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- [stey]
- /steɪ/
- /steɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stey]
- /steɪ/
Definitions of stays word
- verb without object stays (of a ship) to change to the other tack. 1
- verb with object stays to support or secure with a stay or stays: to stay a mast. 1
- verb with object stays to put (a ship) on the other tack. 1
- noun stays any of various strong ropes or wires for steadying masts, funnels, etc. 1
- idioms stays in stays, (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) heading into the wind with sails shaking, as in coming about. 1
- noun plural stays corsets with bones in them 0
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Origin of stays
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English staien < Anglo-French estaier, Old French estai-, stem of ester < Latin stāre to stand
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Parts of speech for Stays
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stays popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stays usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stays
noun stays
- bodice — The bodice of a dress is the part above the waist.
- corselet — a piece of armour for the top part of the body
- corset — A corset is a stiff piece of underwear worn by some women, especially in the past. It fits tightly around their hips and waist and makes them thinner around the waist when they wear it.
- administrations — Plural form of administration.
- anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
Antonyms for stays
verb stays
- abstracts — Plural form of abstract.
- affects — Plural form of affect.
- alternates — Plural form of alternate.
- beats — Plural form of beat.
- carries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carry.
noun stays
- conveyors — Plural form of conveyor.
- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- departures — Plural form of departure.
- desertions — Plural form of desertion.
- doorways — Plural form of doorway.
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