Stand

Verb

 * 1)  To be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
 * Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
 * 1)  To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
 * Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
 * 1)  To remain motionless.
 * Do not leave your car standing in the road.
 * 1)  To act as an umpire.
 * 2)  To undergo; withstand; hold up.
 * The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.
 * 1)  To tolerate.
 * 2)  To place in an upright or standing position.
 * He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.
 * 1)  To seek election.
 * He is standing for election to the local council
 * 1)  Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
 * 2)  to be valid.

Noun

 * 1) A defensive position or effort.
 * 2) A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
 * They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
 * 1) A period of performance in a given location or venue.
 * 2) A device to hold something upright or aloft.
 * He set the music upon the stand and began to play.
 * 1) The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
 * She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
 * 1) A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
 * 2)  A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
 * 3) A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
 * 4) A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
 * 5) A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait: taxi stand.
 * 6)  grandstand
 * 7)  A partnership.
 * 8)  A single set, as of arms.

Adjectives for Stand
drowsy; desperate; stubborn; unalterable; dimension; brutal; last; unflinching; lofty; unequivocal; final; roadside; definite.

Verbs for Stand
advocate—; appreciate—; criticize—; depend on—; drive from—; hold—; maintain—; plan—; prepare for—; reiterate—; resist—; retain—; —annoys; —arrests; — checks; —recoups; —refreshes; —repels.

Adverbs for Stand
preeminently; militantly; stalwartly; indubitably; obediently; squarely; habitually; tremulously; haughtily; forlornly; conspicuously; precariously; courageously; picturesquely; valiantly; meekly; irresolutely; ostentatiously; sullenly; boldly; perilously; wistfully; unfalteringly; erectly.

Thesaurus
Anschauung, abide, abide by, abide with, accept, adhere to, advocate, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, afford, allegation, allow, allude to, ambo, anchor, angle, angle of vision, announcement, annunciation, answer, apply, arise, arrest, assertion, asseveration, attitude, avail, averment, avouchment, avowal, back, baluster, balustrade, bandstand, banister, bar, barrow, base, basis, be, be contingent on, be equal to, be erect, be extant, be found, be in existence, be located, be met with, be present, be proof against, be situated, be still, be the case, be there, bear, bear up, bear up against, bear up under, bear with, beard, beetle, belief, bell, bench, betoken, bide, billet at, bivouac, blind alley, blow, blow to, board, booking, booth, borscht circuit, box, bracket, brake, brave, breathe, brook, buffet, bulge, bum around, burrow, camp, campaign for, carry on, cart, caryatid, cessation, challenge, champion, check, checkmate, circuit, clump, coast, colonize, colonnade, color, column, combative reaction, come to anchor, complain, complain loudly, complaint, conclusion, confirm, confront, contend with, contest a seat, continue, continue to be, cope with, coppice, copse, corner, countenance, counter, counteraction, creed, crop, cul-de-sac, cutoff, dado, dais, date, dead end, dead set, dead stand, dead stop, dead-end street, deadlock, declaration, defeat time, defence, defend, defiance, defy, defy time, demur, depend, desk, dictum, die, dispute, dissent, dissentience, distance, do, do it, do nothing, domesticate, double for, drop anchor, dwell, dwell in, dying down, ebb, ebbing, effort, encounter, end, endgame, ending, endure, engagement, ensconce, enter the lists, enunciation, epitomize, escritoire, establish residence, exemplify, exist, experience, extend, extremity, eye, face, face down, face out, face up to, favor, feeling, fill the bill, final whistle, foothold, footing, footplate, footrail, footrest, footstalk, fractiousness, frame, frame of reference, framework, freeze, front, fulfill, full stop, get by, get up, go around, go on, go treat, goof off, grinding halt, ground, grove, growth, gun, hack it, halt, handle, hang, hang around, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, happen to be, hassock, have being, have place, hive, hold, hold on, hold out, hold up, hole, idle, illustrate, impasse, indwell, inhabit, inhere, ipse dixit, jack, jilt, just do, jut out, keep, keep house, keep on, keep quiet, kick against, kiosk, last, last long, last out, laze, lazy, lectern, lie, lie around, lie in, lie still, light, line, live, live at, live on, live through, loaf, locate, lock, lockout, locus standi, loiter about, loll around, lollop around, lounge, lounge around, lump, lump it, maintain, make a stand, make the grade, manifesto, mark time, mean, meet, meet head-on, meet requirements, mental outlook, mooch around, moon, moon around, moor, move, negativism, nest, newel-post, news kiosk, newsstand, noncooperation, not breathe, not stir, object, objection, obstinacy, obtain, obtrude, occur, offer resistance, opinion, oppose, opposition, outlast, outlook, overhang, park, pass, pass muster, passive resistance, pay the bill, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, people, perch, perdure, perennate, performance, persevere, persist, persist in, perspective, philosophy, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, pinch-hit for, place, plantation, planting, platform, playing engagement, plinth, point of view, pole, policy, populate, position, position paper, positive declaration, post, posture, predicate, predication, prevail, proclamation, profession, project, promote, pronouncement, proposition, protest, protestation, protrude, purchase, put, put up with, qualify, queen-post, question, quit, rack, reach, reaction, reaffirm, rebuff, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recalcitrate, recalcitration, refer to, reference system, refractoriness, regard, relieve, relocate, reluct, reluctance, remain, remain motionless, remonstrance, remonstrate, renitence, renitency, repel, repellence, repellency, replace, repose, represent, repulse, repulsion, reside, resign, resist, resistance, respect, rest, revolt, rise, roost, run, run for, run for office, run on, satisfy, say, say-so, saying, seat, second, secretaire, secretary, sentiment, serve, serve the purpose, set, set up, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, shaft, shout, show, show fight, side, side with, sight, signify, sit around, sit down, sit-down strike, situation, slant, slouch, slouch around, socle, spare, spare the price, spinney, sponsor, squat, staff, stage, staging, stalemate, stalk, stall, stance, stanchion, stand, stand around, stand at attention, stand at bay, stand at ease, stand behind, stand by, stand down, stand drinks, stand erect, stand fast, stand firm, stand for, stand for office, stand in, stand out, stand still, stand to, stand treat, stand up, stand up against, stand up for, stand up straight, stand up to, stand upright, standard, standing, standing place, standoff, standpoint, standstill, statement, station, status, stay, stay at, stay on, stay put, stem, step aside, stick, stick fast, stick out, stick to, stick up for, stillstand, stomach, stop, stopover, stoppage, stretch, strike, strike root, strive against, subbase, subscribe to, subsidence, subsidize, subsist, substitute for, suffer, suffice, support, surbase, survive, sustain, swallow, symbolize, sympathize with, system, table, take, take it, take residence at, take root, take up residence, take up with, tarry, thicket, tide over, toehold, tolerate, tour, tread water, treat, treat to, trunk, tuft, tussock, typify, uncooperativeness, undergo, understudy for, universe, uphold, upright, utterance, vaudeville circuit, venue, view, viewpoint, vouch, walkout, wane, waning, wear, wear well, weather, well afford, withdraw, withstand, withstanding, wood, word, work, work stoppage, workbench, writing table

Pronunciation

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