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stable

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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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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There is nothing so stable as change. Bob Dylan

The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions. Hermann Ebbinghaus

Move like a beam of light; Fly like lightning, Strike like thunder, Whirl in circles around A stable center. Morihei Ueshiba

An aged steed confined to the stable still aspires after the glory of galloping a thousand miles. Chinese Proverb

It's too late to close the stable door after the horse has escaped. Norwegian Proverb

It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. Norwegian Proverb

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