(archaic) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
(archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
(in the plural) A corset.
(law) A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
(nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
(nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
(obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
A prop; a support.
Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
verb
(intransitive) To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(intransitive, Scotland, South Africa, India, Southern US, African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To live; reside
(intransitive, archaic) To come to an end; cease.
(intransitive, archaic) To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
(intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
(intransitive, dated) To make a stand; to stand firm.
(intransitive, nautical) To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
(intransitive, obsolete) To rest; depend; rely.
(intransitive, obsolete) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
(intransitive, obsolete, used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
(transitive) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
(transitive) To hold the attention of.
(transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
(transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
(transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
(transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
(transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
(transitive, nautical) To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
(transitive, nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.
(transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
(transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To wait for; await.
To brace or support with a stay or stays
sway
sway
noun
A rocking or swinging motion.
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Rule; dominion; control; power.
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
verb
(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
To have weight or influence.
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
ways
ways
noun
(informal, US, sometimes figurative, usually preceded by a) A distance.
plural of way
yaks
yaks
noun
plural of yak
yams
yams
noun
plural of yam
yaps
yaps
noun
plural of yap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yap
yasu
yaws
yaws
noun
(pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.
plural of yaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yaw