Nouns (12)
stay
n. continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
stay
n. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
stay
n. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
stay
n. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
arrest, check
n. continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
arrest, check, hitch, stop, halt, stoppage
n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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"
Verbs (22)
stay
v. stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
fasten with stays
v. fasten with stays
remain behind
v. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
delay, detain
v. stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
quell, appease
v. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
stick, stick around, stay put
v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
outride, last out, ride out
v. hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
abide, bide
v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
remain, stay on
v. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
remain, persist
v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
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Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (258)
visit
n. a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
deferral, postponement, deferment
n. act of putting off to a future time
mainstay
n. the forestay that braces the mainmast
prop
n. a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
buttress, buttressing
n. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
stanchion
n. any vertical post or rod used as a support
column, pillar
n. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
column, pillar
n. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
beam
n. long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
support
n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
cessation, surcease
n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
deferral, postponement, deferment
n. act of putting off to a future time
hold, custody, detention
n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
respite, reprieve
n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
foreclose, prevent, forestall, preclude
v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
stay, remain, persist
v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
stay, remain, stay on
v. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around
v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
dally, tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
stay, abide, bide
v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
pause suddenly, break off
v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
last, endure
v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
renew
v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
recondition
v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"
rejuvenate, make youthful, make younger
v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"
extend, widen, broaden
v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
extend, prolong, protract, draw out
v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
sojourn
v. spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
relax, unlax, unwind, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down
v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
calm, cool off, chill out, calm down, simmer down, compose oneself, cool it
v. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
stop, halt, come to a halt, stop moving
v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
stop, halt
v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
gather, collect, congregate
v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
holler, hollo, roar, clamor, clamour, vociferate
v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail
v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge
v. attach with a hinge
soothe, cause to feel better
v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
relax, loosen, become loose, become looser
v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
ease, comfort
v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
ease, move carefully, move gently
v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
retire, go into retirement
v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over
v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
retreat
v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
curb, subdue, suppress, inhibit, conquer, stamp down
v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
paralyze, paralyse, make powerless
v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
retard, slow down, decelerate, slow, slow up
v. lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to
v. yield (to); give satisfaction to
shack, people, live, dwell, reside, inhabit, populate, make one's home
v. inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"
fill, satiate, sate, replete
v. fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
stay, remain, persist
v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
stay, rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around
v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
dally, tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold
v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
go, last, hold out, hold up, live, endure, survive
v. continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
wait, stay in one place
v. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
stay, remain, persist
v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
stay, rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around
v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
dally, tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
wait, stay in one place
v. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
respite, reprieve
v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
stay, remain, stay on
v. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
stay, rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around
v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
dally, tarry, linger
v. leave slowly and hesitantly
stay, abide, bide
v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
survive, outlive, outlast
v. live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"
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Antonyms (48)
quit, depart, take leave
v. go away or leave
leave, go away, go forth
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
change
v. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged
v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
leave, depart
v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
find, get, receive, obtain
v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
produce, get, grow, develop, acquire
v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
move, run, go
v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way
v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
pass, transfer
v. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
pass, crack, break through
v. as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
abort
v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
run, go
v. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
go
v. be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
move, change residence
v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
move, travel, go, locomote
v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
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