Definition of stay

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Stay (v. i.) To continue in a state.

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Whalebone :: Whalebone (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen..
Persistency :: Persistency (n.) The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy..
Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..
Stay :: Stay (n.) Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
Forereach :: Forereach (v. i.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..
Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.
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..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in before a place..
Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays..
Consistory :: Consistory (n.) Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council..
Whisker :: Whisker (n.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc..
Stayship :: Staysail (n.) Any sail extended on a stay.
Triatic :: Triatic (a.) A term used in the phrase triatic stay. See under Stay.
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