Fast vs. Stable

Fastadjective

(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

Fastadjective

Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

Fastadjective

(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)

Fastadjective

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid.

Fastadjective

Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.

Fastadjective

Able to transfer data in a short period of time.

Fastadjective

Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people).

Fastadjective

(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent.

Fastadjective

(obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.

Fastadjective

(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits.

Fastadjective

Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Fastadjective

(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average.

Fastadverb

In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .

Fastadverb

(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly .

Fastadverb

Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .

Fastadverb

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .

Fastadverb

Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

Fastnoun

A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations

Fastnoun

The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.

Fastnoun

The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

Fastinterjection

(archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target

Fastverb

(intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.

Fastverb

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

Fastverb

To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.

Fastnoun

Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.

Fastnoun

Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.

Fastnoun

A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.

Fastnoun

That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; - called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.

Fastadjective

Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

Fastadjective

Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

Fastadjective

Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.

Fastadjective

Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.

Fastadjective

Tenacious; retentive.

Fastadjective

Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.

Fastadjective

Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.

Fastadjective

Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.

Fastadjective

In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc.

Fastadverb

In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.

Fastadverb

In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.

Fastnoun

abstaining from food

Fastverb

abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons;

Fastverb

abstain from eating;

Fastadjective

acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly;

Fastadjective

(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time;

Fastadjective

at a rapid tempo;

Fastadjective

(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds;

Fastadjective

firmly fastened or secured against opening;

Fastadjective

resistant to destruction or fading;

Fastadjective

unrestrained by convention or morality;

Fastadjective

hurried and brief;

Fastadjective

securely fixed in place;

Fastadjective

unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;

Fastadverb

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form);

Fastadverb

firmly or tightly;

Stablenoun

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

Stablenoun

(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

Stablenoun

(Scotland) A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.

Stablenoun

An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.

Stableverb

(transitive) to put or keep (an animal) in a stable.

Stableverb

(intransitive) to dwell in a stable.

Stableverb

to park (a rail vehicle)

Stableadjective

Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.

Stableadjective

(computing) Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.

Stableadjective

That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.

Stableadjective

Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.

Stableadjective

Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.

Stableadjective

Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.

Stableadjective

So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; - said of any body or substance.

Stableverb

To fix; to establish.

Stableverb

To put or keep in a stable.

Stableverb

To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.

Stablenoun

A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.

Stablenoun

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

Stableverb

shelter in a stable;

Stableadjective

resistant to change of position or condition;

Stableadjective

firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation;

Stableadjective

not taking part readily in chemical change

Stableadjective

maintaining equilibrium

Stableadjective

showing little if any change;

Stableadjective

(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed

Stableadjective

(of a patient or their medical condition) not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation

Stableadjective

sane and sensible; not easily upset or disturbed

Stableadjective

not likely to change or fail; firmly established

Stableadjective

not liable to undergo chemical decomposition, radioactive decay, or other physical change

Stablenoun

a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses

Stablenoun

an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained

Stablenoun

the racehorses of a particular training establishment.

Stablenoun

an organization or establishment training or producing a particular type of person or product

Stableverb

put or keep (a horse) in a stable

Stableverb

put or base (a locomotive or train) in a depot

Stable

A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock.