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Quick definitions from WordNet (stay)
▸ noun: continuing or remaining in a place or state ("They had a nice stay in Paris")
▸ noun: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
▸ noun: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
▸ noun: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted ("The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court")
▸ noun: the state of inactivity following an interruption ("The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow")
▸ verb: stop a judicial process ("The judge stayed the execution order")
▸ verb: continue in a place, position, or situation ("After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser")
▸ verb: stop or halt ("Please stay the bloodshed!")
▸ verb: stay the same; remain in a certain state ("Stay alone")
▸ verb: fasten with stays
▸ verb: stay put (in a certain place) ("We are staying in Detroit")
▸ verb: remain behind ("I had to stay at home and watch the children")
▸ verb: a trial of endurance
▸ verb: overcome or allay
▸ verb: dwell ("You can stay with me while you are in town")
▸ verb: stay behind ("The smell stayed in the room")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #54053)
▸ Also see stays
▸ Word origin
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▸ Invented words related to stay
▸ noun: continuing or remaining in a place or state ("They had a nice stay in Paris")
▸ noun: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
▸ noun: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
▸ noun: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted ("The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court")
▸ noun: the state of inactivity following an interruption ("The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow")
▸ verb: stop a judicial process ("The judge stayed the execution order")
▸ verb: continue in a place, position, or situation ("After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser")
▸ verb: stop or halt ("Please stay the bloodshed!")
▸ verb: stay the same; remain in a certain state ("Stay alone")
▸ verb: fasten with stays
▸ verb: stay put (in a certain place) ("We are staying in Detroit")
▸ verb: remain behind ("I had to stay at home and watch the children")
▸ verb: a trial of endurance
▸ verb: overcome or allay
▸ verb: dwell ("You can stay with me while you are in town")
▸ verb: stay behind ("The smell stayed in the room")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #54053)
▸ Also see stays
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to stay
▸ Usage examples for stay
▸ Idioms related to stay (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing stay
▸ Words that often appear near stay
▸ Rhymes of stay
▸ Invented words related to stay