stable

[US]/ˈsteɪbl/
[UK]/ˈsteɪbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a building in which horses are kept; a building for cattle
adj. not likely to give way or overturn; firmly established
vi. to be kept in a stable
vt. to put or keep (a horse) in a stable

Phrases & Collocations

stable job

stable income

emotionally stable

stable relationship

stable quality

stable operation

stable state

stable isotope

stable condition

stable system

stable equilibrium

stable process

stable price

stable chemical

stable exchange rate

stable element

stable position

stable social order

stable air

Example Sentences

a stable of prizefighters.

a man of stable character

He is a very stable person.

Is that ladder stable?

he is now in a stable condition in hospital.

We need a stable government.

I used stable muck as a mulch for my roses.

she was critical but stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital.

he was held in an empty stable under guard.

he was working in the stables by lamplight.

the player comes from the same stable as Agassi.

small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas.

SymTorrent has become much mure stable and efficient.

And growing up in a stable and tardo step;

The prices of the commodities are quite stable this year.

I'm glad she has become such a stable character.

Our stable abuts against his dwelling.

Carbon steels exist in three stable crystalline phases.

Real-world Examples

And over here, is the horse's stable.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

And then we'll see what's stable and not stable about this.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2019 Collection

And that mutual need kept things stable.

Source: Vox opinion

Stable eye through your left leg.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

It's a relatively stable country in the region, that isn't always stable.

Source: CNN Listening March 2013 Collection

But within an individual healthy body, temperature was kept remarkably stable.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Your mother is now in stable condition.

Source: New English 900 Sentences (Basic Edition)

It was the stables before we had it adapted for Will.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

We remember the birth of Jesus Christ whose only sanctuary was a stable in Bethlehem.

Source: Queen's Speech in the UK

People from broken homes often lack stable lives.

Source: New question types for the CET-6 (College English Test Band 6).

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