| NOUN | artifact | stall | a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | stall, booth, cubicle, kiosk | small area set off by walls for special use | |
| artifact | stall, stand, sales booth | a booth where articles are displayed for sale | |
| event | stall | a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge | |
| artifact | stall | seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater | |
| artifact | stall, carrel, carrell, cubicle | small individual study area in a library | |
| act | stall, stalling | a tactic used to mislead or delay | |
| VERB | stative | stall, procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| motion | stall, conk | come to a stop | |
| change | stall | deliberately delay an event or action | |
| social | stall | put into, or keep in, a stall | |
| motion | stall | experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | |
| motion | stall | cause an airplane to go into a stall | |
| motion | stall | cause an engine to stop / stop |
| Sounds | stao'l | |
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| Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | |
| Meaning | A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed. | |
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| Part of | stable, stalls, horse barn | A farm building for housing / housing horses or other livestock |
| Broader | compartment | A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger / larger enclosed area |
| Verbs | stall | put into, or keep in, a stall |
| Meaning | small area set off by walls for special use. | |
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| Synonyms | booth, cubicle, kiosk | |
| Narrower | confessional | A booth where a priest sits to hear confessions |
| polling booth | A temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes | |
| prompt box, prompter's box | A booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits | |
| shower stall, shower bath | booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom | |
| telephone booth, phone booth, call box, telephone box, telephone kiosk | booth for using a telephone | |
| tollbooth, tolbooth, tollhouse | A booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls | |
| voting booth | A booth in which a person can cast a private vote | |
| Broader | closet | A small private room for study or prayer |
| Spanish | cabina, caseta, quiosco | |
| Catalan | cabina, caseta, cubicle, quiosc | |
| Meaning | A booth where articles are displayed for sale. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | stand, sales booth | |
| Narrower | coffee stall | A stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night) |
| newsstand | A stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | |
| Broader | booth | A small shop at a fair |
| Spanish | caseta, puesto, tenderete | |
| Catalan | caseta, parada, paradeta | |
| Meaning | A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it" | |
| Broader | malfunction | A failure to function normally |
| Verbs | stall | come to a stop |
| stall | cause an airplane to go into a stall | |
| stall | experience a stall in flight, of airplanes | |
| Meaning | seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater. | |
|---|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | seating, seats, seating room, seating area | An area that includes places where several people can sit |
| Meaning | small individual study area in a library. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | carrel, carrell, cubicle | |
| Part of | library, depository library | A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study |
| Broader | alcove, bay | A small recess opening off a larger / larger room |
| Meaning | A tactic used to mislead or delay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | stalling | |
| Narrower | stonewalling | stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate |
| Broader | obstruction | The act of obstructing / obstructing |
| Spanish | distracción | |
| Catalan | distracció | |
| Verbs | stall | deliberately delay an event or action |
| stall | postpone doing what one should be doing | |
| Meaning | postpone doing what one should be doing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They stall a long time | |
| Synonyms | procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally | |
| Narrower | procrastinate | postpone or delay needlessly |
| Broader | delay | Act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
| Spanish | aplazar | |
| Nouns | stall | a tactic used to mislead or delay |
| Meaning | Come to a stop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The car stalled in the driveway" | |
| Synonym | conk | |
| Category | driving | The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal |
| Broader | stop, halt | Come to a halt, stop moving |
| Spanish | averiarse, calarse, perder velocidad | |
| Nouns | stall | a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge |
| Meaning | deliberately delay an event or action. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" | |
| Broader | delay, detain, hold up | Cause to be slowed ... / slowed down or delayed |
| Catalan | aturar, frenar | |
| Nouns | stall, stalling | a tactic used to mislead or delay |
| Meaning | put into, or keep in, a stall. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Stall the horse" | |
| Broader | shelter | Provide shelter / shelter for |
| Nouns | stall | a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed |
| Meaning | Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Category | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
| Broader | stop, halt | Come to a halt, stop moving |
| Spanish | calarse | |
| Nouns | stall | a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge |
| Meaning | Cause an airplane to go into a stall. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
| Broader | stop | Cause to stop |
| Nouns | stall | a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge |
| Meaning | Cause an engine to stop / stop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car" | |
| Broader | stop | Cause to stop |
| Spanish | calar | |
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