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91stake — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Kreis, Preakness Stakes, absolute interest, allotment, allowance, angel, ante, ante up, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, at hazard, at stake, ax, back, backing, bailiwick, bank,… …
92stake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. post, peg, pile; palisade; burning, execution; wager, bet, ante, pot; security, earnest, deposit; interest, claim, holding; prize, reward. See chance, property. stake out II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rod,… …
93stake out — PHRASAL VERB If you stake out a position that you are stating or a claim that you are making, you are defending the boundaries or limits of the position or claim. [V P n (not pron)] Those who want to take child abuse seriously today must stake… …
94stake — I 1. noun a stake in the ground Syn: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, prop, strut, pale, paling, picket, pile, piling, cane 2. verb 1) the plants have to be staked Syn …
95stake — I n 1. pale, picket, palisade, spike, pike, stick; post, upright, column, pillar, standard; rod, bar, peg, pin. 2. the stake death by fire or burning, auto da fe . v 3.Often stake outor off mark, demarcate, define, outline, delineate, determine;… …
96stake — 1. Staff. Pahu, papahu, mākia. ♦ Stake taboo sign, pahu kapu. ♦ Goal stake, pahu hope, pahu hopu. ♦ Stake in owl trap, oloka a. 2. Wager. Pili …
97stake driver — noun a kind of bittern • Syn: ↑American bittern, ↑Botaurus lentiginosus • Hypernyms: ↑bittern • Member Holonyms: ↑Botaurus, ↑genus Botaurus * * * noun …
98stake race — noun a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race • Hypernyms: ↑horse race * * * noun also stakes race : a horse race in which the money stake or prize offered is the total contributed by the… …
99stake truck — noun : a truck having a stake body * * * a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags. Cf. flatbed. [1925 30] * * * stake truck, a flat bed truck having brackets or sockets around the edge of the platform so that …
100stake-driver — Bittern Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus… …
