[ˈsteɪbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed
(e.g: specially designed dinghies that are very stable)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare ‘to stand’

[ˈsteɪbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses
(e.g: the horse was led from its stable)


Phrases:
- shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estable ‘stable, pigsty’, from Latin stabulum, from the base of stare ‘to stand’

[ˈsteɪbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put or keep (a horse) in a stable
(e.g: they must be stabled and fed)


Phrases:
- shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estable ‘stable, pigsty’, from Latin stabulum, from the base of stare ‘to stand’