Stays

/steɪz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters

Definition of Stays

noun

Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
"I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
"The governor granted a stay of execution."
A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
"stand at a stay"
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.

verb

To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
To cause to cease; to put an end to.

noun

A prop; a support.
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
"Where are the stays for my collar?"
(in the plural) A corset.
A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

noun

A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
"The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding."
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

verb

To brace or support with a stay or stays
"stay a mast"
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
To tack; put on the other tack.
"to stay ship"
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

noun

A corset.

Anagrams of Stays

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

10 words can be made from the letters in "stays":

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "stays" and rearranging:

+esayest yeasts

+rsatyrs strays

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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