Definition of stay

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Stay (v. i.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler..

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Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.
Horse :: Horse (a.) A jackstay.
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.
Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.
Appui :: Appui (n.) A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
Bee :: Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks..
Misstayed :: Misstayed (a.) Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
Derrick :: Derrick (n.) A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building..
Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who keeps or stays much at home.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor..
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
Persistency :: Persistency (n.) The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy..
Stayer :: Stayedness (n.) Solidity; weight.
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
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