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Stable vs Continuing - What's the difference?

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Stable is a related term of continuing.


As verbs the difference between stable and continuing

is that stable is to put or keep (horse) in a stable while continuing is .

As a noun stable

is a building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

As an adjective stable

is relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.

stable

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia stable) (etyl), from (etyl) estable, from (etyl) )

Noun

(en noun)
  • A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
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  • (metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

    • Verb

    (stabl)
  • to put or keep (horse) in a stable.
  • (rail transport) to park (a rail vehicle)
    • Derived terms
    * (rail transport) outstable
    Related terms
    * stabled * stabler * stable-boy * stable-hand

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stabilis (itself from )

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
    • He was in a stable relationship.
    a stable government
  • * Rogers
    • In this region of chance, where nothing is stable .
    Synonyms
    * fixed
    Antonyms
    * instable * mobile

    Anagrams

    * ----

    continuing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
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