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stay vs jumper stay

jumper stay vs stay

stay and jumper stay both are nouns.

stay is a verb but jumper stay is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stay Yes No Yes No
jumper stay Yes No No No
As nouns, jumper stay is a hyponym of stay; that is, jumper stay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stay:
  • stay: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
  • jumper stay: an additional stay that limits the amount that the upper portion of the mast can bend, and thereby enables tension to be effectively transferred from the backstay to the forestay.
Other hyponyms of stay include backstay, forestay.
stay (noun) jumper stay (noun)
continuing or remaining in a place or state an additional stay that limits the amount that the upper portion of the mast can bend, and thereby enables tension to be effectively transferred from the backstay to the forestay.
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
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) jumper 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
Difference between stay and jumper stay

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