stable

Definition

  • noun: a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed
  • noun: a building in which horses are kept, fed, and cared for
  • verb: to put or keep (a horse) in a stable
  • verb: to put or keep in a stable
  • adjective: in a good state or condition that is not easily changed or likely to change
  • adjective: firmly established
  • sometimes used in the plural form 'stables' especially to mean a place where horses are kept for riding lessons
  • synonyms: fixed, constant, strong

Examples

  • ('US') She is 'in stable condition' after suffering multiple injuries. = ('Brit') She is 'in a stable condition' after suffering multiple injuries.

  • A new model will be added to the car company's 'stable' of sedans.

  • There have been three winners from his 'stable' this season.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - "My father doesn't want me to be him." EAMES: Exactly. Three layers down, the dreams are gonna collapse with the slightest disturbance. Sedation. For sleep stable enough to create three layers of dreaming... ...we'll have to combine it with an extremely powerful sedative. Good night. (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) Perhaps you will not want to see. After you. EAMES: Ten. Twelve. All connected. Bloody hell. They come every day to share the dream. You see? Very stable. - How long do they dream for? YUSUF: Three, four hours, each day. In dream time? With this compound? About hours, each and every day. (..)
    2010 Inception