stay
noun
1 stay
Continuing or remaining in a place or state.
Roget 215:
support,
ground,
foundation,
base,
basis;
terra firma;
bearing,
fulcrum,
bait [U.S.],
caudex crib†;
point d'appui [Fr.],
pou sto [Gr.],
purchase footing,
hold,
locus standi [Lat.];
landing place,
landing stage;
stage,
platform;
block;
rest,
resting place;
groundwork,
substratum,
riprap,
sustentation,
subvention;
floor
etc.
(basement)
211.
supporter;
aid
etc.
707;
prop,
stand,
anvil,
fulciment†;
cue rest,
jigger;
monkey;
stay,
shore,
skid,
rib,
truss,
bandage;
sleeper;
stirrup,
stilts,
shoe,
sole,
heel,
splint,
lap,
bar,
rod,
boom,
sprit†,
outrigger;
ratlings†.
staff,
stick,
crutch,
alpenstock,
baton,
staddle†;
bourdon†,
cowlstaff†,
lathi†,
mahlstick†.
post,
pillar,
shaft,
thill†,
column,
pilaster;
pediment,
pedicle;
pedestal;
plinth,
shank,
leg,
socle†,
zocle†;
buttress,
jamb,
mullion,
abutment;
baluster,
banister,
stanchion;
balustrade;
headstone;
upright;
door post,
jamb,
door jamb.
frame,
framework;
scaffold,
skeleton,
beam,
rafter,
girder,
lintel,
joist,
travis†,
trave†,
corner stone,
summer,
transom;
rung,
round,
step,
sill;
angle rafter,
hip rafter;
cantilever,
modillion†;
crown post,
king post;
vertebra.
columella†,
backbone;
keystone;
axle,
axletree;
axis;
arch,
mainstay.
trunnion,
pivot,
rowlock†;
peg
etc.
(pendency)
214†;
tiebeam
etc.
(fastening)
45;
thole pin†.
board,
ledge,
shelf,
hob,
bracket,
trevet†,
trivet,
arbor,
rack;
mantel,
mantle piece [Fr.],
mantleshelf†;
slab,
console;
counter,
dresser;
flange,
corbel;
table,
trestle;
shoulder;
perch;
horse;
easel,
desk;
clotheshorse,
hatrack;
retable;
teapoy†.
seat,
throne,
dais;
divan,
musnud†;
chair,
bench,
form,
stool,
sofa,
settee,
stall;
arm chair,
easy chair,
elbow chair,
rocking chair;
couch,
fauteuil [Fr.],
woolsack†,
ottoman,
settle,
squab,
bench;
aparejo†,
faldstool†,
horn;
long chair,
long sleeve chair,
morris chair;
lamba chauki†,
lamba kursi†;
saddle,
pannel†,
pillion;
side saddle,
pack saddle;
pommel.
bed,
berth,
pallet,
tester,
crib,
cot,
hammock,
shakedown,
trucklebed†,
cradle,
litter,
stretcher,
bedstead;
four poster,
French bed,
bunk,
kip,
palang†;
bedding,
bichhona,
mattress,
paillasse†;
pillow,
bolster;
mat,
rug,
cushion.
footstool,
hassock;
tabouret†;
tripod,
monopod.
Atlas,
Persides,
Atlantes†,
Caryatides,
Hercules.
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Dutch: oponthoud, séjour, verblijf
Polish: utrzymywanie się, trwanie
2 stay
The state of inactivity following an interruption:
— The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow.
synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage.
Roget 706:
prevention,
preclusion,
obstruction,
stoppage;
embolus,
embolism [Med.];
infarct [Med.];
interruption,
interception,
interclusion†;
hindrance,
impedition†;
retardment†,
retardation;
embarrassment,
oppilation†;
coarctation†,
stricture,
restriction;
restraint
etc.
751;
inhibition
etc.
761;
blockade
etc.
(closure)
261.
interference,
interposition;
obtrusion;
discouragement,
discountenance.
impediment,
let,
obstacle,
obstruction,
knot,
knag†;
check,
hitch,
contretemps,
screw loose,
grit in the oil.
bar,
stile,
barrier;
[barrier to vehicles]
turnstile,
turnpike;
gate,
portcullis.
beaver dam;
trocha†;
barricade
etc.
