Definition of standing

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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..

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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..
Intellectual :: Intellectual (n.) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
Witless :: Witless (a.) Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment..
Emersed :: Emersed (a.) Standing out of, or rising above, water..
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..
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding..
Clear-seeing :: Clear-seeing (a.) Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Upright :: Upright (n.) Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame..
Restive :: Restive (a.) Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
Understanding :: Understanding (n.) Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason..
Better :: Better (n.) One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural..
Watch :: Watch (n.) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch..
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..
Diswitted :: Diswitted (a.) Deprived of wits or understanding; distracted.
Lopper :: Lopper (v. i.) To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk..
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..
Standpoint :: Standpipe (n.) A supply pipe of sufficient elevation to enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding the pressure of the steam..
Pool :: Pool (n.) A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
Represent :: Represent (v. t.) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
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