Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc..

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Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion..
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p. p.) of Mistak.
Hyacinth :: Hyacinth (n.) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru..
Escape :: Escape (n.) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression..
Pale :: Pale (n.) A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket..
Mistake :: Mistake (v. i.) To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error..
Plank :: Plank (v. t.) To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash; as, to plank money in a wager..
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..
Staktometer :: Stakeholder (n.) The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Postentry :: Postentry (n.) A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake..
Sport :: Sport (n.) Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked..
Venture :: Venture (n.) The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade..
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another..
Misapprehension :: Misapprehension (n.) A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
Clayes :: Clayes (n. pl.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments..
Miss :: Miss (n.) Harm from mistake.
Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes..
Jeofail :: "Jeofail (n.) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight..
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it..
Bridestake :: Bridestake (n.) A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round..
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