Definition:
stakes
- stakesA long vertical rod used in basket-making
- stakesA wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment
- stakesA metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench
- stakesA territorial division of the Mormon Church under the jurisdiction of a president
- stakesSTAKE, to fasten with a pointed piece of wood or metal
- stakesA strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc