Stay
verbNoun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
“the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow”
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”
Type of:DeedActa 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”
Type of:FiatRescriptOrdera thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Type of:SlipStrip(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Type of:BraceBracing
Verb
dwell
“You can stay with me while you are in town”
“stay a bit longer--the day is still young”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
“stay alone”
stay put (in a certain place)
“We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati”
Similar:Stickstop or halt
“Please stay the bloodshed!”
continue in a place, position, or situation
“After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser”
stay behind
“The smell stayed in the room”
stop a judicial process
“The judge stayed the execution order”
overcome or allay
hang on during a trial of endurance
Similar:Outridefasten with stays
Type of:SecureFixFasten
Other
remain behind
“I had to stay at home and watch the children”
Dictionary Validity
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- Scrabble US
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- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
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- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
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