stab | (noun) a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument | Synonyms: knife thrust, thrust |
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(noun) informal words for any attempt or effort | Synonyms: shot |
(noun) a sudden sharp feeling | Synonyms: pang, twinge |
stabber | (noun) someone who stabs another person | - |
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stabile | (noun) a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support | - |
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stabilisation | (noun) the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable | Synonyms: stabilization |
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(noun) the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | Synonyms: stabilization |
stabiliser | (noun) a device for making something stable | Synonyms: stabilizer |
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stabilitron | (noun) a semiconductor diode that exhibits a sharp increase in reverse current at a well-defined reverse voltage: used as a voltage regulator | Synonyms: zenerdiode |
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stability | (noun) the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | Synonyms: stableness |
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(noun) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | Synonyms: constancy |
(noun) a stable order (especially of society) | - |
stabilization | (noun) the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable | Synonyms: stabilisation |
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(noun) the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | Synonyms: stabilisation |
stabilizer | (noun) a device for making something stable | Synonyms: stabiliser |
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(noun) airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft | - |
(noun) a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state | - |
stable | (noun) a farm building for housing horses or other livestock | Synonyms: horse barn, stalls |
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stableboy | (noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses | Synonyms: groom, hostler, ostler, stableman |
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stableman | (noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses | Synonyms: groom, hostler, ostler, stableboy |
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stablemate | (noun) a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person | Synonyms: stable companion |
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stableness | (noun) the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | Synonyms: stability |
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stabling | (noun) accommodation for animals (especially for horses) | - |
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