stay


stay - noun

  • continuing or remaining in a place or state
  • the state of inactivity following an interruption
  • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
  • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
  • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

    • stay - verb

    • stay the same; remain in a certain state
    • stay put (in a certain place)
    • dwell
    • continue in a place, position, or situation
    • remain behind
    • stop or halt
    • stay behind
    • hang on during a trial of endurance
    • stop a judicial process
    • fasten with stays
    • overcome or allay

    stay - thesaurus

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


    View spelling list ay words - set 1 and learn about the word stay in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.


    View spelling list ay words - set 1 and learn about the word stay in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit .

    Scrabble score for stay

    s is 1 t is 1 a is 1 y is 4
    Scrabble score = 7

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