informal, singular A short form of statistics (the subject), informal, plural A short form of statistics (data, figures), Slang Shortened form of statistics{2} (b)

Position relative to that of others; standing, Standing or position as regards rank or condition, the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Continuance in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn_ as, you make a short stay in the city, That which holds or restrains; obstacle; check; hindrance; restraint, In some hollow-castings, a spindle which forms a support for the core, transitive verb_ To brace, support, or prop up, transitive & intransitive verb_ To put (a ship) on the opposite tack or to come about, intransitive verb_ To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger, To linger or wait in order to do or experience something, To keep up in a race or contest

Old spellings of staid, staidly, staidness, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of stay, adjective_ Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See staid

Present participle of stay

a woman's close-fitting foundation garment, Plural form of stay, plurale tantum A corset, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stay

Free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform, Unwavering, as in purpose; steadfast, smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions, adverb_ in a steady manner, verb_ To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking, make steady, support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace, transitive verb_ To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute, transitive & intransitive verb_ To make or become steady, intransitive verb_ To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily, noun_ a person loved by another person

To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer, To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own, To move, happen, or elapse stealthily or unobtrusively, transitive verb_ To take, and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully, To gain by insinuating arts or covert means, To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly, noun_ The act of stealing, Same as stale, Slang A bargain

The power produced by a machine using pressurized water vapor, Steam heating, Water in a visible vesicular condition produced by the condensation of vapor of water in air, intransitive verb_ To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor, To move or travel by the agency of steam, To produce or emit steam, transitive verb_ To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing, obsolete To exhale

Something, such as a sword, that is made of steel, A modified form of iron, not occurring in nature, but known and manufactured from very early times, and at the present time of the highest importance in its various applications to the wants of man, of manganese. The parts subjected to extension do not contain more than, adjective_ Made with, relating to, or consisting of steel, Very firm or strong, Of a steel gray, transitive verb_ To cover, plate, edge, or point with steel, To make hard, strong, or obdurate; strengthen, To overlay, point, or edge with steel