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Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..

Persist :: Persist (v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy..

Stayer :: Stayedness (n.) Solidity; weight.

Jackstay :: "Jackstay (n.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened..

Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Bound with stays.

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.

Behind :: Behind (adv.) After the departure of another; as, to stay behind..

Stop :: Stop (v. i.) To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to tarry; as, to stop with a friend..

Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.

Overstayed :: Overstayed (imp. & p. p.) of Oversta.

Await :: Await (v. t.) To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.

Optional :: Optional (a.) Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay..

Corset :: Corset (n.) An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

Overstaying :: Overstaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oversta.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

Await :: Await (v. i.) To wait; to stay in waiting.

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