STALE

Meaning of STALE in English

adj.

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form: staled ; stal · ing

Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German stallen to urinate, stal urine of horses

Date: 15th century

: URINATE ― used chiefly of camels and horses

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

STALE — I. ˈstāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stalu wood …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STALE — (v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (v. i.) Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale …
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — ( v. i. ) Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — stale 1 — stalely , adv. — staleness , n. /stayl/ , adj., staler, stalest , v. , staled, staling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — I. ˈstāl adjective ( stal·er ; stal·est ) Etymology: Middle English, settled, clear (of ale), not fresh, from Anglo-French estale, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STALE — vt a stalking-horse. 2. stale ·vt a laughingstock; a dupe. 3. stale ·vi urine, ·esp. that of beasts. 4. stale …
Webster English vocab
STALE — [stale] adj stal.er ; stal.est [ME, aged (of ale), not fresh; akin to MD stel stale] (15c) 1: tasteless or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STALE — / steɪl; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of food, especially bread and cake ) no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STALE — stale /steɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from Old French estale 'standing still, settled' , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STALE — adj. & v. --adj. (staler, stalest) 1 a not fresh, not quite new (stale bread is best for toast). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STALE — adj. & v. adj. (staler, stalest) 1 a not fresh, not quite new (stale bread is best for toast). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STALE — 1. adj. & v. --adj. (staler, stalest) 1. a not fresh, not quite new (stale bread is best for toast). …
Oxford English vocab
STALE — ( staler, stalest) 1. Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat. Their daily diet consisted of a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STALE — (~r, ~st) 1. Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat. Their daily diet consisted of a lump …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STALE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a musty/stale/sour smell (= old and not fresh ) ▪ The clothes in the wardrobe …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STALE — [adjective] -r, -st - no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too longShe threw …
Cambridge English vocab
STALE — I. stale adjective 1. Synonyms: malodorous 1, fetid, fusty, musty, noisome, rank, reeking, smelly, stenchy, stinking 2. Synonyms: trite , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STALE — adj. 25B6; adjective stale food : OLD, past its best, past its sell-by date; off, dry, hard, musty, rancid. stale …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STALE — adj. 1 old, past its prime, unfresh, dry, dried-out, hardened, limp, wilted, withered, flat, sour, turned, (gone) off, mouldy, musty, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STALE — stale.ogg _I 1. steıl a 1. 1> несвежий, чёрствый stale bread - чёрствый хлеб 2> затхлый - спёртый воздух stale …
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STALE — _I 1. steıl a 1. 1> несвежий, чёрствый stale bread - чёрствый хлеб 2> затхлый - спёртый воздух stale water …
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STALE — fad, desfrisc, old, rancid, ínsipid
English interlingue dictionary
STALE — bahaw;dili lab'as;dili labas;dubok
English-Visayan vocabulary
STALE — I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English, settled, clear (of ale), not fresh, from Anglo-French e~, probably from Middle Dutch …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STALE — (v. i.) A prostitute.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (a.) To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (v. t.) To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (v. i.) Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — (v. i.) Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
Английский словарь Webster
STALE — ( v. t. ) To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. t. ) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. t. ) A stalking-horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. t. ) A stalemate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. t. ) A laughingstock; a dupe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. i. ) Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. i. ) Urine, esp. that of beasts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. i. ) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. i. ) Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. i. ) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( v. i. ) A prostitute.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( n. ) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — ( a. ) To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STALE — adj. not fresh, moldy, spoiled; musty; trite, hackneyed; tired, weary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STALE — v. make or become stale, dry out, spoil
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STALE — adj. Function: noun Date: 1548 : urine of a domestic animal (as a horse)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STALE — adj. Function: verb Inflected Form: staled ; stal · ing Date: 1599 transitive verb 1 : to make stale 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STALE — adj. Pronunciation: ' st ā l Function: adjective Inflected Form: stal · er ; stal · est Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STALE — ~ 1 ■ adjective ( ~r , ~st ) 1》 (of food) no longer fresh or pleasant to eat. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STALE — stale BrE AmE steɪ ə l ▷ staler ˈsteɪ ə l ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ stalest ˈsteɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STALE — n. & v. --n. the urine of horses and cattle. --v.intr. (esp. of horses and cattle) urinate. [ME, perh. f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STALE — n. & v. n. the urine of horses and cattle. v.intr. (esp. of horses and cattle) urinate. [ ME, perh. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STALE — Synonyms and related words : allurement, antiquated, back-number, bait, banal, bewhiskered, blown, boring, bromidic, cliche, cliched, come-on, common, commonplace, corny, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STALE — adj. Function: noun Synonyms: LURE 2, allurement, bait, come-on, decoy, enticement, seducement, snare, temptation, trap
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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