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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position		 n.
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To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc.		 n.
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To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.		 n.
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To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.		 n.
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To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.		 n.
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To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.		 n.
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To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.		 n.
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To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.		 n.
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To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.		 n.
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To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.		 n.
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To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.		 n.
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To be consistent; to agree; to accord.		 n.
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To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.		 n.
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To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.		 n.
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To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.		 n.
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To measure when erect on the feet.		 n.
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To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.		 n.
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To appear in court.		 n.
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To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.		 v. t.
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To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.		 v. t.
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To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.		 v. t.
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To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.		 v. t.
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To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.		 v. t.
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The act of standing.		 v. i.
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A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.		 v. i.
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A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.		 v. i.
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A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.		 v. i.
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A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.		 v. i.
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A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.		 v. i.
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A place where a witness stands to testify in court.		 v. i.
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The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business.		 v. i.
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Rank; post; station; standing.		 v. i.
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A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do.		 v. i.
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A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.		 v. i.
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A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.		 v. i.
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Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.		 n.
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To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.		 n.
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To be consistent; to agree; to accord.		 n.
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To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.		 n.
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To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.		 n.
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To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To measure when erect on the feet.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.		 n.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
To appear in court.		 n.
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To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.		 v. t.
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To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.		 v. t.
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To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.		 v. t.
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To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.		 v. t.
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To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.		 v. t.
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The act of standing.		 v. i.
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A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
A place where a witness stands to testify in court.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business.		 v. i.
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Rank; post; station; standing.		 v. i.
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A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do.		 v. i.
Stand Hear the Pronunciation!
A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.		 v. i.
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A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.		 v. i.
Indirect results
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Againstand To withstand. v. t.
Bookstand A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. n.
Bookstand A stand to hold books for reading or reference. n.
Bystander Hear the Pronunciation!
One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.		 n.
Counterstand Resistance; opposition; a stand against. n.
Gainstand To withstand; to resist. v. t.
gainstanding of Gainstand p. pr. & vb. n.
Hatstand A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc. n.
Inkstand Hear the Pronunciation!
A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.		 n.
Inunderstanding Void of understanding. a.
Misunderstand Hear the Pronunciation!
To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.		 v. t.
Misunderstander One who misunderstands. n.
Misunderstanding of Misunderstand p. pr. & vb. n.
Misunderstanding Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. n.
Misunderstanding Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. n.
Notwithstanding Hear the Pronunciation!
Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.		 prep.
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Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.		 adv. / conj.
Outstand To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out. v. i.
Outstand To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. v. t.
Outstand To stay beyond. v. t.
English » English
Againstand To withstand. v. t.
Bookstand A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. n.
Bookstand A stand to hold books for reading or reference. n.
Bystander Hear the Pronunciation!
One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.		 n.
Counterstand Resistance; opposition; a stand against. n.
Gainstand To withstand; to resist. v. t.
gainstanding of Gainstand p. pr. & vb. n.
Hatstand A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc. n.
Inkstand Hear the Pronunciation!
A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.		 n.
Inunderstanding Void of understanding. a.
Misunderstand Hear the Pronunciation!
To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.		 v. t.
Misunderstander One who misunderstands. n.
Misunderstanding of Misunderstand p. pr. & vb. n.
Misunderstanding Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. n.
Misunderstanding Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. n.
Notwithstanding Hear the Pronunciation!
Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.		 prep.
Notwithstanding Hear the Pronunciation!
Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.		 adv. / conj.
Outstand To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out. v. i.
Outstand To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. v. t.
Outstand To stay beyond. v. t.