Stable vs. Stably

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.’;

Stablyadverb

In a stable manner.

Stablenoun

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

Stablynoun

A medieval hunting practice in which a group of hunters and hounds are stationed around the perimeter of a wood during a hunt to prevent the escape of the game.

Stablenoun

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

Stablyadverb

In a stable manner; firmly; fixedly; steadily; as, a government stably settled.

Stablenoun

An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.

Stablyadverb

in a stable solid fixed manner;

‘the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon’;

Stableverb

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

Stablyadverb

in a stable unchanging manner;

‘the death rate in Russia has been stably high’;

Stableverb

(intransitive) to dwell in a stable.

Stableverb

to park (a rail vehicle)

Stableadjective

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

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

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.’;

Stableadjective

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

Stableadjective

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

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

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.’;

Stableadjective

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

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.

Stableverb

To fix; to establish.

Stableverb

To put or keep in a stable.

Stableverb

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

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.

Stablenoun

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

Stableverb

shelter in a stable;

‘stable horses’;

Stableadjective

resistant to change of position or condition;

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

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.