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Term: stays

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "stays": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

stays

Definitions

Noun

  1. A woman's close-fitting foundation garment
  2. Continuing or remaining in a place or state
  3. The state of inactivity following an interruption
  4. A judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
  5. A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
  6. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

Verb

  1. Stay the same; remain in a certain state
  2. Stay put (in a certain place)
  3. Dwell
  4. Continue in a place, position, or situation
  5. Remain behind
  6. Stop or halt
  7. Stay behind
  8. Hang on during a trial of endurance
  9. Stop a judicial process
  10. Fasten with stays
  11. Overcome or allay

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "stays".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 stays 1 5
2 mainstays 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "stays".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 skase 1 0
2 sways 1 0
3 swayze 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "stays".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 says 1 200
2 stay 1 113
3 stars 1 29
4 stray 1 12
5 stacy 2 10
6 strays 1 6
7 trays 1 3
8 stabs 1 1
9 ashtrays 2 1
10 tays 1 0
11 stys 1 0
12 sways 1 0
13 stats 1 0
14 stasi 2 0
15 stash 1 0
16 stary 2 0
17 staas 1 0
18 shays 1 0
19 standbys 2 0
20 staley's 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "stays" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "stays" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "stays" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "stays".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 steps 1 119
2 stems 1 33
3 stars 1 29
4 stops 1 8
5 stirs 1 3
6 studs 1 3
7 stubs 1 2
8 stabs 1 1
9 stews 1 1
10 staas 1 0
11 stars' 1 0
12 stats 1 0
13 stees 1 0
14 stils 1 0
15 stuns 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 17

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 3

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 15

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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