stable(n = noun.artifact) horse barn, stalls - a farm building for housing horses or other livestock;
is a kind of farm building
has parts: stall
has particulars: livery stable
Derived form verb stable₁

   stable(v = verb.social) - shelter in a stable; "stable horses"
is one way to shelter
Derived forms noun stable₁, noun stabling₁
Sample sentences: They stable the animals

1.  stable(a = adj.all) - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"
Antonym: unstable
Derived forms noun stability₃, noun stableness₁

2.  stable(s = adj.all) - firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the economy is stable"
Derived forms noun stability₁, noun stableness₁

3.  stable(s = adj.all) - not taking part readily in chemical change;

4.  stable(s = adj.all) - maintaining equilibrium;

5.  stable(s = adj.all) static, unchanging - showing little if any change; "a static population"
Derived forms noun stability₃, noun stableness₁

1.  Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government. [1913 Webster]
"In this region of chance, . . . where nothing is stable." [1913 Webster]

2.  Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character. [1913 Webster]
"And to her husband ever meek and stable." [1913 Webster]

3.  Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position. [1913 Webster]

4.  So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or substance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   To fix; to establish. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

   A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable. Milton. [1913 Webster]

   To put or keep in a stable. [1913 Webster]

   To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel. Milton. [1913 Webster]

stable, adj. (stabler, stablest)
1 firmly fixed or established; not easily adjusted, destroyed, or altered (a stable structure; a stable government).
2 firm, resolute; not wavering or fickle (a stable and steadfast friend).
3 Chem. (of a compound) not readily decomposing.
4 Physics (of an isotope) not subject to radioactive decay.

Idiom:
stable equilibrium a state in which a body when disturbed tends to return to equilibrium.

Derivative:
stableness n. stably adv.

stable, n. & v.
--n.
1 a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses.
2 an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained.
3 the racehorses of a particular stable.
4 persons, products, etc., having a common origin or affiliation.
5 such an origin or affiliation.
--v.tr. put or keep (a horse) in a stable.

Idiom:
stable-boy a boy employed in a stable. stable-companion (or -mate)
1 a horse of the same stable.
2 a member of the same organization. stable-girl a girl employed in a stable. stable-lad a person employed in a stable.

Derivative:
stableful n. (pl. -fuls).

Etymology:
ME f. OF estable f. L stabulum f. stare stand

N  permanence, stability, quiescence, obstinacy, permanence, persistence, endurance, durability, standing, status quo, maintenance, preservation, conservation, conservation, law of the Medes and Persians, standing dish, stable, persisting, permanent, established, unchanged &c (change), renewed, intact, inviolate, persistent, monotonous, uncheckered, unfailing, undestroyed, unrepealed, unsuppressed, conservative, qualis ab incepto, prescriptive, stationary, in statu quo, for good, finally, at a stand, at a standstill, uti possidetis, without a shadow of turning, esto perpetua, nolumus leges Angliae mutari, j'y suis et j'y ereste.

N  stability, immutability, unchangeability unchangeableness, constancy, stable equilibrium, immobility, soundness, vitality, stabiliment, stiffness, ankylosis, solidity, aplomb, establishment, fixture, rock, pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, Ethiopia's skin, permanence, obstinacy, unchangeable, immutable, unaltered, unalterable, not to be changed, constant, permanent, invariable, undeviating, stable, durable, perennial, fixed, steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced, confirmed, valid, fiducial, immovable, irremovable, riveted, rooted, settled, established, vested, incontrovertible, stereotyped, indeclinable, tethered, anchored, moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm as a rock, firmly seated, firmly established, deep-rooted, ineradicable, inveterate, obstinate, transfixed, stuck fast, aground, high and dry, stranded, stuck, jammed, unremovable, quiescent, deterioration, indefeasible, irretrievable, intransmutable, incommutable, irresoluble, irrevocable, irreversible, reverseless, inextinguishable, irreducible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indeciduous, insusceptible, insusceptible of change, Int, stet, littera scripta manet.

N  abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.

livery stable, stable companion, stable factor, stable gear, stable stand