Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc..

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Unerring :: Unerring (a.) Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God..
Tether :: Tether (n.) A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits..
Stakeholder :: Stakehead (n.) A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the yarns which are kept apart by pins in the bar..
Bank :: Bank (n.) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses..
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed..
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning..
Staktometer :: Stakeholder (n.) The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Undeceive :: Undeceive (v. t.) To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake..
Gamester :: Gamester (n.) A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games..
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstake (n.) A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
Venture :: Venture (n.) The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade..
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Accuracy :: Accuracy (n.) The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy..
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road..
Blunder :: Blunder (v. i.) To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes..
Painstaker :: Painstaker (n.) One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work.
Misdevotion :: Misdevotion (n.) Mistaken devotion.
Goatsucker :: Goatsucker (n.) One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Europaeus); -- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk..
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