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stable

US/ˈsteɪ.bəl/ common slang
adjective (5) noun (1) verb (1)

adjective

1.

resistant to change of position or condition

  • “a stable ladder”
  • “a stable peace”
  • “a stable relationship”
  • “stable prices”
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2.

firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

  • “the economy is stable”
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4.

maintaining equilibrium

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5.

showing little if any change

  • “a static population”
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noun

1.

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

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verb

1.

shelter in a stable

  • “stable horses”

Origin

From Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, stabel, from Latin stabilis (“firm, steadfast”) (itself from stare (“stand”) + -abilis (“able”)). Displaced native Old English staþolfæst.

Phrases

  • Augean stables
  • boarding stable
  • close the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  • close the stable door after the horse has bolted
  • evolutionarily stable strategy
  • innermost stable circular orbit
  • livery stable
  • lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  • lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
  • observationally stable
  • shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
  • stable equilibrium

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