(defense)
717;
wall,
dead wall,
sea wall,
levee breakwater,
groyne†;
bulkhead,
block,
buffer;
stopper
etc.
263;
boom,
dam,
weir,
burrock†.
drawback,
objection;
stumbling-block,
stumbling-stone;
lion in the path,
snag;
snags and sawyers.
encumbrance,
incumbrance†;
clog,
skid,
shoe,
spoke;
drag,
drag chain,
drag weight;
stay,
stop;
preventive,
prophylactic;
load,
burden,
fardel†,
onus,
millstone round one's neck,
impedimenta;
dead weight;
lumber,
pack;
nightmare,
Ephialtes†,
incubus,
old man of the sea;
remora.
difficulty
etc.
704;
insuperable
etc.
471;
obstacle;
estoppel [Law];
ill wind;
head wind
etc.
(opposition)
708;
trammel,
tether
etc.
(means of restraint)
752;
hold back,
counterpoise.
[person who hinders]
damper,
wet blanket,
hinderer,
marplot,
killjoy;
party pooper [Coll.];
party crasher,
interloper.
trail of a red herring;
opponent
etc.
710.
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Roget 687:
repose,
rest,
silken repose;
sleep
etc.
683.
relaxation,
breathing time;
halt,
stay,
pause
etc.
(cessation)
142;
respite.
day of rest,
dies non,
Sabbath,
Lord's day,
holiday,
red-letter day,
vacation,
recess.
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Dutch: stop
Polish: przestój
3 stay
A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted.
4 stay
A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset).
5 stay
nautical Brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar.
Dutch: stag
Polish: sztag
verb
1 stay
Stay the same; remain in a certain state:
— Stay alone.
synonyms: remain, rest.
Roget 265:
be quiescent
etc.
adj.;
stand still,
lie still;
keep quiet,
repose,
hold the breath.
remain,
stay;
stand,
lie to,
ride at anchor,
remain in situ,
tarry,
mark time;
bring to,
heave to,
lay to;
pull up,
draw up;
hold,
halt;
stop,
stop short;
rest,
pause,
anchor;
cast to an anchor,
come to an anchor;
rest on one's oars;
repose on one's laurels,
take breath;
stop
etc.
(discontinue)
142.
stagnate;
quieta non movere [Lat.];
let alone;
abide,
rest and be thankful;
keep within doors,
stay at home,
go to bed.
dwell
etc.
(be present)
186;
settle
etc.
(be located)
184;
alight
etc.
(arrive)
292;
stick,
stick fast;
stand like a post;
not stir a peg,
not stir a step;
be at a stand
etc.
n..
quell,
becalm,
hush,
stay,
lull to sleep,
lay an embargo on.
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Roget 142:
cease,
discontinue,
desist,
stay,
halt;
break off,
leave off;
hold,
stop,
pull up,
stop short;
stick,
hang fire;
halt;
pause,
rest;
burn out,
blow out,
melt down.
have done with,
give over,
surcease,
shut up shop;
give up
etc.
(relinquish)
624.
hold one's hand,
stay one's hand;
rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels.
come to a stand,
come to a standstill;
come to a deadlock,
come to a full stop;
arrive
etc.
292;
go out,
die away;
wear away,
wear off;
pass away
etc.
(be past)
122;
be at an end;
disintegrate,
self-destruct.
intromit,
interrupt,
suspend,
interpel†;
intermit,
remit;
put an end to,
put a stop to,
put a period to;
derail;
turn off,
switch off,
power down,
deactivate,
disconnect;
bring to a stand,
bring to a standstill;
stop,
cut short,
arrest,
stem the tide,
stem the torrent;
pull the check-string,
pull the plug on.
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Dutch: bestendigen, blijven, consolideren, stabiliseren
2 stay
Stay put (in a certain place):
— We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati.
— Stay put in the corner here!.
synonyms: stay put, stick, stick around.
3 stay
Dwell:
— You can stay with me while you are in town.
— Stay a bit longer--the day is still young.
synonyms: abide, bide.
