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What (who) is stays - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Stays; Stay (song); Stay (album); Stay (disambiguation); Stay (film); Stay (law); Court stay; Stay order; Stay (Eurovision song)

stays         
n. pl.
Corsets.
stays         
historical a corset made of two pieces laced together and stiffened by strips of whalebone.
Stays (nautical)         
THE HEAVY ROPES, WIRES, OR RODS ON SAILING VESSELS THAT RUN FROM THE MASTS TO THE HULL
Miss stays; Stay (nautical); Stern stay; Headstay
Stays are ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run fore-and-aft along the centerline from the masts to the hull, deck, bowsprit, or to other masts which serve to stabilize the masts.

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Examples of use of stays
1. Overnight stays by tourists were up 37%, accounting for 2.26 million overnight stays in the first quarter of 2008.
2. "This meat stays red and stays red and stays red," said Don Berdahl, vice president and laboratory director at Kalsec Foods in Kalamazoo, Mich., a maker of natural food extracts that has petitioned the FDA to ban the practice.
3. A plaque at the museum‘s entrance keeps their eyes on the prize: "A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive."
4. President Pervez Musharraf also stays in the city.
5. I hope he stays that way throughout his chosen career.