The Meaning of stale

• (n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
• (v. i.) Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
• (v. i.) Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
• (v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
• (v. i.) Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
• (v. t.) To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.
• (a.) To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
• (v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
• (v. i.) A prostitute.
• (v. i.) Urine, esp. that of beasts.
• (v. t.) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.
• (v. t.) A stalking-horse.
• (v. t.) A stalemate.
• (v. t.) A laughingstock; a dupe.

Synonyms

cold , dusty , moth-eaten

Antonyms

fresh

Rhymes

abigail , ail , airedale , airmail , ale , amell , ancell , assail , avail , avenell , averell , avondale , bail , baile , bale , balle , barksdale , barrell , bartell , bayle , beyl , blackmail , bloomingdale , borrell , brail , braille , cail , cale , carbondale , cardell , carrell , cartmell , carvell , clydesdale , coattail , cocktail , correll , countervail , coverdale , curtail , dail , daile , dale , dayle , derail , detail , deverell , doornail , dovetail , downscale , drail , dralle , email , entail , exhale , fail , faile , faille , fairytale , fantail , farmingdale , farthingale , female , ferndale , fingernail , flail , folktale , foxtail , frail , gael , gail , gaile , gale , galle , garrell , gayle , glendale , gorrell , grail , guardrail , hail , haile , hale , handrail , heyl , hillsdale , hobnail , horsetail , impale , inhale , jail , jamail , jarrell , jerrell , kail , kale , kvale , lail , lavell , levell , macphail , mail , maile , maille , male , marcell , martingale , mayle , mcgrail , mchale , mikhail , modell , monorail , mortell , nadell , nail , naill , nale , nathanael , oakdale , orrell , pail , pale , parcell , perrell , ponytail , pralle , presale , prevail , quail , quale , quayle , quesnell , radell , rael , rafale , rail , raile , rayl , resale , retail , revell , riverdale , sail , sale , salle , savell , sayle , scale , scarsdale , schmale , scottsdale , shale , smail , smale , snail , soleil , spale , springdale , sumrell , sunnyvale , swale , tail , taille , tale , teasdale , telltale , thumbnail , toenail , trail , tramell , travail , uniondale , unveil , upscale , vail , vaile , vale , valle , veil , verrell , wail , wale , weyl , whale , wholesale , withnail , yale , zale