stays
stayz
- n a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
- n continuing or remaining in a place or state
- n the state of inactivity following an interruption
- n a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- n a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
- n (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
- v stay the same; remain in a certain state
- v stay put (in a certain place); we are not moving to Cincinnati"
- v dwell
- v continue in a place, position, or situation
- v remain behind
- v stop or halt
- v stay behind
- v hang on during a trial of endurance
- v stop a judicial process
- v fasten with stays
- v overcome or allay