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stay 4 Letters
  1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
  2. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
  3. 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"
  4. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
  5. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
  6. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
  7. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
  8. hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
  9. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has th
  10. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
  11. stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
  12. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
  13. fasten with stays
  14. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
  15. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
  16. stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
  17. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
  18. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power
  19. the state of inactivity following an interruption;
  20. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, ple
  21. continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nic
  22. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to
retain 6 Letters
  1. keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
  2. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
  3. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
  4. hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
restrain 8 Letters
  1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
  2. hold back
  3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
  4. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
  5. keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

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