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   stable

   /ˈsteɪbl/

   noun

   • 1. a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses: "the horse was led from its stable"
   • ▪ an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained: "racing stables"
   • ▪ the racehorses of a particular training establishment.
   • ▪ an organization or establishment training or producing a particular type of person or product: "the player comes from the same stable as Agassi"

   verb

   • 1. put or keep (a horse) in a stable: "they must be stabled and fed"
   • ▪ put or base (a locomotive or train) in a depot: "one of the two locomotives was stabled at Fort William"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estable ‘stable, pigsty’, from Latin stabulum, from the base of stare ‘to stand’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stableful noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     adjective. us/ˈsteɪ.bəl/uk/ˈsteɪ.bəl/ Add to word listAdd to...

   • Znaczenie Stable, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     STABLE definicja: 1. firmly fixed or not likely to move or...

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   • Stable: Arabic Translation

     STABLE translate: مُسْتَقِرّ, ثابِت, إسْطَبل. Learn more in...

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   adjective. us/ˈsteɪ.bəl/uk/ˈsteɪ.bəl/ Add to word listAdd to word list. C1. firmly fixed or not likely to move or change: If the foundations of the house aren't stable, collapse is possible. After several part-time jobs, he's now got a stable job in a bank.

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   a collection of items produced by or belonging to an establishment, industry, profession, or the like: The American auto industry has some new small cars in its stable. verb (used with object) , sta·bled, sta·bling. to put or lodge in or as if in a stable. verb (used without object) , sta·bled, sta·bling. to live in or as if in a stable. stable. 2.

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   When something is stable, it's fixed and steady. If you needed advice, you'd probably go to your most stable friend, the one least likely to act crazy or be easily upset. Whether you're talking about an object or a person, the adjective stable implies reliability and strength.

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