stay
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8.3
- noun
- /steɪ/
- Specialized
:
tirante
- The tent's stays kept it firmly anchored during the storm.
Examples
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Once the mast was stepped and braced with stays, we raised our sails with halyards we had braided out of rawhide.
Fiction book (2001) -
Bind the stays!
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Pull on the back stay.
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You got any stays yet?
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They brought a power stay back then.
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They're also used for stays.
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You see, it's sewn right into the stays.
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The end of the ferry ride marked the end of our stay in Vermont.
Blog text (14) -
The dress has several stays sewn into the corset to provide better support.
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He adjusted the stays on his sailboat to ensure better stability on the water.
Synonyms
2
8.2
A rope that holds up a parachute or a ship's mast
1
9.3
Ropes and lines used on a ship for sails and masts
A close-fitting piece of underwear for women that shapes the torso and sits under a dress, often in the past
Idioms
To keep wanting more and trying to improve without accepting being average
To not ask about or get involved in someone's private matters
Compounds
- Formal
11
8.9
An official order by a court that temporarily stops a punishment, for example a death sentence
- Formal
3
3.5
An official order telling people to remain at home to slow the spread of a disease
- Specialized
A short wire on a sailboat that keeps the mast top straight and sends pull from back to front
- Specialized
An electrical switch that stays in the same position when power is removed
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stay for a strip or support in clothing comes from the idea of keeping the cloth 'standing' in shape, from Latin stare 'to stand', so a corset stay helps the dress or bodice keep its form.