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Look up: stake

  1. Stake
    a piece of pointed wood or metal that is driven into the ground to support a plant.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20003

  2. stake
    [n] - the money risked on a gamble 2. [n] - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning 3. [v] - tie or fasten to a stake 4. [v] - mark with a stake
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. stake
    a light post of wood or metal driven into the ground to support a vine Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a long stout piece of timber set upright in the ground,e.g.to support something(e.g.a building)or to mark a position Category: agriculture, ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Stake
    Stake noun [ Anglo-Saxon staca , from the root of English stick ; akin to OFries. & LG. stake , Dutch staak , Swedish stake, Danish stage . See Stick , transitive verb , and confer ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/182

  5. Stake
    Stake transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Staked ; present participle & verbal noun Staking .] 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/182

  6. Stake
    Stake noun (Mormon Ch.) A territorial division; -- called also stake of Zion . « Every city, or ' stake ,' including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two counselors; and this president has a high counc...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/182

  7. stake
    1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. ... 2. To mark the limits of by stakes; with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road. ... 3. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. 'I'll stake yon lamb...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. stake
    stakes noun the money risked on a gamble
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. stake
    noun a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); `a pair of posts marked the goal`; `the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Stake
    • (n.) A territorial division; -- called also stake of Zion. • (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire. • (v. t.) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. • (v. t.) A stick inserted upright i...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. stake
    (from the article `Community of Christ`) Local congregations are grouped for administrative purposes into two forms of area organizations, districts and stakes. The district organization ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/151

  12. Stake
    Stake is slang for to lend someone something for a long time.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Stake
    Stake is slang for to lend someone something for a long time.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. STAKE
    The amount bet by the punter on a single transaction.
    Found on http://www.glossarycentral.com/horse_rac

  15. Stake
    The amount of money you bet.
    Found on http://www.tophorseracinglinks.com/html/

  16. Stake
    The prize money for the winning horses paid to the owner (eg. trophy or prize money).
    Found on http://www.ildado.com/horse_racing_gloss

  17. Stake
    (Latter Day Saints) A `stake` is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. A stake is approximately comparable to a diocese in the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations. The name "stake" derives from the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stake



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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