Inf. sand, backbone, hardiness of spirit; obstinateness, obstinacy, doggedness, stubbornness, Inf. cussedness, inflexibility, intransigence; obdurateness, contumacy, contumaciousness.
stabilize, v. 1. steady, immobilize, make fast, se cure, strengthen, fortify; fix, attach, fasten, clinch; anchor, moor, ground, root; establish, define, set, settle.
2. maintain, sustain, support, preserve, conserve, retain, uphold, keep up; prolong, perpetuate, protract, continue, extend, carry on.
stable, adj. 1. firm, steady, fixed, fast; sound, solid, stout, sturdy, staunch, substantial; established, riveted, moored, anchored; immovable, still, inert, quiescent, motionless, statuelike, stationary.
2. enduring, abiding, lasting, continuing, permanent; long-lived, long-lasting, longstanding, longevous; constant, valid, secure, durable, rooted, grounded, deep-rooted, deep-seated, well-founded, Well-grounded; immutable, unchangeable, unchanging, indissoluble, perdurable, unalterable, invariable, irrevocable, irreversible; persistent, chronic, continual; perpetual, endless, unceasing, everlasting.
3. steadfast, unwavering, unfaltering, undeviating, unswerving, steady, uniform; reliable, dependable, faithful, true; resolute, determined, serious, decided, undaunted, indomitable; persevering, industrious, sedulous; persistent, relentless, enduring, patient, plodding, untiring, unflagging, unwearied, indefatigable; tenacious, strong-willed, grim, settled, unshrinking; game, plucky, gritty; obstinate, stubborn, Inf. cussed, uncompromising, unbending, unyielding, inflexible, inexorable, obdurate, contumacious.
4. balanced, well-balanced, sane, mentally sound, Latin, compos mentis; reasonable, sensible, reliable, competent, dependable, responsible, accountable; even-tempered, equable, undisturbable, unirritable, dispassionate, placid, calm, cool, inexcitable; self-controlled, self-possessed.
stack, n. 1. haystack, mow, rick, shock, Scot. and North Eng. rickle, cock.
2. heap, pile, mass, accumulation, bulk, drift; hoard, store, stock, stockpile, supply; deposit, mound, bank, hillock, hill, mountain; packet, bale, bundle, load, barrow, cartload, wagonload, carload, cargo.
3. collection, amassment, assemblage, aggregation; concentration, pyramid, agglomeration, conglomeration, cluster, congeries; clump, bunch, batch; rouleau.
4. smokestack, chimney, funnel, flue, vertical duct or vent.
5. Informal, abundance, bounty, volume, plenty; quantitive, profusion, Inf. lots, Inf. raft, storm, shower, ocean, sea, world; multitude, throng, array, legion, crowd; numbers, scores, pack, host, swarm, mob.
6. Informal, hoard, store, quite a little, considerable, deal, great deal; peck, Inf. lots, mess, Inf. load, SI. pot, mint, Inf. oodles, Inf. tons; chunk, SI. wad, lump, Inf. hunk, gob, SI. scad, Inf. slew.
7. Slang,
blow one's stack SI. blow one's top, Inf. lose one's cool, SI. sound off. -v. 8. accumulate, heap, pile, pile up, roll up, pack, compile, amass, cumulate; hoard, squirrel away, load up, stow away.
9. gather, glean, take in, pull in, harvest, reap, collect; garner, store up, stock up, lay by, lay up, lay in, Inf stash away, reserve, set aside; save, save up.
stadium, n. arena, bowl, circus, hippodrome, amphitheater, theater, coliseum, colosseum; park, ball park, field, playing field, athletic field; football field, gridiron, Chiefly Brit, pitch.
staff, n. 1. stick, rod, pole, cane, crutch, stave, crook; walking stick, supplejack, alpenstock, Chiefly