Definition of standing

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Standing (n.) The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand..

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Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..
Statarian :: Statant (a.) In a standing position; as, a lion statant..
Apparent :: Apparent (a.) Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Ob- :: Ob- () A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-..
Blunt :: Blunt (a.) Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
Restive :: Restive (a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Favorite :: Favorite (n.) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.
Standing :: Standing (a.) Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water..
Ban :: Ban (n.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army..
Misacceptation :: Misacceptation (n.) Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.
Dark :: Dark (a.) Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
Standing :: Standing (a.) Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed)..
Ajar :: Ajar (adv.) Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar..
Twin :: Twin (a.) Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
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..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To slip when walking or standing; to fall.
Mystical :: Mystical (a.) Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.
Standing :: Standing (n.) 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..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing..
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