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The Meaning of stable
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(v. i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
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(v. i.) Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
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(v. i.) Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
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(v. t.) To fix; to establish.
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(v. i.) 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.
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(v. t.) To put or keep in a stable.
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(v. i.) To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
Synonyms
horse barn
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stalls
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static
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unchanging
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motionless
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inactive
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electrostatic
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still
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permanent
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abiding
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enduring
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lasting
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steadfast
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changeless
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fixed
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perpetual
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unchangeable
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constant
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immutable
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persistent
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durable
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invariable
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shelter
Antonyms
rickety
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unsound
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shaky
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changeful
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volcanic
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coseismic
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explosive
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rocky
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unbalanced
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tipsy
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volatile
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imbalanced
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wobbly
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seismic
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wonky
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changeable
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cranky
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unstable
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seismal
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reactive
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coseismal
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tender
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tippy
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tottering
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crank
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top-heavy
Rhymes
abel
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abell
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able
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cable
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chaebol
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crable
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disable
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enable
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fable
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frable
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gable
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habile
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hable
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intercable
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kable
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knable
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label
,
laible
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mabel
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mable
,
mislabel
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playbill
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rabal
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raible
,
relabel
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roundtable
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sable
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stabile
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table
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timetable
,
turntable
,
unable
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unstable
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waibel
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waybill
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zabel