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stable

The correct spelling is stable.

How to pronounce stable

/ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
  2. 2.(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
  3. 3.A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
  4. 4.An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
  5. 5.A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.

verb

  1. 1.To put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
  2. 2.To dwell in a stable.
  3. 3.To park (a rail vehicle).

adjective

  1. 1.Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
  2. 2.Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
  3. 3.(of a sorting algorithm) That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.

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