stay: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of stay
- mainstay«Word Popularity Bar3/5
mainstay
- noun a prominent supporter
pillar.
- he is a pillar of the community
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
backbone; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun a prominent supporter
- homestay2/5
homestay
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- overstay1/5
overstay
- verb stay too long
outstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb stay too long
- backstay1/5
backstay
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- forestay1/5
forestay
- noun an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
- noun an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
- outstay1/5
outstay
- verb stay too long
overstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb surpass in staying power
- They outstayed their competitors
- verb stay too long
- bobstay1/5
bobstay
(Naut.) A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
Suffixes of stay
- stayed«Word Popularity Bar5/5
stay
- noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
- they had a nice stay in Paris
- a lengthy hospital stay
- a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; hitch; arrest; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
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stay
- noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
- they had a nice stay in Paris
- a lengthy hospital stay
- a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
- noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
halt; stoppage; stop; hitch; arrest; check.
- the negotiations were in arrest
- held them in check
- during the halt he got some lunch
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
- he spent the entire stop in his seat
- noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
- stays4/5
stays
- noun a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
girdle; corset.
- noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
stay.
- they had a nice stay in Paris
- a lengthy hospital stay
- a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
- noun a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
- stayers2/5
stayer
- noun a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
- the horse that won the race is a good stayer
- noun a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
- staysail2/5
staysail
- noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
- noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
- stayer1/5
stayer
- noun a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
- the horse that won the race is a good stayer
- noun a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance
- staysails1/5
staysail
- noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
- noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
- stayman1/5
stayman
- noun apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley
- noun apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley
- stayaway1/5
- staymaker1/5
staymaker
One whose occupation is to make stays.
Derived words of stay
- overstayed«Word Popularity Bar2/5
overstay
- verb stay too long
outstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb stay too long
- mainstays2/5
mainstay
- noun a prominent supporter
pillar.
- he is a pillar of the community
- noun a central cohesive source of support and stability
backbone; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor.
- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
- noun a prominent supporter
- overstaying1/5
overstay
- verb stay too long
outstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb stay too long
- backstays1/5
backstay
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- noun a stay that supports the back of something
- outstayed1/5
outstay
- verb stay too long
overstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb surpass in staying power
- They outstayed their competitors
- verb stay too long
- overstays1/5
overstay
- verb stay too long
outstay.
- overstay or outstay one's welcome
- verb stay too long
- homestays1/5
- overstayers1/5
- unstayed1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `stay`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `stay`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `stay`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `stay`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.