stable
adjective
[ ˈsteɪb(ə)l ]
• (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.
• "specially designed dinghies that are very stable"
Similar:
firm,
solid,
steady,
secure,
fixed,
strong,
fast,
stout,
sturdy,
safe,
moored,
anchored,
stuck down,
immovable,
well built,
well constructed,
substantial,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare ‘to stand’.
stable
noun
• a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses.
• "the horse was led from its stable"
stable
verb
• put or keep (a horse) in a stable.
• "they must be stabled and fed"
Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estable ‘stable, pigsty’, from Latin stabulum, from the base of stare ‘to stand’.
