stay
Definitions
Noun
- Continuing or remaining in a place or state
- The state of inactivity following an interruption
- A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
- (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
Verb
- Stay the same; remain in a certain state
- Stay put (in a certain place)
- Dwell
- Continue in a place, position, or situation
- Remain behind
- Stop or halt
- Stay behind
- Hang on during a trial of endurance
- Stop a judicial process
- Fasten with stays
- Overcome or allay
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "stay".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "stay".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "stay".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "stay" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay dry | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "stay" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to stay | 1 | 7 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "stay" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "stay".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | step | 1 | 131 |
| 2 | stop | 1 | 120 |
| 3 | stem | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | star | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | stag | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | stir | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | stud | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | stew | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | stab | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | stan | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | star's | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | stub | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | stac | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | stac's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | stag-party | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | stai | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | stam | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | stan's | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | stat | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | stds | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | stec | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | sten | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | stet | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | stew's | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | stig | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | stil | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | stol | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | stop-gap | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | stow | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | stoy | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | stum | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | stun | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | stys | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | styx | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 16
Fragments: 14
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 34
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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