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There are 11 words ending with STAY

STAY	• stay v. (Transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady. • stay v. (Transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time. • stay v. (Transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
UPSTAY	• upstay v. (Now rare) To sustain, support. • UPSTAY v. to sustain.
BOBSTAY	• bobstay n. (Nautical) A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship’s stem or cutwater. • BOBSTAY n. a rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit.
OUTSTAY	• outstay v. (Transitive) To stay beyond or longer than. • OUTSTAY v. to surpass in staying power.
BACKSTAY	• backstay n. (Nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the… • backstay n. A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something. • BACKSTAY n. a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship.
FORESTAY	• forestay n. (Nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship. • forestay v. (Transitive) To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay. • forestay v. (Transitive) To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
HEADSTAY	• headstay n. (Nautical) Synonym of forestay. • HEADSTAY n. a support for a ship's foremast.
HOMESTAY	• homestay n. A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price. • homestay n. A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests. • HOMESTAY n. the time during which a foreigner lives with a local family.
JACKSTAY	• jackstay n. (Nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship’s yard, to which is attached the head… • jackstay n. (Nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a… • jackstay n. (Nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness…
MAINSTAY	• mainstay n. A chief support. • mainstay n. Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution. • mainstay n. (Nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
OVERSTAY	• overstay v. (Intransitive) To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time. • overstay v. (Transitive) To remain present beyond the limits of. • overstay n. The act of staying too long.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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