stay, n.
(stays)
freq. cnt. 2
(stays)
freq. cnt. 2
continuing or remaining in a place or state
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
stay
sample sentences
"they had a nice stay in Paris""a lengthy hospital stay"
"a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
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hypernym
hyponym
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
<noun.artifact>
stay
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
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a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
<noun.artifact>
stay
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
<noun.communication>
stay
sample sentences
"the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
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the state of inactivity following an interruption
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage
sample sentences
"the negotiations were in arrest""held them in check"
"during the halt he got some lunch"
"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
"he spent the entire stop in his seat"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form