STALE
\stˈe͡ɪl], \stˈeɪl], \s_t_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of STALE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
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Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
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Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.
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Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common.
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To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out.
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To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle.
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That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use.
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Urine, esp. that of beasts.
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Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon.
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A stalking-horse.
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A stalemate.
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A laughingstock; a dupe.
By Oddity Software
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Not fresh or new; tasteless; worn out by use or familiarity; trite.
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To make stale; destroy the freshness or charm of.
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To lose newness or freshness; wear out.
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Staleness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Staleness.
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Too long kept: tainted: vapid or tasteless from age, as beer: not new: worn out by age: decayed: no longer fresh: trite.
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To make water, as beasts.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
