stable
Speech parts
1. stable - Noun
2. stable - Adjective
3. stable - Verb
4. stable - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
To fix; to establish.
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.
To put or keep in a stable.
To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
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There is nothing so stable as change.
The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions.
Move like a beam of light; Fly like lightning, Strike like thunder, Whirl in circles around A stable center.
An aged steed confined to the stable still aspires after the glory of galloping a thousand miles.
It's too late to close the stable door after the horse has escaped.
It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.