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Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.

Stay :: Stay (n.) A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men..

Outside :: Outside (adv.) or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside..

Relent :: Relent (n.) Stay; stop; delay.

Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..

Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who keeps or stays much at home.

Stanchion :: Stanchion (n.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay..

Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Staysail :: Staynil (n.) The European starling.

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

Parceling :: Parceling (n.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc..

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