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stakes

n. 1 (plural of stake English) 2 (rfdef: English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: stake)

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stakes

n. the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, bet, wager]

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Stakes (miniseries)

Stakes is an American animated miniseries based on the show Adventure Time by Pendleton Ward. It aired as part of the show's seventh season from November 16, 2015 to November 19, 2015 on Cartoon Network. Adventure Time follows the adventures of Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to change shape, grow and shrink at will. In this limited event series, Princess Bubblegum (voiced by Hynden Walch) removes Marceline the Vampire Queen's (voiced by Olivia Olson) vampiric essence, which unleashes five recently resurrected vampires onto Ooo. Marceline, Bubblegum, Finn, Jake, and Peppermint Butler (voiced by Steve Little) are forced to deal with the fallout.

The miniseries' story was developed by series creator Pendleton Ward, showrunner Adam Muto, head writer Kent Osborne, and staff writer Jack Pendarvis. The eight episodes were storyboarded by Ako Castuera, Jesse Moynihan, Muto, Hanna K. Nyström, Herpich, Seo Kim, Somvilay Xayaphone, Emily Partridge, and Luke Pearson, whilst Andres Salaff, Elizabeth Ito, and Muto handled supervising direction. Former Adventure Time storyboard artist Rebecca Sugar returned briefly to the show to voice Marceline's mother, and to contribute a song, entitled "Everything Stays". Stakes was a ratings success, and was met with mostly positive reviews, with Sugar's song in particular being met with critical applause. With that being said, a few commentators felt that the miniseries did not meet expectations. Stakes was released on DVD on January 19, 2016.

Stakes (2015 film)

Stakes is a 2015 Australian drama film about the corruption and criminal elements of the horse racing industry in Australia. The movie stars many local actors from the Riverina region. This is the second feature film to be set in the town of Wagga Wagga.

Usage examples of "stakes".

Like a pair of explosives experts gingerly snipping through the last two wires of a bomb, we both lowered our stakes and took an unsteady step back.

The points at which the contour lines cross the section lines are found in the following manner: On the second line from the west side of the field we find the elevations of the 4th, 5th and 6th stakes from the southern boundary to be 1.

By this means, measuring the distance from the soundings to the ranges of the stakes, we can denote on the map the shape and depth of sunken rocks.

The first step is to fix certain prominent points, which will serve to connect the map with the field, by actual measurements, and this will very easily be done by the aid of the stakes which are still standing at the intersections of the 50-foot lines, which were used in the preliminary levelling.

Then stake the angles and the upper ends of the laterals, and mark these stakes to correspond with the map.

The position of the stakes should all be lettered on the map, at the original drawing, and the same designating marks put on the stakes in the field, as soon as set.

The tops of these stakes furnish fixed points of elevation from which to take the measurements, and to make the computations necessary to fix the depth of the drain at each stake.

For convenience, the letterings of the stakes should be systematically entered in a small field book, before the work commences, and this should be accompanied by such a sketch of the plan as will serve as a guide to the location of the lines on the ground.

Enter the lettering of the stakes in the first column, commencing at the lower end of the drain.

It is better to dig the ditches at one side of the lines of stakes, far enough away for the earth to hold them firmly in their places, but near enough to allow measurements to be taken from the grade pegs.

Kane is and I pay a welcome-to-Maplesburg visit on him with a goodie basket of stakes, garlic and holy water.

In the end, those who remained came for me with stakes and crosses and I barely escaped with my undead life.

On the fourth day stakes were driven into the ground, delimiting a ceremonial area, and on the fifth a sacred place was identified within this area.

Its name had come from Spanish explorers who drove stakes as they crossed it, so that they could find their way back across its featureless domain.

Spanish legend says stakes were driven to mark the only trail across the desert.