Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stable | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
stall | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stable (noun) | stall (noun) |
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a farm building for housing horses or other livestock | a tactic used to mislead or delay |
small area set off by walls for special use | |
a booth where articles are displayed for sale | |
small individual study area in a library | |
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed | |
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater | |
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge |
stable (adjective) | stall (adjective) |
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resistant to change of position or condition | |
maintaining equilibrium | |
firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation | |
showing little if any change | |
not taking part readily in chemical change |
stable (verb) | stall (verb) |
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shelter in a stable | deliberately delay an event or action |
come to a stop | |
cause an engine to stop | |
cause an airplane to go into a stall | |
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | |
put into, or keep in, a stall | |
postpone doing what one should be doing |