| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visit |
Synonyms: |
break, halt, holiday, sojourn, stop, stopover, vacation |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hold, delay |
Synonyms: |
deferment, halt, pause, postponement, remission, reprieve, standstill, stop, stopping, suspension |
Antonyms: |
abet, advance, assist, go, help, leave |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support, underpinning |
Synonyms: |
brace, buttress, column, hold, prop, reinforcement, shore, shoring, stanchion, truss, underpropping |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait |
Synonyms: |
abide, bide, bunk, continue, dally, delay, endure, establish oneself, halt, hang, hang about, hang around, hang in, hang out, hold the fort, hover, lag, last, linger, loiter, nest, outstay, pause, perch, procrastinate, put down roots, remain, reprieve, reside, respite, roost, settle, sit tight, sojourn, squat, stand, stay out, stay put, stick around, stop, sweat it out, sweat*, tarry |
Antonyms: |
advance, go, leave |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit |
Synonyms: |
be accommodated, bide, dwell, live, lodge, put up, sojourn, stop, stop over, tarry |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in abeyance |
Synonyms: |
adjourn, arrest, check, curb, defer, delay, detain, discontinue, halt, hinder, hold, hold over, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, postpone, prevent, prorogue, put off, shelve, stall, stop, suspend, ward off |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | live in a certain place |
Synonyms: |
bide, bunk out, bunk, crash*, dwell, hang out*, inhabit, lodge, nest, perch, reside, room, roost, settle, squat, stay |
Antonyms: |
depart, go, leave, migrate, move, reject, resist |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop temporarily and wait for |
Synonyms: |
anticipate, bide, expect, linger, pause, remain, rest, sojourn, stay, stick around, stop, tarry, wait |
Antonyms: |
carry on, continue, go, move |
| Main Entry: | adjourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop a proceeding |
Synonyms: |
curb, defer, delay, discontinue, hold off, hold over, hold up, postpone, prorogue, put off, recess, restrain, shelve, stay, suspend |
Antonyms: |
begin, convene, convoke, encourage, further, keep on, open, rally, stimulate, urge |
| Main Entry: | adjournment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discontinuation or delay of a proceeding |
Synonyms: |
break, deferment, deferral, intermission, interruption, pause, postponement, prorogation, putting off, recess, stay, suspension |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, continuance |