| ballast |
heavy material placed in the hold of a boat or ship to make it more stable. [2/4 definitions] |
| bromic acid |
a poisonous acid that is stable only in very dilute form and is used as an oxidizing agent. |
| consolidate |
to strengthen or secure; make solid or stable. [1/3 definitions] |
| crèche |
a model of Jesus Christ's nativity in the Bethlehem stable, exhibited esp. at Christmas. [1/3 definitions] |
| deconstruction |
a literary criticism philosophy, introduced in the 1960s, asserting that because words are defined using other words, the meaning of text has no stable reference and therefore cannot have a fixed meaning. [1/2 definitions] |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. [2 definitions] |
| est.1 |
abbreviation of "established," found or brought into being on a firm or stable basis. |
| establish |
to found or bring into being on a firm or stable basis. [1/3 definitions] |
| fix |
to make stable or steady; fasten securely. [2/13 definitions] |
| fixate |
to make stable or stationary; fix. [1/5 definitions] |
| fixative |
acting to make stable or permanent. [2 definitions] |
| fixed |
made stable; constant. [1/5 definitions] |
| fixity |
the state or nature of that which is stable or immovable. [2 definitions] |
| fluid |
not stable; changeable. [1/5 definitions] |
| groom |
one employed to take care of horses or keep a stable. [1/7 definitions] |
| gyrocompass |
a navigational device with a gyroscope rotor that maintains a stable orientation toward true north. |
| gyroscope |
a device with a rotating wheel or disk, mounted on an axis that can turn freely in various or all directions, so that the wheel or disk can maintain a stable orientation in space despite any movement in its supports or surrounding parts. |
| hayloft |
the upper part of a barn or stable, used for storing hay. |
| hibernation |
in computing, a mode of partial deactivation for an idle computer that saves power and allows a quick restart by storing the contents of RAM in a stable location before turning the machine off. [1/3 definitions] |
| homeostasis |
the tendency of a physiological system, esp. of mammals and other higher animals, to remain more or less stable. |
| litter |
material such as straw, wood shavings, or clay granules spread in a stable, chicken coop, pet's cage or the like. [1/11 definitions] |