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Stays   /steɪz/   Listen
Stays

noun
1.
A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.  Synonyms: corset, girdle.



Stay

verb
(past & past part. stayed or staid; pres. part. staying)
1.
Stay the same; remain in a certain state.  Synonyms: remain, rest.  "Rest assured" , "Stay alone" , "He remained unmoved by her tears" , "The bad weather continued for another week"
2.
Stay put (in a certain place).  Synonyms: stay put, stick, stick around.  "Stay put in the corner here!" , "Stick around and you will learn something!"
3.
Dwell.  Synonyms: abide, bide.  "Stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
4.
Continue in a place, position, or situation.  Synonyms: continue, remain, stay on.  "Stay with me, please" , "Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year" , "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
5.
Remain behind.
6.
Stop or halt.  Synonyms: delay, detain.
7.
Stay behind.  Synonyms: persist, remain.  "The hostility remained long after they made up"
8.
Hang on during a trial of endurance.  Synonyms: last out, outride, ride out.
9.
Stop a judicial process.
10.
Fasten with stays.
11.
Overcome or allay.  Synonyms: appease, quell.
noun
1.
Continuing or remaining in a place or state.  "A lengthy hospital stay" , "A four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
2.
The state of inactivity following an interruption.  Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage.  "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"
3.
A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.
4.
A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset).
5.
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar.



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"Stays" Quotes from Famous Books



... Huldah," Creed opened the question volubly now. "You love her, and she loves you. She came over to warn me because we are old acquaintances and friends, and I guess she don't want you to get into trouble. Is it true that her life is not safe if she stays here on ...
— Judith of the Cumberlands • Alice MacGowan

... 717; mask, domino. body clothes; linen; hickory shirt [U.S.]; shirt, sark^, smock, shift, chemise; night gown, negligee, dressing gown, night shirt; bedgown^, sac de nuit [Fr.]. underclothes [underclothing], underpants, undershirt; slip [for women], brassiere, corset, stays, corsage, corset, corselet, bodice, girdle &c (circle) 247; stomacher; petticoat, panties; under waistcoat; jock [for men], athletic supporter, jockstrap. sweater, jersey; cardigan; turtleneck, pullover; sweater vest. neckerchief, neckcloth^; tie, ruff, collar, cravat, stock, handkerchief, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... on the waiter. "It is splendid, the way the young gentlemen are coming up, and I say a man isn't a man if he stays at home at a time like this. I wish I was ten years younger, I'd be off like ...
— All for a Scrap of Paper - A Romance of the Present War • Joseph Hocking

... the children out for a sled ride. Betty needs exercise. She stays indoors too much, and of late ...
— Betty Zane • Zane Grey

... And you never get anywhere. You break your neck one day, and then there's nothing to do the next, but start in and break it again. You're never any better to-day for yesterday's killing. Now with you—when you paint a good picture, it stays painted." ...
— The Glory Of The Conquered • Susan Glaspell


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