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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

  • (..) I am right alongside her! She's beautiful! We're ready to play, so pull back and prepare to monitor. They had to be somewhere. Path is stable, copy that. Men... ...this is it. Stay sharp back there. They have position. They could make it. (..)
    1996 Twister
  • (..) I don't believe this. What the hell! What's the Doppler say? The cone of silence. Bill, Jo, it's over. The thing was stable and then it... It's gone. - It's backbuilding! - It's not through yet. You're right. It's backbuilding. We got a jumper! (..)
    1996 Twister