Fixed vs. Stable

Fixedverb

simple past tense and past participle of fix

Stablenoun

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

‘There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.’;

Fixedadjective

Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.

‘fixed assets’; ‘I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.’; ‘Every religion has its own fixed ideas.’; ‘He looked at me with a fixed glare.’;

Stablenoun

(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

Fixedadjective

Stationary.

Stablenoun

(Scotland) A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.

Fixedadjective

Attached; affixed.

Stablenoun

An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.

Fixedadjective

Chemically stable.

Stableverb

(transitive) to put or keep (an animal) in a stable.

Fixedadjective

Supplied with what one needs.

‘She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.’;

Stableverb

(intransitive) to dwell in a stable.

Fixedadjective

(legal) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.

‘In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.’;

Stableverb

to park (a rail vehicle)

Fixedadjective

Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).

‘a fixed tomcat; the she-cat has been fixed’;

Stableadjective

Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.

‘He was in a stable relationship.’; ‘a stable government’;

Fixedadjective

Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.

Stableadjective

(computing) Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.

‘You should download the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs.’;

Fixedadjective

(of a problem) Resolved; corrected.

Stableadjective

That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.

Fixedadjective

Repaired

Stableadjective

Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.

‘In this region of chance, . . . where nothing is stable.’;

Fixedadjective

Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.

Stableadjective

Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.

‘And to her husband ever meek and stable.’;

Fixedadjective

Stable; non-volatile.

Stableadjective

Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.

Fixedadjective

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

Stableadjective

So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; - said of any body or substance.

Fixedadjective

fixed and unmoving;

‘with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare’; ‘his bearded face already has a set hollow look’; ‘a face rigid with pain’;

Stableverb

To fix; to establish.

Fixedadjective

securely placed or fastened or set;

‘a fixed piece of wood’; ‘a fixed resistor’;

Stableverb

To put or keep in a stable.

Fixedadjective

intent and directed steadily;

‘had her gaze fastened on the stranger’; ‘a fixed expresson’;

Stableverb

To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.

Fixedadjective

incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.

‘frozen prices’; ‘living on fixed incomes’;

Stablenoun

A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.

Fixedadjective

mended or put in working order;

‘a reconditioned sewing machine’; ‘a repaired vacuum cleaner’; ‘the broken lock is now fixed’;

Stablenoun

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

Fixedadjective

not increasing as the amount taxed increases

Stableverb

shelter in a stable;

‘stable horses’;

Fixedadjective

specified in advance;

‘a given number’; ‘we will meet at a given time and location’;

Stableadjective

resistant to change of position or condition;

‘a stable ladder’; ‘a stable peace’; ‘a stable relationship’; ‘stable prices’;

Fixedadjective

directed with intense concentration;

‘a fixed stare’; ‘an intent gaze’;

Stableadjective

firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation;

‘the economy is stable’;

Stableadjective

not taking part readily in chemical change

Stableadjective

maintaining equilibrium

Stableadjective

showing little if any change;

‘a static population’;

Stableadjective

(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed

‘specially designed dinghies that are very stable’;

Stableadjective

(of a patient or their medical condition) not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation

‘he is now in a stable condition in hospital’;

Stableadjective

sane and sensible; not easily upset or disturbed

‘the officer concerned is mentally and emotionally stable’;

Stableadjective

not likely to change or fail; firmly established

‘prices have remained relatively stable’; ‘a stable relationship’;

Stableadjective

not liable to undergo chemical decomposition, radioactive decay, or other physical change

‘stable nuclei’; ‘isocyanic acid reacts with amino groups to form a stable compound’;

Stablenoun

a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses

‘the horse was led from its stable’;

Stablenoun

an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained

‘racing stables’; ‘the horse make his debut for the Mick Naughton stable’;

Stablenoun

the racehorses of a particular training establishment.

Stablenoun

an organization or establishment training or producing a particular type of person or product

‘the player comes from the same stable as Agassi’;

Stableverb

put or keep (a horse) in a stable

‘they must be stabled and fed’;

Stableverb

put or base (a locomotive or train) in a depot

‘one of the two locomotives was stabled at Fort William’;

Stable

A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock.