stay vs deed

stay and deed both are nouns.

stay is a verb but deed is not a verb.

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

As nouns, deed is a hypernym of stay; that is, deed is a word with a broader meaning than stay:

stay: continuing or remaining in a place or state
deed: something that people do or cause to happen

Other hypernyms of stay include act, human action, human activity.

stay (noun)	deed (noun)
continuing or remaining in a place or state	something that people do or cause to happen
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar	a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stay (verb)	deed (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

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