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.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
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.