stay (noun)
121rest house — noun a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels) • Hypernyms: ↑building, ↑edifice * * * noun 1. : a house or building for the rest and shelter of travelers; specifically : a dark bungalow 2. : a …
122sash cord — noun a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash • Syn: ↑sash line • Hypernyms: ↑cord * * * noun : the cord used to attach a weight to a window sash * * * a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.… …
123SPF — noun the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun • Syn: ↑sun protection factor • Hypernyms: ↑degree, ↑grade, ↑level * * * ˌes(ˌ)pēˈef noun ( s) …
124half board — noun : a maneuver of luffing a boat sailing close hauled so that it shoots into the wind but before it has quite lost headway of putting the helm up again and letting the boat fill away on the same tack * * * demi pension (def. 1). [1970 75] * *… …
125weight lifting — noun : a sport in which barbells are lifted competitively or as an exercise compare clean and jerk, press 9a, snatch * * * weight lifting, or weight|lift|ing «WAYT LIHF tihng», noun. the lifting of barbells, dumbbells, or other weights, as a body …
126stanza — noun Etymology: Italian, stay, abode, room, stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia stay more at stance Date: 1589 a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme ; strophe •… …
127supersedeas — noun (plural supersedeas) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, you shall refrain, from supersedēre Date: 14th century 1. a common law writ commanding a stay of legal proceedings that is issued under various conditions and especially to stay an… …
128Spiffy — noun A spring wire collar stay, worn by men. The only neat thing about him was his collar. It was held down by a Spiffy wire stay …
