noun Download 🔗Share A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. Examples : "The gardener used wooden stakes to support the young tomato plants in the garden. " material item utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet. Examples : "After Lily scored her twelfth hoop, she triumphantly struck the ball against the stakes, winning the croquet game. " sport game point item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. Examples : "The farmer hammered the stakes into the sides of the truck bed to keep the hay bales from falling off during transport. " vehicle technical part item industry agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned. Examples : "Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake." history tradition religion law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A share or interest in a business or a given situation. Examples : "The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business." business value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. Examples : "The stakes for winning the class spelling bee were a pizza party for the whole grade. " bet business finance value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc. Examples : "The tinsmith used various stakes on his workbench to shape the thin metal sheets into decorative flourishes. " technical utensil machine work industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area. Examples : "Several families from our town belong to the Orem Utah North stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. " religion organization group area culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. Examples : "to stake vines or plants" property action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pierce or wound with a stake. Examples : "The gardener carefully stakes the tomato plants to help them grow upright. " weapon action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. Examples : ""She stakes her reputation on the accuracy of her research." " business economy finance value bet game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture. Examples : "His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started." business finance bet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The money wagered in gambling. Examples : ""He lost all his stakes playing poker last night." " bet business finance game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Risks. Examples : "Example Sentence: "The stakes are high in the final exam because it determines if I pass the class." " outcome value business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading