Synonym: lieu, place, position. Similar words: steady, instead, steadily, unsteady, instead of, homestead, steadfast, unsteadily. Meaning: [sted] 
n. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
n. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another. 91. The real estate investment is an important motivation to promote stead increase of supply and demand.
92. He shall break in pieces mighty men without number , and set others in their stead.
More similar words: steady, instead, steadily, unsteady, instead of, homestead, steadfast, unsteadily, steady state, steal, steak, steam, steamy, steamed, stealth, stealing, stealthy, steaming, keynote address, steamboat, let off steam, steam bath, steamship, stealthily, steal a look, steal the show, procrustean, steamroller, steam engine, absolute advantage.