v. t. To withstand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near. ] One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. [ 1913 Webster ]

He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Resistance; opposition; a stand against. [ 1913 Webster ]

Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a frame for holding cruets; a caster; a stand for cruets together with the cruets containing various condiments. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. a standard or set of principles governing conduct, which is applied more stringently or differently to one group of people than to another; -- used especially of standards of sexual behavior that condemn behavior on the part of women that is condoned or not condemned when exhibited by men. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr. & vb. n. gainstanding. ] [ See Again, and Stand. ] To withstand; to resist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The gymnastic act of supporting oneself by one's hands alone in an upside down position; as, to do handstands for exercise. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Void of understanding. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. existing since a time in the distant past; as, long-standing policies. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- longtime(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Misunderstood p. pr. & vb. n. Misunderstanding. ] To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who misunderstands. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. “Misunderstandings among friends.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of standard. [ Narrower terms: deficient, inferior, substandard ]
Syn. -- nonstandard. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Linguistics) Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; as, a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups. Opposite of standard. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. or conj. [ Originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed. ] Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it. 1 Kings xi. 11, 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the same had an end in Christ. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding
She is the greatest beauty in the parish. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Notwithstanding that, notwithstanding; although. [ 1913 Webster ]

These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of. [ 1913 Webster ]

We gentil women bee
Loth to displease any wight,
Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer's Dream. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Notwithstanding was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin non obstante. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- In spite of; despite. -- Notwithstanding, In spite of, Despite. Of these, only notwithstanding can be used postpositively; as, I will go, the weather notwithstanding. With respect to meaning, these words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in strength. Notwithstanding is the weaker term, and simply points to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go, notwithstanding the rain. In spite or despite of has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from others; as, “I'll be, in man's despite, a monarch; ” “I'll keep mine own, despite of all the world.” Shak. Hence, these words, when applied to things, suppose greater opposition than notwithstanding. We should say. ”He was thrust rudely out of doors in spite of his entreaties, ” rather than “notwithstanding”. On the other hand, it would be more civil to say, “Notwithstanding all you have said, I must still differ with you.” [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. i. To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [ R. ] Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stay beyond. “I have outstood my time.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations. [ 1913 Webster ]

Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conspicuously excellent; markedly superior; distinguished. [ PJC ]

3. So prominent so as to attract notice; conspicuous; usually but not always in a good sense. [ PJC ]

v. t. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What madman would o'erstand his market twice? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Numismatics) Two or more metals coined without any attempt by the government to regulate their values. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ G. ] A free city of the former German empire. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flooring or framework on which a rick is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

(O.Eng. Law) The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A staging for supporting a stack of hay or grain; a staddle{ 2 }; a rickstand. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ or } n. [ G. ] (Switzerland) The legislature of Switzerland. See Legislature, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Stood p. pr. & vb. n. Standing. ] [ OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, stān, D. staan, OS. standan, stān, OHG. stantan, stān, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. stå, Goth. standan, Russ. stoiate, L. stare, Gr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand, sth^nai to stand, Skr. sthā. √163. Cf. Assist, Constant, Contrast, Desist, Destine, Ecstasy, Exist, Interstice, Obstacle, Obstinate, Prest, n., Rest remainder, Solstice, Stable, a. & n., Staff, Stage, Stall, n., Stamen, Stanchion, Stanza, State, n., Statute, Stead, Steed, Stool, Stud of horses, Substance, System. ] 1. To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position; as: (a) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc. “I pray you all, stand up!” Shak. (b) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation. [ 1913 Webster ]

It stands as it were to the ground yglued. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ruined wall
Stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wite ye not where there stands a little town? Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary. [ 1913 Webster ]

I charge thee, stand,
And tell thy name. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. Matt. ii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

My mind on its own center stands unmoved. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition. “The standing pattern of their imitation.” South. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life. Esther viii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice. [ 1913 Webster ]

