(also in pl) a building in which domestic animals, esp horses, are sheltered and fed, usu with stalls or compartments

(treated as sing. or pl)

to put or keep (a horse) in a stable

to base or keep (a train) in a depot

to be accommodated in a stable

likely to remain firmly upright; not likely to collapse, overturn, etc

well-founded or securely established so as to endure and be dependable

a stable relationship

not subject to change or fluctuation; unvarying

a stable currency

not subject to feelings of mental or emotional insecurity; sane, well-adjusted

a stable personality

in physics, of such a nature as to return after disturbance to normal position, equilibrium, or steady motion

able to resist alteration in chemical, physical, or biological properties

stable emulsions

said of an atomic nucleus, elementary particle, etc: not spontaneously radioactive

a stable isotope