"stays" meaning in English

See stays in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /steɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-stays.wav
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} stays
  1. plural of stay Tags: form-of, plural Form of: stay
    Sense id: en-stays-en-noun-wzNQ4Dz3

Noun

IPA: /steɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-stays.wav
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} stays pl (plural only)
  1. A corset. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Underwear
    Sense id: en-stays-en-noun-wqzaMBCD Disambiguation of Underwear: 7 78 15

Verb

IPA: /steɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-stays.wav
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stays
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stay Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: stay
    Sense id: en-stays-en-verb-6jQCyrBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 83 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 13 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 9 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 90

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Download raw JSONL data for stays meaning in English (3.7kB)

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