We must labor so as to stand with godliness, according to his appointment. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist. “Sacrifices . . . which stood only in meats and drinks.” Heb. ix. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

Accomplish what your signs foreshow;
I stand resigned, and am prepared to go. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not tarry. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. To be consistent; to agree; to accord. [ 1913 Webster ]

Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing
But what may stand with honor. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor. [ 1913 Webster ]

From the same parts of heaven his navy stands. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate. [ 1913 Webster ]

He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the university. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]

13. To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or the black water of Pomptina stands. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. To measure when erect on the feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Six feet two, as I think, he stands. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

15. (Law) (a) To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide. Bouvier. (b) To appear in court. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

16. (Card Playing) To be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Stand by (Naut.), a preparatory order, equivalent to Be ready. --
To stand against, to oppose; to resist. --
To stand by. (a) To be near; to be a spectator; to be present. (b) To be aside; to be set aside with disregard. “In the interim [ we ] let the commands stand by neglected.” Dr. H. More. (c) To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert; as, to stand by one's principles or party. (d) To rest on for support; to be supported by. Whitgift. (e) To remain as a spectator, and take no part in an action; as, we can't just stand idly by while people are being killed. --
To stand corrected, to be set right, as after an error in a statement of fact; to admit having been in error. Wycherley. --
To stand fast, to be fixed; to be unshaken or immovable. --
To stand firmly on, to be satisfied or convinced of. “Though Page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on his wife's frailty.” Shak. --
To stand for. (a) To side with; to espouse the cause of; to support; to maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain; to defend. “I stand wholly for you.” Shak. (b) To be in the place of; to be the substitute or representative of; to represent; as, a cipher at the left hand of a figure stands for nothing. “I will not trouble myself, whether these names stand for the same thing, or really include one another.” Locke. (c) To tolerate; as, I won't stand for any delay. --
To stand in, to cost. “The same standeth them in much less cost.” Robynson (More's Utopia).

The Punic wars could not have stood the human race in less than three millions of the species. Burke.

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To stand in hand, to conduce to one's interest; to be serviceable or advantageous. --
To stand off. (a) To keep at a distance. (b) Not to comply. (c) To keep at a distance in friendship, social intercourse, or acquaintance. (d) To appear prominent; to have relief. “Picture is best when it standeth off, as if it were carved.” Sir H. Wotton. --
To stand off and on (Naut.), to remain near a coast by sailing toward land and then from it. --
To stand on (Naut.), to continue on the same tack or course. --
To stand out. (a) To project; to be prominent. “Their eyes stand out with fatness.” Psalm lxxiii. 7. (b) To persist in opposition or resistance; not to yield or comply; not to give way or recede.

His spirit is come in,
That so stood out against the holy church. Shak.

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To stand to. (a) To ply; to urge; to persevere in using. “Stand to your tackles, mates, and stretch your oars.” Dryden. (b) To remain fixed in a purpose or opinion. “I will stand to it, that this is his sense.” Bp. Stillingfleet. (c) To abide by; to adhere to; as to a contract, assertion, promise, etc.; as, to stand to an award; to stand to one's word. (d) Not to yield; not to fly; to maintain, as one's ground. “Their lives and fortunes were put in safety, whether they stood to it or ran away.” Bacon. (e) To be consistent with; to agree with; as, it stands to reason that he could not have done so; same as stand with, below . (f) To support; to uphold. “Stand to me in this cause.” Shak. --
To stand together, to be consistent; to agree. --
To stand to reason to be reasonable; to be expected. --
To stand to sea (Naut.), to direct the course from land. --
To stand under, to undergo; to withstand. Shak. --
To stand up. (a) To rise from sitting; to be on the feet. (b) To arise in order to speak or act. “Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed.” Acts xxv. 18. (c) To rise and stand on end, as the hair. (d) To put one's self in opposition; to contend. “Once we stood up about the corn.” Shak. --
To stand up for, to defend; to justify; to support, or attempt to support; as, to stand up for the administration. --
To stand upon. (a) To concern; to interest. (b) To value; to esteem. “We highly esteem and stand much upon our birth.” Ray. (c) To insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony. (d) To attack; to assault. [ A Hebraism ] “So I stood upon him, and slew him.” 2 Sam. i. 10. --
To stand with, to be consistent with. “It stands with reason that they should be rewarded liberally.” Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. “Love stood the siege.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

