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Leave :: Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed..

Lodge :: Lodge (v. i.) To rest or remain a lodge house, or other shelter; to rest; to stay; to abide; esp., to sleep at night; as, to lodge in York Street..

Stay :: Staw (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Stayed :: Stay (n.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them..

Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.

Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..

Corset :: Corset (n.) An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

Stop :: Stop (v. i.) To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to tarry; as, to stop with a friend..

Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.

Desert :: Desert (v. t.) To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country..

Abode :: Abode (n.) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.

Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Haunt :: Haunt (v. i.) To persist in staying or visiting.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

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