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• stable — stable1 stablelike, adj. /stay beuhl/, n., v., stabled, stabling. n. 1. a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc. 2. such a building with stalls. 3. a collection of animals housed in such a building. 4. Horse Racing. a. an… …   Universalium

• stable — stable1 adjective (stabler, stablest) 1》 not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed. 2》 not likely to change or fail.     ↘not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation.     ↘emotionally well balanced. 3》 not liable to undergo… …   English new terms dictionary

• stablemate — /ˈsteɪbəlmeɪt/ (say staybuhlmayt) noun 1. one of two or more horses which belong to the same stable. See stable1 (def. 4). 2. Colloquial one of two or more different motor vehicles, etc., made by the same manufacturer. {stable1 + mate1} …  

• stableness — See stable1. * * * …   Universalium

• stā- — To stand; with derivatives meaning “place or thing that is standing.” Oldest form *steə₂ , colored to *staə₂ , contracted to *stā . Derivatives include steed, stud2, arrest, instant, understand, static, prostitute, insist, ecstasy, and system. I …   Universalium

• constable — constableship, n. /kon steuh beuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /kun /, n. 1. an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions, usually in a small town, rural district, etc. 2. Chiefly Brit. a police officer. 3. an officer of high rank in… …   Universalium

• stableboy — /stay beuhl boy /, n. a person who works in a stable. [1720 30; STABLE1 + BOY] * * * …   Universalium

• stableman — /stay beuhl meuhn, man /, n., pl. stablemen / meuhn, men /. a person who works in a stable. [1720 30; STABLE1 + MAN1] * * * …   Universalium

• stablemate — /stay beuhl mayt /, n. 1. a horse sharing a stable with another. 2. one of several horses owned by the same person. 3. Informal. a person or thing originating from or belonging to the same establishment, field, etc., as another. [1925 30; STABLE1 …   Universalium

• stabler — /stay bleuhr/, n. a person who runs a horse stable. [1400 50; late ME; see STABLE1, ER1] * * * …   Universalium

• stabling — /stay bling/, n. 1. accommodation for horses or other draft or farm animals in a stable. 2. stables collectively. [1475 85; STABLE1 + ING1] * * * …   Universalium