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stays¹

  • /steɪz/

Rhymes with -eɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of stay

noun

  1. plural, plural only A corset. Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of stay

Stays²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Stay

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: corset, panty girdle, girdle, falls, left, stick, rest, hospitalized, subtract, nights, remains, keeps, survival, balance, keep, remainder

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"stays." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stays. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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stays. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stays

Chicago

"stays." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stays.

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@misc{stays_2026,
  title = {stays},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stays},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}