The difference between Heya and Stable
When used as nouns, heya means the so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho, whereas stable means a building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
Stable is also verb with the meaning: to put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
Stable is also adjective with the meaning: relatively unchanging, permanent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Heya and Stable
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Heya as a noun (sumo):
the so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains
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Stable as a noun:
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
Examples:
"There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables."
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Stable as a noun (metonymy):
All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
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Stable as a noun (Scotland):
A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
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Stable as a noun:
An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
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Stable as a verb (transitive):
to put or keep (an animal) in a stable.
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Stable as a verb (intransitive):
to dwell in a stable.
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Stable as a verb (rail transport, transitive):
to park (a rail vehicle)
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Stable as an adjective:
Relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
Examples:
"He was in a stable relationship."
"a stable government"
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Stable as an adjective (computing):
Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
Examples:
"You should download the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs. "
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Stable as an adjective (computer science, of a sorting algorithm):
That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.