Stay, v. n.
- 1. Sojourn, tarry, abide, dwell, lodge, rest, take up one’s quarters, pitch one’s tent.
- 2. Remain, continue, stop, be fixed, stand still, abide fixed, halt.
- 3. Wait, attend, delay, linger.
- 4. Rest, rely, confide, trust, repose, lean.
Stay, v. a.
- 1. Stop, restrain, check, hold, withhold, curb, keep in, rein in, prevent.
- 2. Delay, obstruct, hinder, arrest.
- 3. Support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, shore up.
Stay, n.
- 1. Sojourn, delay, halt, rest, repose, stop.
- 2. Stand, stop.
- 3. Hindrance, obstruction, interruption, obstacle, impediment, check, bar, restraint, curb, stumbling-block.
- 4. Support, prop, staff, dependence, supporter, buttress.
Stays, n. pl. Corsets.
Stead, n. [Written also Sted] Place, room.
Steadfast, a. [Written also Stedfast.]
- 1. Fixed, fast, established, firm, stable.
- 2. Resolute, firm, steady, stanch, constant, stable, pertinacious, unwavering, unhesitating, unshaken,
unreserved, implicit, faithful, resolved, persevering.
Steadily, ad. Firmly, unwaveringly, undeviatingly.