Roget 706:
hinder,
impede,
filibuster [U.S.],
impedite†,
embarrass.
keep off,
stave off,
ward off;
obviate;
avert,
antevert†;
turn aside,
draw off,
prevent,
forefend,
nip in the bud;
retard,
slacken,
check,
let;
counteract,
countercheck†;
preclude,
debar,
foreclose,
estop [Law];
inhibit
etc.
761;
shackle
etc.
(restrain)
751;
restrict.
obstruct,
stop,
stay,
bar,
bolt,
lock;
block,
block up;
choke off;
belay,
barricade;
block the way,
bar the way,
stop the way;
forelay†;
dam up
etc.
(close)
261;
put on the brake
etc.
n.;
scotch the wheel,
lock the wheel,
put a spoke in the wheel;
put a stop to
etc.
142;
traverse,
contravene;
interrupt,
intercept;
oppose
etc.
708;
hedge in,
hedge round;
cut off;
inerclude†.
interpose,
interfere,
intermeddle
etc.
682.
cramp,
hamper;
clog,
clog the wheels;
cumber;
encumber,
incumber;
handicap;
choke;
saddle with,
load with;
overload,
lay;
lumber,
trammel,
tie one's hands,
put to inconvenience;
incommode,
discommode;
discompose;
hustle,
corner,
drive into a corner.
run foul of,
fall foul of;
cross the path of,
break in upon.
thwart,
frustrate,
disconcert,
balk,
foil;
faze,
feaze†,
feeze [U.S.];
baffle,
snub,
override,
circumvent;
defeat
etc.
731;
spike guns
etc.
(render useless)
645;
spoil,
mar,
clip the wings of;
cripple
etc.
(injure)
659;
put an extinguisher on;
damp;
dishearten
etc.
(dissuade)
616;
discountenance,
throw cold water on,
spoil sport;
lay a wet blanket,
throw a wet blanket on;
cut the ground from under one,
take the wind out of one's sails,
undermine;
be in the way of,
stand in the way of;
act as a drag;
hang like a millstone round one's neck.
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Roget 186:
exist in space,
be present
etc.
adj.;
assister†;
make one of,
make one at;
look on,
attend,
remain;
find oneself,
present oneself;
show one's face;
fall in the way of,
occur in a place;
lie,
stand;
occupy;
be there.
people;
inhabit,
dwell,
reside,
stay,
sojourn,
live,
abide,
lodge,
nestle,
roost,
perch;
take up one's abode
etc.
(be located)
184;
tenant.
resort to,
frequent,
haunt;
revisit.
fill,
pervade,
permeate;
be diffused,
be disseminated,
be through;
over spread,
overrun;
run through;
meet one at every turn.
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Roget 141:
let alone,
let be,
let it be;
persist,
remain,
stay,
tarry,
rest;
stet
(copy editing)
hold,
hold on;
last,
endure,
bide,
abide,
aby†,
dwell,
maintain,
keep;
stand,
stand still,
stand fast;
subsist,
live,
outlive,
survive;
hold one's ground,
keep one's ground,
hold one's footing,
keep one's footing;
hold good.
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Roget 133:
be late
etc.
adj.;
tarry,
wait,
stay,
bide,
take time;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
linger,
loiter;
bide one's time,
take one's time;
gain time;
hang fire;
stand over,
lie over.
put off,
defer,
delay,
lay over,
suspend;
table [Parl.];
shift off,
stave off;
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn;
procrastinate;
dally;
prolong,
protract;
spin out,
draw out,
lengthen out,
stretch out;
prorogue;
keep back;
tide over;
push to the last,
drive to the last;
let the matter stand over;
reserve
etc.
(store)
636;
temporize;
consult one's pillow,
sleep on it.
lose an opportunity
etc.
135;
be kept waiting,
dance attendance;
kick one's heels,
cool one's heels;
faire antichambre [Fr.];
wait impatiently;
await
etc.
(expect)
507;
sit up,
sit up at night.
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Dutch: afwachten, huizen, ondergaan, verblijven, verdragen, wonen
4 stay
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, stay on.
Roget 1:
exist,
be;
have being
etc.
n.;
subsist,
live,
breathe,
stand,
obtain,
be the case;
occur
etc.
