- (a.) So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or substance.
- (v.i.) A house, shed or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; especially, a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.
- (v.i.) Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.
- (v.i.) Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
- (v.i.) Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.
- (v.t.) To fix; to establish.
- (v.t.) To put or keep in a stable.
- (v.i.) To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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