stable vs substantial

stable

adj
  • Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed. 

  • Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version. 

  • That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal. 

noun
  • A group of people who are looked after, mentored, or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession. 

  • A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers. 

  • A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. 

  • All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner. 

  • An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together. 

  • A group of wrestlers who support each other within a wrestling storyline. 

  • A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp. 

verb
  • to put or keep (an animal) in a stable. 

  • to dwell in a stable. 

  • to park (a rail vehicle). 

substantial

adj
  • Having a substance; actually existing. 

  • Most important; essential. 

  • Not imaginary; real; actual; true; veritable. 

  • Corporeal; material; firm. 

  • Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy. 

  • Satisfying; having sufficient substance to be nourishing or filling. 

  • Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant. 

  • Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm. 

noun
  • Anything having substance; an essential part. 

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