He stood the furious foe. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To abide by; to submit to; to suffer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bid him disband his legions, . . .
And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

To stand fire, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way. --
To stand one's ground, to keep the ground or station one has taken; to maintain one's position. “Peasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers.” Macaulay. --
To stand trial, to sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. stand. See Stand, v. i. ] 1. The act of standing. [ 1913 Webster ]

I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vice is at stand, and at the highest flow. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have found you out a stand most fit,
Where you may have such vantage on the duke,
He shall not pass you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hatstand; an umbrella stand; a music stand. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The place where a witness stands to testify in court. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Rank; post; station; standing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Father, since your fortune did attain
So high a stand, I mean not to descend. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. (Com.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch. [ 1913 Webster ]

Microscope stand, the instrument, excepting the eyepiece, objective, and other removable optical parts. --
Stand of ammunition, the projectile, cartridge, and sabot connected together. --
Stand of arms. (Mil.) See under Arms. --
Stand of colors (Mil.), a single color, or flag. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.) --
To be at a stand, to be stationary or motionless; to be at a standstill; hence, to be perplexed; to be embarrassed. --
To make a stand, to halt for the purpose of offering resistance to a pursuing enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity; difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) A reservoir in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. estendart, F. étendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See Extend. ] 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. [ 1913 Webster ]

His armies, in the following day,
On those fair plains their standards proud display. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test. [ 1913 Webster ]

The court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis. [ 1913 Webster ]

In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some against walls. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. The sheth of a plow. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. A large drinking cup. Greene. [ 1913 Webster ]

Standard bearer, an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; -- commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Hort.) (a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. (b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Standard candle,
Standard gauge. See under Candle, and Gauge. --
Standard solution. (Chem.) See Standardized solution, under Solution. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard adopted by the National Association of Trotting-horse Breeders. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Chem.) To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A young tree, especially one reserved when others are cut. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who stands. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as Standel. [ Obs. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant (Orchis mascula); -- called also standerwort, and long purple. See Long purple, under Long. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Stannel. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed). [ 1913 Webster ]

Standing army. See Standing army, under Army. --
Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem. --
Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects of a particular class which shall arise during the session or a stated period. --
Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover. --
Standing finish (Arch.), that part of the interior fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes, etc. --
Standing order (a) (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregational) established by law; -- a term formerly used in Connecticut. See also under Order. (a) (Com.) an order for goods which are to be delivered periodically, without the need for renewal of the order before each delivery. --
Standing part. (Naut.) (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block, point, or other object. (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with the running part in making a knot or the like. --
Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or ropes which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from running rigging. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing. [ 1913 Webster ]

An ancient thing of long standing. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Place to stand in; station; stand. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing. Ps. lxix. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Standing off (Naut.), sailing from the land. --
Standing on (Naut.), sailing toward land. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Stand + dish. ] A stand, or case, for pen and ink. [ 1913 Webster ]

I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided; a draw or stalemate.
Syn. -- draw; tie; stalemate; deadlock [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A successful stand.
Syn. -- repulsion, repelling [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Something that serves to keep one object at a distance from another, such as a prop attached to the top of a ladder to keep it from leaning directly against the vertical surface which suports it. [ PJC ]

a. Serving to keep two objects or parts of a machine separated; as, a standoff insulator. [ PJC ]

a. Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not friendly.
Syn. -- offish. [ PJC ]

-- stand*off"ish*ness, n. -- stand*off"ish*ly, adv. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (Engin.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Steam Boiler) A supply pipe of sufficient elevation to enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding the pressure of the steam. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]