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stablelike

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sta⋅ble

1  [stey-buhl] noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
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–noun
1. a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
2. such a building with stalls.
3. a collection of animals housed in such a building.
4. Horse Racing.
a. an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained.
b. the horses belonging to, or the persons connected with, such an establishment.
5. Informal.
a. a number of people, usually in the same profession, who are employed, trained, or represented by the same company, agency, manager, etc.: a comedy show with a large stable of writers.
b. the establishment that trains or manages such a group of people: two boxers from the same stable.
c. 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)
6. to put or lodge in or as if in a stable.
–verb (used without object)
7. to live in or as if in a stable.
Origin:
1200–50; ME stable < OF estable < L stabulum standing room, equiv. to sta-, s. of stāre to stand + -bulum n. suffix denoting place

Related forms:
sta⋅ble⋅like, adjective

Synonyms:
1. barn, mews.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sta·ble
Pronunciation: 'stA-b&l
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: sta·bler /-b(&-)l&r/;sta·blest /-b(&-)l&st/
1 : not changing or fluctuating stable>
2 : notsubject to insecurity or emotional illness stable personality>
3 a : not readily altering in chemical makeup or physical state <stable emulsions> b : not spontaneously radioactive
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stable sta·ble (stā'bəl)
adj. sta·bler, sta·blest

  1. Resistant to change of position or condition.

  2. Not subject to mental illness or irrationality.

  3. Having no known mode of decay; indefinitely long-lived. Used of atomic particles.

  4. Not easily decomposed or otherwise modified chemically.

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stable   (stā'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Not susceptible to a process of decay, such as radioactivity. For example, the most common isotope of carbon, carbon 12, is stable. Protons and photons are examples of stable subatomic particles. See more at decay.

  2. Relating to a chemical compound that does not easily decompose or change into other compounds. Water is an example of a stable compound.

  3. Relating to an atom or chemical element that is unlikely to share electrons with another atom or element.

  4. Not likely to change significantly or to deteriorate suddenly, as an individual's medical condition.


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