Associations to the word «Stead»
Noun
- Christina
- Pall
- Reno
- Pronoun
- Gazette
- Gage
- Naomi
- Cor
- Babylon
- Jarrett
- Noun
- Brothel
- Prostitution
- Huddersfield
- Slew
- Edwin
- Eliza
- Stand
- Iceberg
- Almighty
- Sulla
- Substitute
- Rebecca
- Josephine
- Mall
- Tiding
- Throne
- Rhodes
- Bethesda
- Afb
- Perseverance
- Southland
- Signified
- Journalism
- Nevada
- Sunderland
- Pedersen
- Lucius
- Mote
- Doyle
- Righteousness
- Verity
- Hemp
- Abduction
- Purchaser
- Lament
- Lieu
- Conan
- Falsehood
- Hence
- Gladstone
- Homestead
- Steward
- Eunuch
- Tyrant
- Agility
- Maiden
- Viceroy
- Prostitute
- Lucifer
- Jon
- Sinner
- Medici
- Apprenticeship
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
STEAD, noun. (obsolete) A place, or spot, in general. [10th-16th c.]
STEAD, noun. (obsolete) A place where a person normally rests; a seat. [10th-18thc.]
STEAD, noun. (obsolete) A specific place or point on a body or other surface. [11th-15thc.]
STEAD, noun. (obsolete) An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc. [13th-16thc.]
STEAD, noun. (obsolete) An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm. [14th-19thc.]
STEAD, noun. (obsolete) The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. [15th-19thc.]
STEAD, noun. (in phrases) (now literary) The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. [from 15thc.]
STEAD, noun. Figuratively, an emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). [from 15thc.]
STEAD, verb. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
STEAD, verb. To fill place of.
Dictionary definition
STEAD, noun. The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.