All stake synonyms
stake
S s noun stake
- floater β a person or thing that floats.
- halver β A fisherman who places a net to catch fish in the retreating tide.
- investment β the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- column β A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- flotation β an act or state of floating.
- gifting β something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- halvers β Plural form of halver.
- newel β newel post.
- interest β the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- drumstick β a stick for beating a drum.
- meed β a reward or recompense.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- goodie β Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
- down on β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- flagpole β a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.
- floaters β a person or thing that floats.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- dos β any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
verb stake
- footed β having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
- initialed β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- deck out β If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
- dice β A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English, 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was die, but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form.
- angeled β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- lay open β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lotted β one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- make bail β If someone who has been arrested makes bail, or if another person makes bail for them, the arrested person is released on bail.
- have a hand in β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- look to β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- cough up β If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- bank on β If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening.
- make a stab at β to make an attempt at
- make bold β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- gamble β to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- go out on a limb β say sth daring
- initialing β of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- manning β Henry Edward, 1808β92, English prelate and ecclesiastical writer: cardinal 1875β92.
- build on β to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- lotting β one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- equip β Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
- lay β to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- hazard β an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- make a living β earn money
- angeling β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- finance β the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- dare say β to think likely; suppose