| 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 |