Stable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsteɪbl|  American pronunciation of the word stable
Brit.  |ˈsteɪb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word stable

noun

- a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

verb

- shelter in a stable
stable horses

adjective

- firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
the economy is stable
- not taking part readily in chemical change
- maintaining equilibrium
- showing little if any change (syn: static, unchanging)

Extra examples

She rode the horse back to the stable.

There have been three winners from his stable this season.

A new model will be added to the car company's stable of sedans.

Where do you stable your horses?

They have a stable relationship.

Children need to be raised in a stable environment.

Make sure the platform is stable.

A wide base will make the structure much more stable.

He is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

Children like a stable environment.

He was clearly not a very stable person.

The keep of the stable is mainly left to the two equine-loving daughters

The stable boys exercise the horses every morning.

...an excitable child who needs a stable home life...

...the keep of the stable is mainly left to the two equine-loving daughters...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stable
he/she/it: stables
present participle: stabling
past tense: stabled
past participle: stabled
noun
singular: stable
plural: stables
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