Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slip | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stay (noun) | slip (noun) |
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continuing or remaining in a place or state | a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air |
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | a socially awkward or tactless act |
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted | an unexpected slide |
the state of inactivity following an interruption | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
a woman's sleeveless undergarment | |
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | |
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material | |
a small sheet of paper | |
a slippery smoothness | |
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall | |
a place where a craft can be made fast | |
a young and slender person | |
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting | |
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics |
stay (verb) | slip (verb) |
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stay the same; remain in a certain state | fall to a lower standard |
stop or halt | move out of position |
overcome or allay | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly |
fasten with stays | to make a mistake or be incorrect |
be in a certain place and not leave | pass out of one's memory |
stop a judicial process | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
dwell | move stealthily |
continue in a place, position, or situation | move easily |
hang on during a trial of endurance | move smoothly and easily |
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion | |
pass on stealthily |