Stakes - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsteɪks|  American pronunciation of the word stakes
Brit.  |steɪks|  British pronunciation of the word stakes
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verbto stake
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounstake

Extra examples

The stakes are too high.

She planted stakes in the garden to hold the vines.

The wooden stakes designate the edge of the building site.

We found the garden completely fenced with stout stakes.

They were playing for high stakes.

The House of Correction is not walled, like other prisons, but is palisaded round about with stakes.

Drive two stakes into the ground about three feet apart.

Climbing is a dangerous sport and the stakes are high.

We're playing for high stakes here.

Ben wouldn't score very highly in the popularity stakes.

We're going to pull up stakes and move to Montana.

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