Words That Rhyme With STAY

convey

Verb : To move (something) from one place to another.

Verb : (dated) To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.

Verb : To communicate; to make known; to portray.

display

Noun : A show or spectacle.

Noun : A piece of work to be presented visually.

Noun : A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.

dismay

Verb : To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy

Verb : To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.

Verb : To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.

sobriquet

Noun : A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.

disarray

Verb : (transitive) To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

Verb : (transitive) To take off the dress of; to unrobe.

Noun : Lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.

allay

Verb : (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

Verb : (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.

gay

Noun : An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.

Noun : A unisex given name from English.

Noun : A female given name from English, from the word gay (“joyful”); rare today.

decay

Noun : (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

Noun : a gradual decrease of a stored charge, magnetic flux, current, etc.

Noun : progressive change in the path of an earth-orbiting satellite due to atmospheric drag.

play

Verb : (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

Verb : (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).

portray

Verb : To paint or draw the likeness of.

Verb : (figuratively) To represent by an image or look.

Verb : (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.

cache

Noun : A store, protected or hidden in some way, of things that may be required in the future, such that they can be retrieved rapidly.

Noun : (computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

Noun : (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

fray

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : (also figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.

Verb : (specifically) Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its antlers against (a tree, etc.) for that purpose.

array

Noun : Clothing and ornamentation.

Noun : A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

Noun : An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

soiree

Noun : A formal evening party.

prey

Noun : That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.

Noun : A person or thing given up as a victim.

Noun : A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.

splay

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

Verb : (chiefly architecture) To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.

survey

Noun : The act of surveying; a general view.

Noun : A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.

Noun : The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.

valet

Noun : A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

Noun : A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.

Noun : (professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.

castaway

Adjective : Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.

Adjective : Shipwrecked.

Adjective : Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.

tray

Noun : A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

Noun : (by extension) The items on a full tray.

Noun : A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.

stray

Noun : Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

Noun : A person who is lost, either literally or figuratively.

Noun : An act of wandering off or going astray.

gainsay

Verb : (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.

protege

Noun : Alternative form of protégé [A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).]

melee

Noun : (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.

Noun : A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.

Noun : Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.

passageway

Noun : A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.

Noun : Any way for passing in, out or through something.

cabaret

Noun : Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

Noun : The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held.

Noun : (Philippines) A strip club.

downplay

Verb : (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

bay

Noun : (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

Noun : A bank or dam to keep back water.

Noun : Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.

lay

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

Verb : (archaic) To cause to subside or abate.

fay

Verb : (obsolete) To fit.

Verb : (shipbuilding, transitive) To join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembled it will not leak.

Verb : (shipbuilding, intransitive) Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.

fey

Adjective : (dialectal, archaic or poetic) About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.

Adjective : (obsolete) Dying; dead.

Adjective : (chiefly Scotland, Ireland) Possessing second sight, clairvoyance, or clairaudience.

betray

Verb : (transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

Verb : (transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

Verb : (transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.

interplay

Noun : Interaction; reciprocal relationship.

Verb : (intransitive) To interact.

relay

Noun : (hunting, rare) A new set of hounds.

Noun : (now chiefly historical) A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.

Noun : (by extension) A new set of anything.

ricochet

Noun : (military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.

Noun : An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

Verb : To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.

mainstay

Noun : A chief support.

Noun : Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.

Noun : (nautical) A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

obey

Verb : (transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

Verb : (intransitive) To do as one is told.

Verb : (obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

faraway

Adjective : Distant.

Adjective : Not mentally present, as when daydreaming.

Noun : One who lives a great distance away.

hearsay

Noun : Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

Noun : (law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.

Noun : (law) An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls under one of a number of exceptions.

leeway

Noun : The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.

Noun : A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.

Noun : (British) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.

heyday

Noun : A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

Noun : (archaic) An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic.

resume

Verb : (transitive, now rare) To take back possession of (something); to regain;

Verb : (transitive, now rare) To summarise.

Verb : (transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.

dossier

Noun : A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

getaway

Noun : A means of escape.

Noun : The effecting of an escape.

Noun : (informal) A vacation or holiday, or the destination for one.

foreplay

Noun : (sex) The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.

Verb : (intransitive) To engage in foreplay.

risque

Adjective : (US) Alternative form of risqué [Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.]

Noun : Obsolete spelling of risk. [(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.]

Verb : Obsolete spelling of risk. [(transitive) To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).]

grey

Adjective : British and Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.

Adjective : (South Africa, slang) Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).

Verb : British and Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.

headway

Noun : Movement ahead or forward.

Noun : (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.

Noun : (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.

gourmet

Adjective : (of food and drink) Fine; of superior quality.

Noun : A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

outlay

Noun : A laying out or expending; that which is laid out or expended.

Noun : The spending of money, or an expenditure.

Noun : (archaic) A remote haunt or habitation.

everyday

Adjective : Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.

Adjective : Commonplace, ordinary.

Adjective : (rare) Commonplace or ordinary during daytime.

runaway

Noun : A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.

Noun : A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.

