plural of stale

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stale

(alcoholic beverages, obsolete) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong. / No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.

(colloquial) Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh.

(of alcohol, obsolete, transitive) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer).

A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.) / (dialectal) One of the posts or uprights of a ladder. / One of the rungs on a ladder. / (botany, obsolete) The stem of a plant.

(transitive, obsolete) To make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts.

(military, obsolete) A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line. / (chess, uncommon) A stalemate; a stalemated game. / (military, obsolete) An ambush.

(chess, obsolete) At a standstill; stalemated.

(chess, uncommon, transitive) To stalemate. / (chess, obsolete, intransitive) To be stalemated.