law vs stay

law and stay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
law	Yes	No	No	No
stay	Yes	No	Yes	No

law (noun)	stay (noun)
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system	continuing or remaining in a place or state
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society	(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature	a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do	a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity	the state of inactivity following an interruption
the collection of rules imposed by authority
the force of policemen and officers

law (verb)	stay (verb)
	stay the same; remain in a certain state
	stop or halt
	overcome or allay
	fasten with stays
	be in a certain place and not leave
	stop a judicial process
	dwell
	continue in a place, position, or situation
	hang on during a trial of endurance