stable

Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪ.bəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
  2. verb shelter in a stable
  3. adjective resistant to change of position or condition

Etymology

From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum.

In classic literature

Synonyms

stalls, horse barn

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
farm building
Narrower (hyponyms)
livery stable

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