Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
portion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stake (noun) | portion (noun) |
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a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | the allotment of some amount by dividing something |
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | something less than the whole of a human artifact |
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal |
the money risked on a gamble | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
something determined in relation to something that includes it | |
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) |
stake (verb) | portion (verb) |
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place a bet on | give out |
mark with a stake | |
tie or fasten to a stake | |
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | |
put at risk |