stay
— Noun
– English
～ the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
stay
— Noun
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～ (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
stay-at-home
— Noun
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～ a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
stay of execution
— Noun
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～ an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
stay
— Noun
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～ 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"
stay
— Noun
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～ continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
stay
— Noun
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～ a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
stayer
— Noun
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～ a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance; "the horse that won the race is a good stayer"
staying power
— Noun
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～ enduring strength and energy
Stayman
— Noun
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～ apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley
stays
— Noun
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～ a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
staysail
— Noun
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～ a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
std
— Noun
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～ a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
STD
— Noun
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～ a doctor's degree in theology; "STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor"
stead
— Noun
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～ the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
steadfastness
— Noun
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～ loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
steadfastness
— Noun
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～ steadfast resolution
steadiness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying
steadiness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place