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| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visit |
| Synonyms: | break, halt, holiday, sojourn, stop, stopover, vacation |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk, continue, dally, delay, endure, halt, hang, hang around, hover, lag, last, linger, loiter, nest, pause, perch, procrastinate, remain, reprieve, reside, respite, roost*, settle, sit tight*, sojourn, squat, stand, stop, sweat*, tarry, establish oneself, hang about, hang in, hang out, hold the fort, outstay, put down roots, stay out, stay put, stick around*, sweat it out |
| Antonyms: | advance, go, leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | verb |
| Definition: | visit |
| Synonyms: | bide, dwell, live, lodge, put up, sojourn, stop, tarry, be accommodated, stop over |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support, underpinning |
| Synonyms: | brace, buttress, column, hold, prop, reinforcement, shore, stanchion, truss, shoring, underpropping |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in abeyance |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, arrest, check, curb, defer, delay, detain, discontinue, halt, hinder, hold, impede, interrupt, obstruct, postpone, prevent, put off, shelve, stall, stop, suspend, hold over, intermit, prorogue, ward off |
| Main Entry: | corset |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | girdle |
| Synonyms: | foundation garment, support, underwear, bodice, corselet, stays |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | live in a certain place |
| Synonyms: | bide, bunk*, crash*, dwell, inhabit, lodge, nest, perch, reside, room, roost, settle, squat, stay, bunk out, hang out* |
| Antonyms: | depart, go, leave, migrate, move, reject, resist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop temporarily and wait for |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, bide, expect, linger, pause, remain, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, wait, stick around* |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, go, move |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adjourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop a proceeding |
| Synonyms: | curb, defer, delay, discontinue, hold up, postpone, put off, recess, restrain, shelve, stay, suspend, hold off, hold over, prorogue |
| Antonyms: | begin, convene, convoke, encourage, further, open, rally, stimulate, urge, keep on |
| Main Entry: | adjournment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discontinuation or delay of a proceeding |
| Synonyms: | break, deferment, intermission, interruption, pause, postponement, recess, stay, suspension, deferral, prorogation, putting off |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, continuance |
| Main Entry: | administration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period during which a particular human group is in power |
| Synonyms: | dynasty, regime, reign, stay, tenure, term, incumbency, presidency |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to hold another thing securely |
| Synonyms: | ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grip, hold, hook, mainstay, mooring, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support, grapnel, grappling iron, kedge, mud hook |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, be held securely |
| Synonyms: | attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up, imbed, make port |
| Antonyms: | detach, loosen, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slowing or stopping |
| Synonyms: | cessation, check, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stay, stoppage, suppression, suspension, blockage, checking, stalling, staying |
| Antonyms: | encouragement, release, activation, letting go |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or slow |
| Synonyms: | block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub*, shut down, stall, stay, suppress |
| Antonyms: | activate, encourage, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | await |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait with expectation |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, attend, be prepared for, be ready for, cool one's heels, count on, hang around*, hang in, hang out*, hope, look for, look forward to, stay, sweat it out, sweat* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
| Synonyms: | bandage, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss, bandeau, copula, snood |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build plan or opinion on |
| Synonyms: | construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant, predicate, prop, rest, set up, station, stay |
| Main Entry: | be |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exist |
| Synonyms: | abide, act, breathe, continue, do, endure, go on, hold, inhabit, last, live, move, obtain, persist, prevail, remain, rest, stand, stay, subsist, survive, be alive, have being, have place |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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