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Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.

Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..

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..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast..

Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..

Desert :: Desert (v. t.) To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country..

Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.

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

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.

Abode :: Abode (n.) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

Remain :: Remain (n.) State of remaining; stay.

Stead :: Stayship (n.) A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them..

Outdwell :: Outdwell (v. t.) To dwell or stay beyond.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.

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..

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..

Truant :: Truant (n.) One who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk..

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

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