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Definition of stable
1 : a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed; especially : such a building having stalls or compartments a horse stable
2a : the racehorses of one ownerb : a group of people (such as athletes, writers, or performers) under one managementc : the racing cars of one ownerd : group, collection
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Examples of stable in a Sentence
She rode the horse back to the stable.
There have been three winners from his stable this season.
A new model will be added to the car company's stable of sedans.
Recent Examples of stable from the Web
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Anyway, Catelynn and Tyler considered moving to L.A., discovered that houses cost too much there, and are now buying a house — 15 acres, old, stables included — near their (second) home (which they’ve just renovated).
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The center — in Poway’s Sycamore Canyon, on property donated by the Rolling Hills Boarding Stable — has 37 students who take four or five lessons monthly.
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Deputies found two horses on the property in separate stables with no food and little water, the station reported.
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The question now, then, is this: will Universal pull together a diverse, interesting stable of directors and give them leeway to keep their eyes on their own papers?
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The question now, then, is this: will Universal pull together a diverse, interesting stable of directors and give them leeway to keep their eyes on their own papers?
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The cast scurries around the stage between sets, slinging crates, tables, stools, poles, and vestigial props to create a prison, an inn, stables.
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The Civil War and the accompanying conscription of Belle Meade's Thoroughbreds by both Union and Confederate armies severely impacted its stables.
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Accompanying wall text explains that black jockeys had a brief heyday in the post-Civil War South before Jim Crow laws banned them from the track (many wound up working in racetrack stables).
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Origin and Etymology of stable
Middle English, from Anglo-French estable, stable, from Latin stabulum, from stare to stand — more at stand
stable
Definition of stable
stabled
;stabling
play \-b(ə-)liŋ\transitive verb
: to put or keep in a stable
intransitive verb
: to dwell in or as if in a stable
Examples of stable in a Sentence
Where do you stable your horses?
Recent Examples of stable from the Web
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Flannery said that the Poplar Level Road site for years has been used by Churchill Downs for training and for stabling horses.
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Holstein calfs and Brown Swiss working steers were stabled in the cattle barn.
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Think about it: Stable, affordable, quality housing reduces the risk of overcrowding, homelessness, exposure to environmental toxins or the undue stress of being house poor.
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First Known Use of stable
14th century
stable
Definition of stable
stabler
play \-b(ə-)lər\;stablest
play \-b(ə-)ləst\1a : firmly established : fixed, steadfast stable opinionsb : not changing or fluctuating : unvarying in stable conditionc : permanent, enduring stable civilizations
2a : steady in purpose : firm in resolutionb : not subject to insecurity or emotional illness : sane, rational a stable personality
3a (1) : placed so as to resist forces tending to cause motion or change of motion (2) : designed so as to develop forces that restore the original condition when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motionb (1) : not readily altering in chemical makeup or physical state stable emulsions (2) : not spontaneously radioactive
Examples of stable in a Sentence
They have a stable relationship.
Children need to be raised in a stable environment.
Make sure the platform is stable.
Recent Examples of stable from the Web
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He was taken to the University of Louisville Hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive.
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The boy was in stable condition Wednesday, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
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The officer, whom authorities identified as Lieutenant Jeff Neville, was originally in critical condition, but has since upgraded to stable condition after receiving surgery.
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People have skied all 53 (or more) of the fourteeners in winter, climbed stable spring snow to the summits.
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He was severely burned, and is in critical but stable condition. •
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Tripod mode will net you an extremely stable shot, as if the camera were sitting on an aerial tripod.
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HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised interest rates after the Fed’s move, to help keep the territory’s currency at a stable rate against the U.S. dollar.
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The only formal and legal way of removing President Trump and restoring strong and stable government is by impeachment.
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Origin and Etymology of stable
Middle English, from Anglo-French estable, stable, from Latin stabilis, from stare to stand
Synonym Discussion of stable
STABLE Defined for English Language Learners
stable
playDefinition of stable for English Language Learners
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: a building in which horses are kept, fed, and cared for
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: the group of racehorses that belong to the same owner
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: a group of people (such as athletes, writers, or performers) who work for or are trained by the same person, organization, or business
stable
Definition of stable for English Language Learners
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: to put or keep (a horse) in a stable
stable
Definition of stable for English Language Learners
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: in a good state or condition that is not easily changed or likely to change
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medical : not getting worse or likely to get worse
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: not easily moved
STABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of stable for Students
: a building in which horses are housed and cared for
Definition of stable for Students
stabled
;stabling
: to put or keep in a stable
Medical Dictionary
stable
playMedical Definition of stable
stabler
\-b(ə-)lər\play ;stablest
\-b(ə-)ləst\play1: not changing or fluctuating the patient's condition was listed as stable
2: not subject to insecurity or emotional illness a stable personality
3a: not readily altering in chemical makeup or physical state stable emulsionsb: not spontaneously radioactive a stable isotope
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