A building where horses or other animals are kept. Also, to stable an animal means to put it in a stable.
A stable can make people think of safety, the countryside, or of old stories.
Examples:
The stable has horses in it.
I will stable the horses in town.
The stable is full.
You can't stable the horses in my house!
On the moon, there is a stable for moon horses.
We stable our horses in town and walk home.
If something is stable, it is strong and will not fall down.
The word stable has a strong and calm feeling. It is usually a very good thing.
Examples:
The table is stable and won't fall over.
This chair is more stable than that one.
He tried to break through the wall, but the wall was too stable.
I don't think this house is stable enough!
Stable trees won't fall in the wind.
If your desk isn't stable, you might fall down in class!