First Known Use: 1896
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1stabile
adjective sta·bile \ˈstā-ˌbī(-ə)l, -ˌbil\
Definition of STABILE
: stationary, stable
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Origin of STABILE
Latin stabilis — more at stable
Rhymes with STABILE
anthill, at will, backfill, ball mill, bluegill, Brazil, breast drill, cranesbill, crossbill, de Mille, dentil, de-skill, distill, doorsill, downhill, duckbill, dullsville, dunghill, fire drill, foothill, freewill, free will, gin mill, goodwill, gristmill, handbill, hawksbill, hornbill, Huntsville, ill will, instill, Knoxville, lambkill, landfill, limekiln, manille, McGill, Melville, mixed grill, molehill, mudsill, Nashville, no-till, pep pill, per mill, playbill, pot still, pug mill, quadrille, red squill, refill, roadkill, sawmill, Schuylkill, self-will, Seville, sheathbill, shoebill, show bill, sidehill, sigil, spadille, spoonbill, standstill, stock-still, storksbill, T-bill, treadmill, true bill, twin bill, twist drill, until, uphill, vaudeville, waxbill, waybill, windchill, windmill, Zangwill
2stabile
noun sta·bile \-ˌbēl\
Definition of STABILE
: an abstract sculpture or construction similar in appearance to a mobile but made to be stationary
Origin of STABILE
probably from French, from Latin stabilis, adjective
First Known Use: 1937
Rhymes with STABILE
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
Medical Dictionary
stabile
adjective sta·bile \ˈstā-ˌbīl, -ˌbil\
Medical Definition of STABILE
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: stable 1
2
: resistant to chemical change <native proteins are never stabile—Otto Rahn>
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