[ US /ˈsteɪbəɫ/ ]
[ UK /stˈe‍ɪbə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. showing little if any change
    a static population
  2. resistant to change of position or condition
    stable prices
    a stable ladder
    a stable relationship
    a stable peace
  3. firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
    the economy is stable
  4. maintaining equilibrium
  5. not taking part readily in chemical change
NOUN
  1. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
VERB
  1. shelter in a stable
    stable horses
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How To Use stable In A Sentence

  • Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.
  • The receptors so produced pass into the blood, where they combine with the toxine which has been absorbed; the combination is a stable one, and the toxine is thus prevented from combining with the tissue cells. Disease and Its Causes
  • The stable oily liquid, which absorbs intense heat, was used as a coolant for electrical transformers and capacitors.
  • The constable was on leave and wearing civilian clothes.
  • A log cabin, and, occasionally, a stable and corn-crib, and a field of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or "deadened," and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. The Frontier in American History
  • That's the forecast for the forecastable future -- showers and thundershowers as the warm and sun suck moisture out of our sodden lebensraum and turn it back into clouds. Showers
  • Tom! "he called," yo 'take the gen'leman's horse to the stable, rub him down with a wisp, an' give him some hay. The Boy With the U.S. Census
  • Among the refinements are five-way adjustable shocks, stiffer springs and a beefier antiroll bar lacing the rear end. A Boss on the Road With a Peon's Interior
  • The system hardware and software has been designed to realize a stable levitation.
  • Bear in mind any houses overlooking your stables as you do not want to give neighbours cause for complaint. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
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