| stay | continuing or remaining in a place or state, they had a nice stay in Paris, a lengthy hospital stay, a four-month stay in bankruptcy court |
summer tanager
summer redbird
Piranga rubra | of middle and southern United States, male is deep roseed the female mostly yellow |
wood duck
summer duck
wood widgeon
Aix sponsa | showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees |
summer flounder
Paralichthys dentatus | flounder of eastern coast of North America |
| camp summer camp | a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months, city kids get to see the country at a summer camp |
| stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar |
| stay | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) |
| summer house | a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer |
| stay | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted, the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court |
| stay of execution | an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time |
| summer stock | theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer |
| summer squash | any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer, eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden |
crookneck
crookneck squash
summer crookneck | yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin |
summer savory
summer savoury | herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses |
stay-at-home
homebody | a person who seldom goes anywhere, one not given to wandering or travel |
American bugbane
summer cohosh
Cimicifuga americana | bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers |
| snow-in-summer love-in-a-mist Cerastium tomentosum | chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers |
summer cypress
burning bush fire bush fire-bush belvedere
Bassia scoparia
Kochia scoparia | densely branched Eurasian plant, foliage turns purpleed in autumn |
summer squash
summer squash vine
Cucurbita pepo melopepo | any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden |
sweet pepperbush
pepper bush
summer sweet
white alder Clethra alnifolia | shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers |
summer hyacinth
cape hyacinth
Hyacinthus candicans
Galtonia candicans | southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers |
starflower
sleepy dick
summer snowflake
Ornithogalum umbellatum | common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes, naturalized in the eastern United States |
damask rose
summer damask rose
Rosa damascena | large hardy very fragrant pink rose, cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses, parent of many hybrids |
mayhaw
summer haw
Crataegus aestivalis | hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves |
summer savory
Satureja hortensis
Satureia hortensis | erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers, used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads, southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere |
snow-on-the-mountain
snow-in-summer ghost weed
Euphorbia marginata | annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk |
arrest
check
halt
hitch
stay
stop
stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption, the negotiations were in arrest, held them in check, during the halt he got some lunch, the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow, he spent the entire stop in his seat |
| summer | the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty, the golden summer of his life |
Indian summer
Saint Martin's summer | a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn |
summer solstice
June
midsummer | June , when the sun is at its northernmost point |
| summer school | an academic session during the summer, usually for remedial or supplementary study |
summer
summertime | the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, they spent a lazy summer at the shore |
stay up
sit up | not go to bed, Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow, We sat up all night to watch the election |
stay
remain
rest | stay the same, remain in a certain state, The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it, rest assured, stay alone, He remained unmoved by her tears, The bad weather continued for another week |
| stay detain delay | stop or halt, Please stay the bloodshed! |
keep off
stay off | refrain from entering or walking onto, keep off the grass, stay off the premises |
quell
stay
appease | overcome or allay, quell my hunger |
| stay | fasten with stays |
| stay in place | be stationary |
stay
stick
stick around
stay put | stay put (in a certain place), We are staying in Detroit, we are not moving to Cincinnati, Stay put in the corner here!, Stick around and you will learn something! |
| stay | remain behind, I had to stay at home and watch the children |
stick together
stay together | be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble, The two families stuck together throughout the war |
| stay | stop a judicial process, The judge stayed the execution order |
last out
stay ride out
outride | hang on during a trial of endurance, ride out the storm |
bide
abide stay ,u | dwell, You can stay with me while you are in town, stay a bit longer--the day is still young |
| stay at | reside temporarily, I'm staying at the Hilton |
sleep over
stay over | stay overnight, The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party |
stand back
keep one's eyes off
keep one's distance
keep one's hands off
stay away | stay clear of, avoid, Keep your hands off my wife!, Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous |
| summer | spend the summer, We summered in Kashmir |
stay stay on
continue a remain | continue in a place, position, or situation, After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser, Stay with me, please, despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year, She continued as deputy mayor for another year |