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staying
verb(stay)to secure upright with or as if with stays
staying
verb(stay)to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays
staying
verb(stay)to go about : tack
staying
verb(stay)to stop going forward : pause
staying
verb(stay)to stop doing something : cease
staying
verb(stay)to continue in a place or condition : remain
staying
verb(stay)to provide physical or moral support for : sustain
staying
verb(stay)to fix on something as a foundation
staying
noun(stay)capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
staying
adjective(stay)bright, luminous
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adjective(stay)cloudless; specifically : less than one-tenth covered
staying
adjective(stay)free from mist, haze, or dust
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to not go near someone or something : avoid —usually + from
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to stay inside or at home instead of going out
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to avoid (something)
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to not go on (something)
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to continue to work at a job
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to continue taking (a medication, drug, etc.)
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to avoid going into a place
staying
phrasal verb(stay)to spend time away from home