(event)
151;
have place,
prevail;
find oneself,
pass the time,
vegetate.
consist in,
lie in;
be comprised in,
be contained in,
be constituted by.
come into existence
etc.
n.;
arise
etc.
(begin)
66;
come forth
etc.
(appear)
446.
become
etc.
(be converted)
144;
bring into existence
etc.
161.
abide,
continue,
endure,
last,
remain,
stay.
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Dutch: blijven, plakken
5 stay
Remain behind.
Dutch: achterblijven
6 stay
Stop or halt:
— Please stay the bloodshed!.
synonyms: delay, detain.
7 stay
Stay behind:
— The smell stayed in the room.
synonyms: persist, remain.
Dutch: blijven
8 stay
9 stay
10 stay
11 stay
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cocktail hour, coffee break, cohabit, cohere, colonize, column, come to anchor, confine, congeal, congest, conglomerate, constipate, continue, continue to be, cork, corselet, corset, countercheck, cover, cradle, crook, crutch, curb, curb bit, cushion, cut it out, cut short, cutoff, dally, dam, dam up, damper, dawdle, day off, dead stop, deadlock, debarment, decelerate, defeat time, defer, deferment, deferral, defy time, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, desist, detain, detention, deter, determent, deterrence, dillydally, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinue, discourage, discouragement, domesticate, domicile, domiciliate, doorstop, doss down, double take, downtime, drag, drag on, drag out, drag sail, dragging, draw rein, drift anchor, drift sail, drogue, drop, drop anchor, drop it, dwell, ease off, ease up, embrace, end, endgame, ending, endure, enforced respite, ensconce, establish, establish residence, estoppel, exemption, exist, extend, fetter, fill, fill up, final whistle, foil, forbiddance, foreclosure, forestalling, forestay, foul, found, foundation garment, freeze, freeze to, fulcrum, full stop, gird, girdle, give over, give support, go along, go on, grasp, grinding halt, ground, grow together, gun, guy, guywire, halt, hamper, hang, hang about, hang around, hang fire, hang on, hang out, hang together, hang up, hang-up, happy hour, have done with, hesitation, hinder, hindrance, hive, hold, hold back, hold everything, hold in check, hold off, hold on, hold out, hold over, hold steady, hold together, hold up, hold your horses, holdback, holdup, holiday, hug, immunity, impede, impunity, indemnity, inhabit, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interrupt, interruption, interval, jam, jock, jockstrap, jog on, keep, keep afloat, keep back, keep going, keep house, keep on, keep quiet, keep up, knock it off, lag, lagging, lapse, last, last long, last out, lay aside, lay by, lay off, lay over, layoff, layover, leave off, lend support, let down, let up, letup, lie still, line, linger, live, live at, live on, live through, locate, lockout, lodge, logjam, loiter, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, lull, mainstay, maintain, maintainer, make late, mark time, martingale, mass, mast, moderate, moor, moratorium, move, neck, nest, never cease, nolle prosequi, non prosequitur, nonprosecution, not breathe, not stir, obstipate, obstruct, obstruction, obviation, occupy, pack, paperasserie, park, pause, pelham, people, perch, perdure, perennate, persist, pigeonhole, pillow, plug, plug up, populate, postpone, postponement, preclusion, predicate, prevail, prevent, prevention, procrastinate, prohibition, prolong, prop, prorogate, prorogue, protract, pull up, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, put paid to, quit, recess, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reef, refrain, rein in, reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, relax, relinquish, relocate, remain, remain motionless, remission, remora, renounce, repose, reprieve, reserve, reside, respite, rest, resting place, retard, retardance, retardation, rigging, room, roost, rope, run, run on, scotch, scrub, sea anchor, secure, set, set aside, set back, set by, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, shackle, shelve, shift off, shore, shore up, shoulder, shroud, sit down, sit tight, sit up, sit up for, sit-down strike, slack off, slack up, slacken, sleep on, slog on, slow, slow down, slow up, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, snaffle, sojourn, sojournment, solidify, spell, spile, spine, spoke, sprit, squat, staff, stagger on, stalemate, stall, stanch, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand over, stand still, stand-down, standing rigging, standoff, standstill, stave, stave off, stay at, stay of execution, stay on, stay over, stay put, stay up, stay up for, stayover, stays, stem, stem the tide, stench, stick, stick around, stick fast, stick together, stiffener, stillstand, stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop over, stop short, stop up, stop-off, stopover, stoppage, stopper, stopping, stopple, strengthen, strengthener, stretch out, strike, strike root, stuff, stuff up, stymie, subsidize, subsist, subvention, support, supporter, surcease, survive, suspend, suspension, sustain, sustainer, sweat, sweat it out, sweat out, table, take a recess, take hold of, take in sail, take residence at, take root, take time, take up residence, tarry, tea break, tenant, terminate, throttle down, thwart, tide over, tie-up, time lag, time out, trammel, tread water, truce, underbrace, undergird, underlie, underpin, underpinning, underset, upbear, uphold, upholder, upkeep, vacation, visit, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wait for, wait on, wait up for, waive, walking stick, walkout, watch, watch and wait, wear, work stoppage ... show more.
