Staid vs. Stay
Staidadjective
Serious, organized, and professional; sober.
Staidadjective
Always fixed in the same location; stationary.
Staidverb
obsolete spelling of stayed
Staid
imp. & p. p. of Stay.
Staidadjective
Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty, or fanciful.
Staidadjective
characterized by dignity and propriety
Stayverb
(transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
Stayverb
(transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Stayverb
(transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
Stayverb
(transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
Stayverb
(transitive) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Stayverb
(transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
Stayverb
(transitive) To hold the attention of. en
Stayverb
To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
Stayverb
To wait for; await.
Stayverb
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Stayverb
To rest; depend; rely.
Stayverb
To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
Stayverb
To come to an end; cease.
Stayverb
To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
Stayverb
To make a stand; to stand firm.
Stayverb
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
Stayverb
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
Stayverb
To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
Stayverb
To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
Stayverb
(intransitive) To continue to have a particular quality.
Stayverb
To live; reside
Stayverb
To brace or support with a stay or stays
Stayverb
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
Stayverb
To tack; put on the other tack.
Stayverb
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
Staynoun
Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
Staynoun
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
Staynoun
(archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
Staynoun
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
Staynoun
(nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
Staynoun
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Staynoun
(obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.
Staynoun
A prop; a support.
Staynoun
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
Staynoun
(plural) A corset
Staynoun
(archaic) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
Staynoun
(nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
Staynoun
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
Staynoun
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
Stayadjective
Steep; ascending.
Stayadjective
(of a roof) Steeply pitched.
Stayadjective
Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
Stayadjective
Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
Stayadverb
Steeply.
Staynoun
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
Staynoun
That which serves as a prop; a support.
Staynoun
A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
Staynoun
Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
Staynoun
Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
Staynoun
Hindrance; let; check.
Staynoun
Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Staynoun
Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
Stayverb
To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Stayverb
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
Stayverb
To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
Stayverb
To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
Stayverb
To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
Stayverb
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Stayverb
To cause to cease; to put an end to.
Stayverb
To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
Stayverb
To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
Stayverb
To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Stayverb
To continue in a state.
Stayverb
To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
Stayverb
To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
Stayverb
To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
Stayverb
To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
Stayverb
To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
Stayverb
To change tack, as a ship.
Staynoun
continuing or remaining in a place or state;
Staynoun
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;
Staynoun
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
Staynoun
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Staynoun
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
Stayverb
stay the same; remain in a certain state;
Stayverb
stay put (in a certain place);
Stayverb
dwell;
Stayverb
continue in a place, position, or situation;
Stayverb
remain behind;
Stayverb
stop or halt;
Stayverb
stay behind;
Stayverb
a trial of endurance;
Stayverb
stop a judicial process;
Stayverb
fasten with stays
Stayverb
overcome or allay;
