Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc..

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Misprise :: Misprise (v. t.) To mistake.
All :: All (n.) The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at stake..
Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens..
Staktometer :: Stakeholder (n.) The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Egregious :: Egregious (a.) Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake..
Mistook :: Mistook () imp. & obs. p. p. of Mistake.
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To lay, as a stake; to wager..
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire..
Edder :: Edder (n.) Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind them together..
Miszealous :: Miszealous (a.) Mistakenly zealous.
Misclaim :: Misclaim (n.) A mistaken claim.
Raffle :: Raffle (v.) A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.
Tether :: Tether (n.) A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits..
Picket :: Picket (v. t.) To fortify with pointed stakes.
Clayes :: Clayes (n. pl.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments..
Staked :: Stake (v. t.) That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
Inerringly :: Inerringly (adv.) Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly..
Staking :: Staked (imp. & p. p.) of Stak.
Painstaker :: Painstaker (n.) One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work.
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