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Stays vs Stands - What's the difference?

stays | stands |

As nouns the difference between stays and stands

is that stays is while stands is .

As a verb stays

is (stay).

stays

English

Noun

(head)
  • (plurale tantum) A corset.
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 502:
    • Her face was whiter than snow, and her heart was throbbing through her stays .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stay)

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    stands

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (stand)

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