Noun : (usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.

entree

Noun : Alternative form of entrée [(UK, Australia, New Zealand, historical in the US and Canada) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.]

ray

Noun : A beam of light or radiation.

Noun : (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.

Noun : (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.

gateway

Noun : A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.

Noun : A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.

Noun : Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.

way

Noun : (heading) To do with a place or places.

Noun : A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.

Noun : A means to enter or leave a place.

overlay

Verb : (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.

Verb : To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.

Verb : (transitive, now rare, archaic) To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.

quay

Noun : (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

Verb : To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

Noun : A surname.

essay

Noun : (publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

Noun : (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.

Noun : (now rare) An attempt.

yea

Verb : (dated) Yes, indeed.

Verb : (dated, Midwestern American English) Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).

Noun : An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

okay

Noun : Alternative spelling of OK [Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.]

Verb : Alternative spelling of OK [(transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.]

Adjective : Alternative spelling of OK [All right, acceptable, permitted.]

waterway

Noun : A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.

Noun : A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.

fiance

Verb : (obsolete) To betroth; to affiance.

Noun : Alternative spelling of fiancé [A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended.]

break away

Verb : To leave suddenly.

Verb : To become separated, literally or figuratively.

abbe

Noun : A British surname.

Noun : Alternative spelling of abbé [A low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember.]

naivete

Noun : Alternative spelling of naïveté [Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.]

asea

Adjective : on the ocean; on a boat on the ocean

Adjective : uncertain; (psychologically) adrift.

Verb : in the direction of the sea, seaward.

spray

Noun : A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.

Noun : (figuratively) Something resembling a spray of liquid.

Noun : (countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.

fillet

Noun : (now rare) A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.

Noun : A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.

Noun : (construction) A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.

chalet

Noun : An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.

doorway

Noun : The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.

Noun : (figuratively) An opening or passage in general.

defray

Verb : To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).

Verb : (archaic) To pay for (something).

Verb : (obsolete) To spend (money).

walkway

Noun : A clearly defined path for pedestrians.

macrame

Noun : Alternative spelling of macramé [A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.]

Verb : Alternative spelling of macramé [To create textiles using the macramé technique.]

clay

Noun : A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

Noun : An earth material with ductile qualities.

Noun : (tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.

pathway

Noun : A footpath or other path or track.

Noun : (biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.

Noun : (figurative) A course of action.

trey

Noun : A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.

Noun : A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.

Noun : (card games, occasionally dice games) A playing card or die with the rank of three.

straightaway

Adjective : Extending into the distance in a straight line.

Noun : Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”) [A straight section of a racetrack.]

Verb : Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”) [(idiomatic, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Very soon; quickly; immediately.]

yay

Noun : (US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).

Noun : A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.

Verb : Alternative spelling of yea [(dated) Yes, indeed.]

archway

Noun : A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.

Noun : A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.

byway

Noun : A road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.

Noun : A road that is not frequently travelled.

Noun : (by extension) a little-known or arcane field of study or detail.

put away

Verb : (transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

Verb : (transitive) To store, add to one's stores for later use.

Verb : (transitive, colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.

by the way

Verb : (UK, idiomatic) Irrelevantly, off-topic.

give away

Verb : (transitive) To make a gift of (something).

Verb : (transitive, informal, by extension) To sell very cheaply.

Verb : (transitive) To relinquish control over.

square away

Verb : (idiomatic, US, Canada) To finish, complete, tidy or put in order.

Verb : (nautical) To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.

say

Verb : (transitive) To pronounce.

Verb : (transitive) To recite.

Verb : (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.

away

Verb : From a place, hence.

Verb : Aside; off; in another direction.

Verb : Aside, so as to discard something.

aaa

Noun : (medicine) Initialism of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Noun : (organic chemistry) Initialism of aromatic amino acid.

Noun : (military) Initialism of anti-aircraft artillery.

doomsday

Noun : The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

Noun : (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, sometimes capitalized) Judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.

Noun : Any day of great death and destruction; end of the world; an apocalypse.

stairway

Noun : A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.

parquet

Noun : A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.

Noun : The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.

Noun : (historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.

souffle

Noun : (medicine) A murmuring or blowing sound.

Noun : Alternative spelling of soufflé (“dish made with eggs”) [A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients.]

Verb : Alternative spelling of soufflé [(cooking, transitive) To prepare as a soufflé.]

give way

Verb : To yield to persistent persuasion.

Verb : To collapse or break under physical stresses.

Verb : To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by.

passe

Adjective : Alternative spelling of passé [(colloquial) Dated; out of style; old-fashioned.]

Verb : Obsolete spelling of pass. [To change place.]

lead astray

Verb : (transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.

Verb : (transitive) To misguide or misdirect.

Verb : (transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally

day

Noun : The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.

Noun : A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle.

Noun : The time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice; a solar day.

midway

Noun : The middle; the midst.

Noun : A middle way or manner; a mean or middle course between extremes.

Noun : (US) The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.

midday

Noun : Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.

hallway

Noun : A corridor in a building that connects rooms.

hooray

Noun : A shout to signify victory.

Noun : An expression of excitement.

Verb : To shout an expression of excitement.

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