Stake is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter E for which we found 5 definitions.
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(v. t.) A piece of wood usually long and slender pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as a stake to support vines fences hedges etc. |
(v. t.) A stick inserted upright in a lop eye or mortise at the side or end of a cart a flat car or the like to prevent goods from falling off. |
(v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence martyrdom by fire. |
(v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top -- used by tinsmiths blacksmiths etc. for light work punching upon etc. |
(v. t.) That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. |
The word stake is a 5 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for stake is: stake