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Word: Stake
Speech Type: Noun
Old English staca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch staak, also to stick
steɪk
a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.
Short Definition:strong wooden or metal post with point at one end
a metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench.
Short Definition:metalworker's small anvil
a territorial division of a Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Church under the jurisdiction of a president.
Short Definition:territorial division of Mormon Church
Word: Stake
Speech Type: Verb
steɪk
support (a plant) with a stake or stakes
Short Definition:support plant with stake or stakes
Examples:- the gladioli were staked in gaudy ranks
- vigorous plants need staking
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