STANDING
\stˈandɪŋ], \stˈandɪŋ], \s_t_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of STANDING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
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social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
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(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; "a standing ovation"
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not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees"
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permanent; "a standing army"
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not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee"
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executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"
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having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"
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(of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
By Princeton University
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the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
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social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
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(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; "a standing ovation"
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not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees"
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permanent; "a standing army"
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not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee"
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executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"
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having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"
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(of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A station.
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Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
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Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
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Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.
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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.
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Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).
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The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.
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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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Place to stand in; station; stand.
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Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
By Oddity Software
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A station.
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Remaining erect.
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Maintained for regular use; permanent.
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Relative position.
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The act of one who stands.
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Standstill.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of stopping or of being erect on the feet; station; maintenance of position; duration; as, a habit of long standing; reputation; rank; as, he is in good standing.
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Remaining upright; stagnant, or not flowing, as water; lasting; established or settled; fixed; as, a standing army.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Established: settled: permanent: fixed: stagnant: being erect.
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Continuance: existence: place to stand in: position in society.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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