stay

stay is a 4-letter English word with 41 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 6 · 41 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
2. intransitive verb. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
3. intransitive verb. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
4. intransitive verb. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
5. intransitive verb. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
6. intransitive verb. To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
7. intransitive verb. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
8. intransitive verb. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
9. intransitive verb. To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
10. intransitive verb. To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
11. intransitive verb. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
12. intransitive verb. To continue in a state.
13. intransitive verb. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
14. intransitive verb. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
15. intransitive verb. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
16. intransitive verb. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
17. intransitive verb. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
18. intransitive verb. To change tack; as a ship.
19. noun. That which serves as a prop; a support.
20. noun. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
21. noun. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
22. noun. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
23. noun. Hindrance; let; check.
24. noun. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
25. noun. Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
26. noun. continuing or remaining in a place or state

    "they had a nice stay in Paris"

    "a lengthy hospital stay"

27. noun. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
28. noun. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
29. 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"

30. noun. the state of inactivity following an interruption

    "the negotiations were in arrest"

    "held them in check"

    Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage

31. verb. stay the same; remain in a certain state

    "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"

    "rest assured"

    Synonyms: remain, rest

32. verb. stop or halt

    "Please stay the bloodshed!"

    Synonyms: delay, detain

33. verb. overcome or allay

    "quell my hunger"

    Synonyms: appease, quell

34. verb. fasten with stays
35. verb. stay put (in a certain place)

    "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"

    "Stay put in the corner here!"

    Synonyms: stick

36. verb. remain behind

    "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

37. verb. stop a judicial process

    "The judge stayed the execution order"

38. verb. hang on during a trial of endurance

    "ride out the storm"

    Synonyms: outride

39. verb. dwell

    "You can stay with me while you are in town"

    "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

    Synonyms: abide, bide

40. verb. continue in a place, position, or situation

    "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"

    "Stay with me, please"

    Synonyms: continue, remain

41. verb. stay behind

    "The smell stayed in the room"

    "The hostility remained long after they made up"

    Synonyms: persist, remain

Synonyms

arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage, remain, rest, delay, detain, appease, quell, stick, outride, abide, bide, continue, persist

Common word forms

stays, stayed, stayer, staying, stayable, stayless

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