English to English
stable
('st/eI/b/@/l
)
adjective (a)
- resistant to change of position or condition(adj.all)Example:
A stable ladder.
A stable peace.
A stable relationship.
Stable prices.
source: wordnet30 - Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.(adjective)source: webster1913
- So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or substance.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a farm building for housing horses or other livestock(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation(adj.all)Example:
The economy is stable.
source: wordnet30 - not taking part readily in chemical change(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- maintaining equilibrium(adj.all)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- shelter in a stable(verb.social)Example:
Stable horses.
source: wordnet30 - To fix; to establish.(verb)source: webster1913
- To put or keep in a stable.(verb)source: webster1913
- To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.(verb)source: webster1913
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