STALLS

v. put into a stable; delay, check the progress of; cause to stop, cause to turn off (of a motor)

n. stand, booth; pen, compartment in a stable for an animal; pretext to delay; protective covering for a finger; (Airplanes) loss of control, loss of lift; (British) orchestra seats

See also: Choir (disambiguation) The choir (sometimes referred to as the quire) is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the nave and sanctuary which houses the altar. The choir is occasionally located in the eastern part of the nave.This area is often furnished with finely carved and decorated wooden seats known as choir stalls, where the liturgical singers (also known as a "choir") may sit when not performing. In a cathedral, the bishop's throne or cathedra is usually located in this space.
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Noun
1. seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
(hypernym) seating, seats, seating room, seating area
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
(synonym) stable, horse barn
(hypernym) farm building
(hyponym) Augean stables
(part-meronym) stall

Noun
1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
(hypernym) compartment
(part-holonym) stable, stalls, horse barn
2. small area set off by walls for special use
(synonym) booth, cubicle, kiosk
(hypernym) closet
(hyponym) confessional
3. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
(synonym) stand, sales booth
(hypernym) booth
(hyponym) coffee stall
4. a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
(hypernym) malfunction
5. small individual study area in a library
(synonym) carrel, carrell, cubicle
(hypernym) alcove, bay
(part-holonym) library, depository library
6. a tactic used to mislead or delay
(synonym) stalling
(hypernym) obstruction
(hyponym) stonewalling
Verb
1. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
(synonym) procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
(hypernym) delay
(hyponym) procrastinate
(derivation) stalling
2. come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
(synonym) conk
(hypernym) stop, halt
(classification) driving
3. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
(hypernym) delay, detain, hold up
(derivation) stalling
4. put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
(hypernym) shelter
5. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
(hypernym) stop, halt
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
6. cause an airplane to go into a stall
(hypernym) stop
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
7. cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
(hypernym) stop

n. stable, barn, shed, coop, hutch, pen, farm building used to house animals or store hay and grain

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