Definitions for stays
stays

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. corset, girdle, stays(noun)

   a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. stays(Noun)

   A corset.

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1. Stays

   Stays are ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run fore-and-aft along the centerline from the masts to the hull, deck, bowsprit, or to other masts which serve to stabilize the masts. On a ship with a single mast, stays that run aft are called backstays and stays that run forward are called forestays. Along with shrouds, they form the primary stabilization for the standing rigging. To "miss stays" is an unsuccessful attempt to tack.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. STAYS

   A sort of straight-jacket employed in reforming women.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stays

   See Ordnance, Carriages for.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stays' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4071

Anagrams for stays »

1. sayst

How to pronounce stays?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stays in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stays in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stays in a Sentence

1. Euripides:

   Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

2. Rahm Emanuel:

   I think if the Republican Party stays as angry as President Donald Trump, as ugly as President Donald Trump, I think Read MoreLooking's a unique opportunity for the Democrats to actually open up and build a stronger, more stable coalition that not only wins gubernatorial races and The House races, but the ultimate prize, The House.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   People come and go in our life but memories stays for ever.

4. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun:

   In order to effectively block entry for non-important purposes such as tourism, we will expand the compulsory quarantine measure to all foreigners coming in for short stays too.

5. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Love stays impassive and inexpressive, before the beloved's birth and visibility

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