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staccato — stac·ca·to || stÉ™ kÉ‘Ëtəʊ adj. detached, having distinct breaks between successive tones (Music) adv. detachedly, with distinct breaks between successive tones (Music) n. musical passage having distinct breaks between successive tones … English contemporary dictionary
staccatos — stac·ca·to || stÉ™ kÉ‘Ëtəʊ adj. detached, having distinct breaks between successive tones (Music) adv. detachedly, with distinct breaks between successive tones (Music) n. musical passage having distinct breaks between successive tones … English contemporary dictionary
estacade — (è sta ka d ) s. f. Nom donné à plusieurs grosses et longues pièces de bois garnies de fer et de chaînes qu on met à l entrée d un port, dans un chenal, pour les fermer. • Les ennemis s emparèrent des forts qu on avait faits à Vigo et des… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
At stake — Stake Stake (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stake — (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stake of Zion — Stake Stake (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attach — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French attacher, alteration of Old French estachier, from estache stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca stake Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take by legal authority … New Collegiate Dictionary
attack — I. verb Etymology: Middle French attaquer, from Old Italian *estaccare to attach, from stacca stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca Date: 1562 transitive verb 1. to set upon or work against forcefully 2. to assail with unfriendly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stack — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stak, from Old Norse stakkr; akin to Russian stog stack and probably to Old English staca stake Date: 14th century 1. a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stagger — I. verb (staggered; staggering) Etymology: alteration of earlier stacker, from Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka to push; perhaps akin to Old English staca stake more at stake Date: 15th century intransitive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
