Definition of stand

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Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand..

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Study :: Study (v. t.) To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages..
Alferes :: Alferes (n.) An ensign; a standard bearer.
Recusant :: Recusant (n.) One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out stubbornly against general practice or opinion.
Better :: Better (n.) One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural..
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A place where a witness stands to testify in court.
Beau Ideal :: Beau ideal () A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model..
Dull :: Dull (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
Professional :: Professional (a.) Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct..
Vexillary :: Vexillary () Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.
Vice :: Vice (n.) A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance..
Monument :: Monument (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial..
Stand :: Stand (n.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor..
Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
Standage :: Stand (v. i.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch..
Sizarship :: Sizarship (n.) The position or standing of a sizar.
Appellative :: Appellative (n.) A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie..
Standard :: Standard (n.) 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..
Discern :: Discern (v. i.) To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood..
Master :: Master (v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science..
Girandole :: Girandole (n.) A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form..
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