Synonyms for stall
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
Verb
1. Delay
put off, delay, drag one's feet, procrastinate, drag one's heels, postpone, dilly-dally, penelopize rare, penelopise UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- n. 2
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- v. 1
To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
Related words
- Word family
- stawsome
- Phrases
- cow stall pillar and stall sow stall stall bars stall angle stall turn stall for time stall out
Example sentences
- booth Vladimir had a phone in the booth for emergencies.
- kiosk Where can I buy the records? Where is there a kiosk?
- spot The detective took down his testimony on the spot.
- bay A large number of boats lay at anchor in the bay.
- booze We drank some booze and started to blah, blah, blah.
- conch I held the conch to my ear and heard the ocean inside.
By length
- 3 letters
- bay1
- 4 letters
- stop1, hold1, cell1, spot1
- 5 letters
- space1, stand1, stick1, delay2, booth1, booze1, dolly2, kiosk2, conch1
- 6 letters
- stable2
- 7 letters
- pretext2, cubicle3, carrell2
- 8 letters
- postpone2
- 9 letters
- stallsman
- 10 letters
- penelopize, penelopise
- 11 letters
- compartment3
- 13 letters
- procrastinate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay2 = 2 syllables).