stayed
adjective
Roget 826:
inexcitable†,
unexcitable;
imperturbable;
unsusceptible
etc.
(insensible)
823;
unpassionate†,
dispassionate;
cold-blooded,
irritable;
enduring
etc.
v.;
stoical,
Platonic,
philosophic,
staid,
stayed;
sober,
sober minded;
grave;
sober as a judge,
grave as a judge;
sedate,
demure,
cool-headed.
easy-going,
peaceful,
placid,
calm;
quiet as a mouse;
tranquil,
serene;
cool as a cucumber,
cool as a custard;
undemonstrative.
temperate
etc.
(moderate)
174;
composed,
collected;
unexcited,
unstirred,
unruffled,
undisturbed,
unperturbed,
unimpassioned;
unoffended†;
unresisting.
meek,
tolerant;
patient,
patient as Job;
submissive
etc.
725;
tame;
content,
resigned,
chastened,
subdued,
lamblike†;
gentle as a lamb;
suaviter in modo [Lat.];
mild as mothers milk;
soft as peppermint;
armed with patience,
bearing with,
clement,
long-suffering.
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Roget 837:
cheerless,
joyless,
spiritless;
uncheerful,
uncheery†;
unlively†;
unhappy
etc.
828;
melancholy,
dismal,
somber,
dark,
gloomy,
triste [Fr.],
clouded,
murky,
lowering,
frowning,
lugubrious,
funereal,
mournful,
lamentable,
dreadful.
dreary,
flat;
dull,
dull as a beetle,
dull as ditchwater†;
depressing
etc.
v..
melancholy as a gib cat;"
oppressed with melancholy,
a prey to melancholy;
downcast,
downhearted;
down in the mouth,
down in one's luck;
heavy-hearted;
in the dumps,
down in the dumps,
in the suds,
in the sulks,
in the doldrums;
in doleful dumps,
in bad humor;
sullen;
mumpish†,
dumpish,
mopish†,
moping;
moody,
glum;
sulky
etc.
(discontented)
832;
out of sorts,
out of humor,
out of heart,
out of spirits;
ill at ease,
low spirited,
in low spirits,
a cup too low;
weary
etc.
841;
discouraged,
disheartened;
desponding;
chapfallen†,
chopfallen†,
jaw fallen,
crest fallen.
sad,
pensive,
penseroso [It],
tristful†;
dolesome†,
doleful;
woebegone;
lacrymose,
lachrymose,
in tears,
melancholic,
hypped†,
hypochondriacal,
bilious,
jaundiced,
atrabilious†,
saturnine,
splenetic;
lackadaisical.
serious,
sedate,
staid,
stayed;
grave as a judge,
grave as an undertaker,
grave as a mustard pot;
sober,
sober as a judge,
solemn,
demure;
grim;
grim-faced,
grim-visaged;
rueful,
wan,
long-faced.
disconsolate;
unconsolable,
inconsolable;
forlorn,
comfortless,
desolate,
desole [Fr.],
sick at heart;
soul sick,
heart sick;
au desespoir [Fr.];
in despair
etc.
859;
lost.
overcome;
broken down,
borne down,
bowed down;
heartstricken
etc.
(mental suffering)
828†;
cut up,
dashed,
sunk;
unnerved,
unmanned;
down fallen,
downtrodden;
broken-hearted;
careworn.
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