stays
/ (steɪz) /
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pl n
rare corsets with bones in them
a position of a sailing vessel relative to the wind so that the sails are luffing or abackCompare irons (def. 2)
miss stays or refuse stays (of a sailing vessel) to fail to come about
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Words nearby stays
Stayman, stay out, stay over, stay-press, stay put, stays, staysail, stay stitching, stay the course, stay with, S.T.B.
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