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missing stays

missing stays is the present participle and gerund of miss stays.

Meaning of miss stays

Verb

miss stays (third-person singular simple present misses stays, present participle missing stays, simple past and past participle missed stays)

  1. To fail in going about from one tack to another.

Questions about missing stays

What is missing stays the present participle and gerund of?
Missing stays is the present participle and gerund of miss stays.

Words near missing stays in the dictionary

  1. missing persons
  2. missing piece
  3. missing someone's point
  4. missing stair
  5. missing stairs
  6. missing stays
  7. missing the boat
  8. missing the bus
  9. missing the forest for the trees
  10. missing the mark
  11. missing the memo

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