n.
1.continuing or remaining in a place or state
2.a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
3.the state of inactivity following an interruption
4.(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
5.a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) stay v.
1.stay the same
2.stay put (in a certain place)
3.dwell
4.continue in a place, position, or situation
5.remain behind
6.stop or halt
7.stay behind
8.a trial of endurance
9.stop a judicial process 10.fasten with stays 11.overcome or allay
Idiom of the Day
take the words out of (someone's) mouth
to say something that someone else was going to say
The man took the words out of my mouth when he answered the question.
