stay (noun)
11stay-at-home — UK US adjective [before noun] ► a stay at home parent takes care of their home and children rather than going out to work: stay at home mum/mom/dad »She is a veterinary technician who recently became a stay at home mom. »stay at home… …
12stay of execution — noun an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑stay * * * stay of execution/deportation/etc …
13stay|sail — «STAY SAYL; Nautical STAY uhl», noun. any fore and aft sail fastened on a stay …
14stay tape — noun A stay lace • • • Main Entry: ↑stay …
15stay-at-home — stay at .home adj [only before noun] staying at home, rather than working somewhere else, usually in order to take care of children ▪ a stay at home mom …
16stay bar — noun Etymology: stay (V) : a saddle bar passing through the mullions and secured to the jambs in an ornamental window to keep leaded glass in place * * * stay bar, Architecture. a horizontal iron bar extending in one piece from jamb to jamb along …
17stay hole — noun Etymology: stay (I) : an opening in a staysail through which passes one of the hanks joining the sail to the stay …
18stay tackle — noun Etymology: stay (I) : a tackle hooked to a stay and used to lift loads amidships in stowing or discharging holds …
19stay tap — noun Etymology: stay (V) : stay bolt tap …
20stay-on tab — noun A ring pull that does not pull entirely off, but bends into the can • • • Main Entry: ↑stay …
