stay
Linger in place
Stay has two sets of interrelated but distinct senses.
To stay is like the opposite of go; that is, to remain in a place rather than leave it.
To stay fit, calm, or alert is to remain in those states.
A stay is the period of time you are at place, not leaving it (short hospital stay).
A stay is also the stopping of a legal proceeding or execution as ordered by a court.
The second stay is a support that stabilizes something, like a collar stay that stiffens the collar of a shirt.
To stay something is to stabilize it.
Continue firmly onward
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- continueGo on without stopping
- lastFinal in sequence
- lingerStay beyond necessity
survive · abide · persevere · prevail · withstand · maintain · sustain · preserve
Cease all motion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- holdMaintain in grasp
arrest · check · suspend · delay · wait · desist · refrain · restrain
Enforced waiting period
- deferDelay or submit
- postponeDelay to later time
- adjournTemporarily halt proceedings
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
continuance · moratorium · reprieve · extension · hold off · put off · reschedule · abeyance
Device providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- propSupport or stage item
- strutProud, showy gait
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
guy wire · cable · tether · corset · underpinning · stabilizer · anchor · shore
Trip to see another
- sojournBrief stay away
- stintFixed work period
- spellArrange letters correctly
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
layover · tenure · time · length · period · stretch · term · extended
Commercial lodging establishment
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
- innLodging for wayfarers
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
resort · cabin · villa · chalet · lodge · bed and breakfast · Airbnb · accommodation
persist
Continue firmly onward
linger · survive · abide · persevere · prevail · withstand · maintain · sustain · preserve · retain
stop
Cease all motion
hold · arrest · check · suspend · delay · wait · desist · refrain · restrain · curb
delay
Enforced waiting period
suspend · continuance · moratorium · reprieve · extension · hold off · put off · reschedule · abeyance · hiatus
brace
Device providing structural stability
reinforcement · guy wire · cable · tether · corset · underpinning · stabilizer · anchor · shore · truss
visit
Trip to see another
stopover · layover · tenure · time · length · period · stretch · term · extended · brief
hotel
Commercial lodging establishment
guesthouse · resort · cabin · villa · chalet · lodge · bed and breakfast · Airbnb · accommodation · booking