Definition of stay

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Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..

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Sist :: Sist (n.) A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of proceedings.
Gang :: Gang (v. i.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
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..
Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last..
Stayless :: Staylace (n.) A lace for fastening stays.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.
Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
Stake :: 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..
Abode :: Abode (n.) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
Leave :: Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed..
Await :: Await (v. i.) To wait; to stay in waiting.
Upstay :: Upstay (v. t.) To sustain; to support.
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.
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