STAYS

noun

1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
2. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
3. A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

verb

1. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
3. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

noun

1. A prop; a support.
2. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
3. (in the plural) A corset.