Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 89 compound words that contain stead. The most common are listed below. Open stead in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- in one's steadIn place of someone or something.
- in good steadIn a positive state or position.
- abbey-steadAlternative form of abbeystead: A village in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).
- ranch-steadAlternative form of ranchstead: A plot of ranchland and the buildings upon it; a ranchhouse and its adjacent outbuildings.
- sun-steadAlternative spelling of sunstead: A solstice.
- stand in good steadTo come in handy for someone in the future; to stand ready for future gainful use.
- market steadAlternative form of marketstead: A marketplace.
Compound words 89
- insteadIn the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
- steadyFirm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
- steadfastFixed or unchanging; steady.
- bedsteadThe framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.
- farmsteadThe main building of a farm.
- BansteadA town in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2559).
- roadsteadA partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour.
- covensteadA permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.
- besteadTo help, assist.
- sunsteadA solstice.