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Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels..

Stockade :: Stock (a.) Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon..

Stand :: Stand (v. i.) The act of standing.

Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..

Notwithstanding :: Notwithstanding (prep.) Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of..

Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..

Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misunderstan.

Water-standing :: Water-standing (a.) Tear-filled.

Perspicuous :: Perspicuous (a.) Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements..

Headpiece :: Headpiece (n.) Understanding; mental faculty.

Georama :: Georama (n.) A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside..

Squarroso-dentate :: Squarrose (a.) Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; -- said of a shell..

Withstanding :: Withstanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withstan.

Prostate :: Prostate (a.) Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the bladder where this joins the urethra..

Intellection :: Intellection (n.) A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself.

High :: High (superl.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles..

Delineate :: Delineate (v. t.) To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.

Standing :: Standing (a.) Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color..

Related :: Related (p. p. & a.) Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related..

State :: State (n.) A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself..

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