Stable

·vt To put or keep in a stable.

II. Stable ·vt To Fix; to Establish.

III. Stable ·vi Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.

IV. Stable ·vi To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to Kennel.

V. Stable ·vi Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position.

VI. Stable ·vi Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.

VII. Stable ·vi A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; ·esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable.

VIII. Stable ·add. ·adj So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance;

— said of any body or substance.