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stable

stable

109 1.0
A building on a farm where horses or other animals live and are kept safe
  • noun
  • /ˈsteɪbəl/
: establo
  • As for horses, there were well-built stables in Mamshit, Shivta, and Rehovot ba-Negev.
  • a stable for horses
  • clean the stables
  • houses and stables

Yeah, it looks like you spend time at the stable.

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Examples

  • None of the other horses in Satin's stable were infected with encephalitis.

  • You can start by cleaning out the stables.

  • Behind the factory buildings was the stable, in which twelve strong horses were housed.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I've brought the prize of the stable to race for the prize money.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Hands outstretched, I walked slowly into the main part of the stable, feet shuffling in the straw.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • In addition to living spaces, these dwellings had wine presses, cooking areas, and stables for livestock.

  • Beyond them were more shops, inns, taverns, homes, and stables, all ready for occupancy.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The horses were safely housed in the stable at the farm.

  • After the storm, the farmer checked on the animals in the stable to ensure they were all right.

  • The old wooden stable was where the horse trainer kept his prize-winning horses.

Synonyms

barn
vsstable
369 1.0

A large farm building for storing hay or keeping animals

is focused on housing horses or other livestock rather than storage
livery stable
vsstable
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A place where people keep horses and carts for rent

is the regular farm building for keeping horses not a rental business
horse barn
vsstable
1 1.5

A building on a farm where people keep horses

is the single-word traditional term for the same building
farm building
vsstable
1 2.0

A building on a farm used to keep animals, crops, or farm tools

is a particular type used mainly to house horses or other livestock
stabling
vsstable
1 6.0

Places where people keep horses and other animals

is a specific farm building used to house horses or livestock

Idioms

To do something useful only after it is already too late

Compounds

livery stable
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A place where people keep horses and carts for rent

stable attribution
  • Specialized
8.8

Someone thinks a person's actions come from a lasting trait

A horse that lives in the same barn as another horse owned by the same person

stable factor
  • Specialized
9.4

A protein made in the kidney that helps blood form clots

Equipment for horses like saddles, bridles and harnesses

How Comfortable

stable
109 1.0
shed
155 1.0
field hut
1 6.8

Surface Forms

stable singular
stables plural

Etymology

Stable comes from the Latin word stabulum, which meant a 'standing place' or a place for animals to stay, so it was used for the building where horses and livestock stand and sleep.