"stable" in the noun sense
1. stable, stalls, horse barn
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
"stable" in the verb sense
1. stable
shelter in a stable
"stable horses"
"stable" in the adjective sense
1. stable
resistant to change of position or condition
"a stable ladder"
"a stable peace"
"a stable relationship"
"stable prices"
2. stable
firm and dependable subject to little fluctuation
"the economy is stable"
3. stable
not taking part readily in chemical change
4. stable
maintaining equilibrium
5. static, stable, unchanging
showing little if any change
"a static population"
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