meaning of stable
1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
2. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
3. Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
4. To fix; to establish.
5. A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp. , a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
6. The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the kings deer.
7. To put or keep in a stable.
8. To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
9. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
Related Words
stable | stable companion | stable factor | stable gear | stableboy | stabled | stableman | stablemate | stableness | stabler |
