​. fixed or steady; not likely to move, change or fail synonym steady. The patient's condition is stable (= it is not getting worse). · ​. (of a person) calm and ...

1firmly fixed; not likely to move, change, or fail synonym steady stable prices a stable relationship This ladder doesn't seem very stable.

(British English) a riding/racing stables · His stables are near Oxford.

Definition of stable verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective stable, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

1[countable] a building in which horses are kept The horse was led back to its stable. · 2[countable] an organization that keeps horses for a particular purpose ...

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stable. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

​stable something to put or keep a horse in a stable. Where do you stable your pony? Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical ...

The French word estable, from which we get stable, could refer to a shelter for pigs as well as one for horses, and in English a stable originally housed any ...

​the quality or state of being steady and not changing or being upset in any way (= the quality of being stable). political/economic/social stability ...