deferment

Deferment is a related term of stay.

As nouns the difference between deferment and stay

is that deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off while stay is (nautical) a strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from the head of one mast down to some other, or other part of the vessel or stay can be a prop; a support.

As a verb stay is

(nautical) to incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays or stay can be to prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

As an adjective stay is

steep; ascending.

As an adverb stay is

steeply.

As nouns the difference between deferment and extension

is that deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off while extension is the act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.

Lingering is a related term of deferment.

As nouns the difference between lingering and deferment

is that lingering is an act of lingering or waiting while deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off.

As a verb lingering

is .

Delay is a synonym of deferment.

As nouns the difference between delay and deferment

is that delay is a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity while deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off.

As a verb delay

is to put off until a later time; to defer or delay can be (obsolete) to dilute, temper.

Loitering is a related term of deferment.

As nouns the difference between loitering and deferment

is that loitering is the action of the verb (loiter) while deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off.

As a verb loitering

is .

As nouns the difference between deferment and referment

is that deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off while referment is the act of referring; reference.

As a verb referment is

to ferment again.

As nouns the difference between determent and deferment

is that determent is the act of deterring; deterrence while deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off.

As nouns the difference between deferment and deferent

is that deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off while deferent is that which carries or conveys.

As an adjective deferent is

showing deference.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and deferment

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while deferment is an act or instance of deferring or putting off.