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Moderatestable
The correct spelling is stable.
How to pronounce stable
/ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/
nounIPA: /ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/
Say it like: Sta-ble
The correct spelling is stable. A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses. For example: "There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables."
Usage Examples
“There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.”
“He was in a stable relationship.”
“You should download the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
- 2.(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
- 3.A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
- 4.An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
- 5.A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
verb
- 1.To put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
- 2.To dwell in a stable.
- 3.To park (a rail vehicle).
adjective
- 1.Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
- 2.Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
- 3.(of a sorting algorithm) That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.
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