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stays

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stays

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, stays is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofstays

1noun
  • Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.

    Example: "I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."

  • A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

    Example: "The governor granted a stay of execution."

  • A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

    Example: "stand at a stay"

  • A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
  • A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
  • Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
  • Hindrance; let; check.
1verb
  • To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  • To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  • To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
  • To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
  • To cause to cease; to put an end to.
  • To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.

    Example: "The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard."

  • To hold the attention of.
  • To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
  • To wait for; await.
  • To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
  • To rest; depend; rely.
  • To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
  • To come to an end; cease.

    Example: "That day the storm stayed."

  • To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
  • To make a stand; to stand firm.
  • To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.

    Example: "That horse stays well."

  • To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.

    Example: "We stayed in Hawaii for a week.  I can only stay for an hour."

  • To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
  • (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
  • To continue to have a particular quality.

    Example: "Wear gloves so your hands stay warm."

  • To live; reside

    Example: "Hey, where do you stay at?"

1noun
  • A prop; a support.
  • A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.

    Example: "Where are the stays for my collar?"

  • (in the plural) A corset.
  • A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
1noun
  • A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
  • A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

    Example: "The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding."

  • The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
1verb
  • To brace or support with a stay or stays

    Example: "stay a mast"

  • To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
  • To tack; put on the other tack.

    Example: "to stay ship"

  • To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
1noun
  • A corset.

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