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?

1. 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. Mickey Mehta:

   I kept looking out for collecting happiness all my life till I one day realized that happiness stays with the one Who simply spreads happiness. So bring happiness to others and MickeyMize your life.

2. Guenther Oettinger:

   We are working so that Greece stays in the euro zone, on this basis I think an agreement will still be possible in the next eight days -- if necessary via a further meeting of government leaders.

3. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor:

   The order stays silent on the rules of having no more than 10 individuals at one location and a requirement to stay 6 feet apart in those locations.

4. Joel Kan:

   More acute affordability challenges will emerge if inventory stays this tight and home-price growth continues to accelerate, this, in turn, would be especially challenging for first-time homebuyers, who make up a third of all home sales.

5. Ronny Gross:

   After you wear them a few times, the red comes off and they put this rubber thing on it and it just stays better, i do it with every Louboutin.

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