A stable is a place where animals live. It is a safe building for horses or other farm animals. People use it to keep animals safe and dry.
The horse is in the stable now.
She works in a stable with cows.
When we say something is stable, it means it does not change quickly. It is strong and steady over time. This can be about jobs, emotions, or things.
She has a stable job at the school.
His hand was stable during the test.
If a person is stable, they are calm and balanced inside. They do not get upset or worried often. It means they feel well in their mind.
He has a stable mind after the illness.
A stable person is calm and happy.
In science, stable means something stays the same and does not change or break easily. This can talk about chemicals or materials.
This chemical is stable at room temperature.
The molecule is stable and does not break down.
As a verb, to stable means to put an animal in a stable. It can also mean to keep things steady or safe in one place.
She stabled the horse before the race.
They stabled the equipment carefully.
Sometimes, stable means a group of people or things managed or owned by someone. For example, a racing stable has many horses owned by one person.
The racing stable has many good horses.
His stable of writers is very talented.
In technology, stable means software or data that works well without problems. It does not crash or change unexpectedly.
This is a stable version of the program.
The software runs stable on my computer.
