stays
Lingers without leaving
Stays is the plural of stay, covering both the noun and verb forms.
A stay is a period of remaining somewhere: a two-week stay in Paris.
Stays are also supports or braces—ropes steadying a ship's mast, or the rigid strips in a corset.
To stay is to remain in place or continue: Stay here, Stay calm.
If you stay your hand, you hold back from action.
Removing skeletal structure
- tightlacingExtreme corset wearing practice
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
- busksPerforms publicly for donations
stiffening · cinching · hourglass · silhouette · shaping · Victorian · Edwardian · structured
Ropes controlling ship sails
- shroudsWraps that hide
- mastVessel's sail support
- forestayForward mast-bracing cable
- backstayAft mast-supporting line
headstay · bowsprit · halyard · topmast · foremast · mizzen · mainmast · yacht
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- tensionStretched or strained state
anchoring · guywires · stabilization · framework · load-bearing · trusses · girders · suspension
Completing a planned task
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- postponementDelaying to later
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
reprieve · halt · moratorium · abeyance · continuance · deferral · ruling · judgment
Commercial lodging establishment
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- visitTrip to see another
- sojournBrief stay away
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
guesthouse · inn · hostel · resort · lodging · booking · reservation · duration
Still present after removal
- persistingContinuing through difficulty
- continuingGoing on without stopping
- enduringPersisting through time
- lastingContinuing through time
abiding · holding · steadfast · unwavering · constant · persistent · tenacious · resilient
boning
Removing skeletal structure
- tightlacingExtreme corset wearing practice
- lacingInterlacing cords through holes
- whaleboneKeratin plates from filter-feeders
busks · stiffening · cinching · hourglass · silhouette · shaping · Victorian · Edwardian · structured · undergarment
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
backstay · headstay · bowsprit · halyard · topmast · foremast · mizzen · mainmast · yacht · schooner
bracing
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
tension · anchoring · guywires · stabilization · framework · load-bearing · trusses · girders · suspension · bridge
execution
Completing a planned task
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- postponementDelaying to later
- delayEnforced waiting period
suspension · reprieve · halt · moratorium · abeyance · continuance · deferral · ruling · judgment · proceeding
hotel
Commercial lodging establishment
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- visitTrip to see another
- sojournBrief stay away
overnight · guesthouse · inn · hostel · resort · lodging · booking · reservation · duration · extended
remaining
Still present after removal
- persistingContinuing through difficulty
- continuingGoing on without stopping
- enduringPersisting through time
lasting · abiding · holding · steadfast · unwavering · constant · persistent · tenacious · resilient · patient
- costumeswitch, costume, vampire, pirate, ghost costume
- vintage fashioncorset, vintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- Court Procedureadjournment, civil procedure, trial procedure, trial process, criminal procedure
- Fashion HistoryVictorian fashion, Edwardian fashion, Renaissance fashion, medieval fashion, Elizabethan
- undergarmentsbrassiere, briefs, corset, slip, petticoat
stayschanges
Alterations or transitions
shifts · transforms · alters · varies · fluctuates
- stay homeNot go anywhere
- stay awayRemain at distance
- stay putRemain in place
- stay upNot go to bed
- stay tunedAwait further information
- staying upRemaining awake past bedtime
stay, staying, stayed, overstay, outstay, homestay, overstayed, overstaying, outstayed