linger |
Meaning | A trial of endurance. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | last out, ride out, outride |
Narrower | outstay |
Nouns | stayer |
Meaning | Stop a judicial process. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "The judge stayed the execution order" |
Broader | stop, halt, block, kibosh |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Fasten with stays. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
Nouns | stay |
Meaning | Overcome or allay. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s somebody |
Synonyms | quell, appease |
Broader | meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil |