| stab | (noun) a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument | Synonyms: knife thrust, thrust |
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| (noun) informal words for any attempt or effort | Synonyms: shot |
| (noun) a sudden sharp feeling | Synonyms: pang, twinge |
| stabber | (noun) someone who stabs another person | - |
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| stabile | (noun) a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support | - |
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| stabilisation | (noun) the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable | Synonyms: stabilization |
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| (noun) the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | Synonyms: stabilization |
| stabiliser | (noun) a device for making something stable | Synonyms: stabilizer |
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| stabilitron | (noun) a semiconductor diode that exhibits a sharp increase in reverse current at a well-defined reverse voltage: used as a voltage regulator | Synonyms: zenerdiode |
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| stability | (noun) the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | Synonyms: stableness |
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| (noun) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | Synonyms: constancy |
| (noun) a stable order (especially of society) | - |
| stabilization | (noun) the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable | Synonyms: stabilisation |
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| (noun) the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn | Synonyms: stabilisation |
| stabilizer | (noun) a device for making something stable | Synonyms: stabiliser |
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| (noun) airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft | - |
| (noun) a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state | - |
| stable | (noun) a farm building for housing horses or other livestock | Synonyms: horse barn, stalls |
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| stableboy | (noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses | Synonyms: groom, hostler, ostler, stableman |
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| stableman | (noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses | Synonyms: groom, hostler, ostler, stableboy |
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| stablemate | (noun) a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person | Synonyms: stable companion |
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| stableness | (noun) the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | Synonyms: stability |
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| stabling | (noun) accommodation for animals (especially for horses) | - |
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| stachyose | (noun) a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke | - |
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| stack | (noun) a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | Synonyms: smokestack |
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| (noun) a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) | Synonyms: push-down storage, push-down store |
| (noun) a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) | Synonyms: push-down list, push-down stack |
| (noun) an orderly pile | - |
| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad |
| stacker | (noun) a laborer who builds up a stack or pile | - |
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| stacks | (noun) storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored | - |
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| (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, tons, wads |
| stacte | (noun) (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense | - |
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| stactometer | (noun) a device for investigating surface tension using the stalagmometric method. | Synonyms: stalagmometer, stalogometer |
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| staddle | (noun) a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked | - |
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| stadium | (noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | Synonyms: arena, bowl, sports stadium |
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| staff | (noun) a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose | - |
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| (noun) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | Synonyms: stave |
| (noun) a rod carried as a symbol | - |
| (noun) the body of teachers and administrators at a school | Synonyms: faculty |
| (noun) personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task | - |
| (noun) building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration | - |
| staffer | (noun) an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) | Synonyms: staff member |
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| stag | (noun) adult male deer | - |
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| (noun) a male deer, especially an adult male red deer | Synonyms: hart |
| stage | (noun) a section or portion of a journey or course | Synonyms: leg |
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| (noun) a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience | - |
| (noun) a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns | Synonyms: stagecoach |
| (noun) a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination | Synonyms: microscope stage |
| (noun) the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') | - |
| (noun) any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something | - |
| (noun) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Synonyms: degree, level, point |
| (noun) any distinct time period in a sequence of events | Synonyms: phase |
| stagecoach | (noun) a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns | Synonyms: stage |
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| stagecraft | (noun) skill in writing or staging plays | - |
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| stagehand | (noun) an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production | Synonyms: stage technician |
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| stager | (noun) someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed | Synonyms: stage manager |
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| (noun) an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service | Synonyms: old-timer, old hand, old stager, oldtimer, veteran, warhorse |
| stagflation | (noun) a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation) | - |
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| stagger | (noun) an unsteady uneven gait | Synonyms: lurch, stumble |
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| staggerbush | (noun) deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock | Synonyms: Lyonia mariana, stagger bush |
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| staggerer | (noun) someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall | Synonyms: reeler, totterer |
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| staggers | (noun) a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling | Synonyms: blind staggers |
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| staghead | (noun) an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance | Synonyms: hexenbesen, witch broom, witches' broom |
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| staghound | (noun) a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound | - |
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| staginess | (noun) an artificial and mannered quality | Synonyms: theatricality |
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| staging | (noun) travel by stagecoach | - |
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| (noun) getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket | - |
| (noun) a system of scaffolds | Synonyms: scaffolding |
| (noun) the production of a drama on the stage | Synonyms: theatrical production |
| stagnancy | (noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) | Synonyms: doldrums, stagnation |
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| (noun) inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation | Synonyms: stagnation |
| stagnation | (noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) | Synonyms: doldrums, stagnancy |
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| (noun) inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation | Synonyms: stagnancy |
| staidness | (noun) a trait of dignified seriousness | Synonyms: sedateness, solemness, solemnity |
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| stain | (noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | Synonyms: blot, smear, smirch, spot |
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| (noun) a soiled or discolored appearance | Synonyms: discoloration, discolouration |
| (noun) a symbol of disgrace or infamy | Synonyms: brand, mark, stigma |
| (noun) anything regarded as making something unclean | Synonyms: dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil |
| (noun) (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible | - |
| stainability | (noun) (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes | - |
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| stainer | (noun) a worker who stains (wood or fabric) | - |
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| staining | (noun) (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study | - |
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| (noun) the act of spotting or staining something | Synonyms: maculation, spotting |
| stainless | (noun) steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion | Synonyms: chromium steel, stainless steel |
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| stair | (noun) support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway | Synonyms: step |
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| staircase | (noun) a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | Synonyms: stairway |
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| stairhead | (noun) platform at the top of a staircase | - |
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| stairs | (noun) a flight of stairs or a flight of steps | Synonyms: steps |
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| stairway | (noun) a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | Synonyms: staircase |
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| stairwell | (noun) a vertical well around which there is a stairway | - |
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| stake | (noun) a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | - |
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| (noun) instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | - |
| (noun) a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | Synonyms: post |
| (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: bet, stakes, wager |
| (noun) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | Synonyms: interest |
| stakeholder | (noun) someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner | - |
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| stakeout | (noun) surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) | - |
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| stakes | (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: bet, stake, wager |
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| stalactite | (noun) a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave | - |
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| stalagmite | (noun) a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave | - |
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| stalagmometer | (noun) a device for investigating surface tension using the stalagmometric method. | Synonyms: stactometer, stalogometer |
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| stalemate | (noun) drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check | - |
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| (noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, impasse, standstill |
| staleness | (noun) having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging | - |
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| (noun) unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed | Synonyms: triteness |
| stalk | (noun) a stiff or threatening gait | Synonyms: angry walk |
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| (noun) the act of following prey stealthily | Synonyms: stalking |
| (noun) a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | Synonyms: stalking, still hunt |
| (noun) a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | Synonyms: stem |
| (noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | Synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble |
| stalker | (noun) someone who stalks game | - |
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| (noun) someone who walks with long stiff strides | - |
| (noun) someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | Synonyms: prowler, sneak |
| stalking | (noun) the act of following prey stealthily | Synonyms: stalk |
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| (noun) a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | Synonyms: stalk, still hunt |
| stall | (noun) a tactic used to mislead or delay | Synonyms: stalling |
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| (noun) small area set off by walls for special use | Synonyms: booth, cubicle, kiosk |
| (noun) a booth where articles are displayed for sale | Synonyms: sales booth, stand |
| (noun) small individual study area in a library | Synonyms: carrel, carrell, cubicle |
| (noun) a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed | - |
| (noun) seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater | - |
| (noun) a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge | - |
| stalling | (noun) a tactic used to mislead or delay | Synonyms: stall |
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| stallion | (noun) uncastrated adult male horse | Synonyms: entire |
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| stalls | (noun) a farm building for housing horses or other livestock | Synonyms: horse barn, stable |
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| stalogometer | (noun) a device for investigating surface tension using the stalagmometric method. | Synonyms: stactometer, stalagmometer |
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| stalwart | (noun) a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) | Synonyms: loyalist |
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| stalwartness | (noun) the property of being strong and resolute | Synonyms: stoutness |
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| stamen | (noun) the male reproductive organ of a flower | - |
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| stamina | (noun) enduring strength and energy | Synonyms: staying power, toughness |
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| stammel | (noun) a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red | - |
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| stammer | (noun) a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds | Synonyms: stutter |
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| stammerer | (noun) someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions | Synonyms: stutterer |
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| stamp | (noun) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents | Synonyms: seal |
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| (noun) a block or die used to imprint a mark or design | - |
| (noun) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores | Synonyms: pestle |
| (noun) a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving | Synonyms: impression |
| (noun) a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid | Synonyms: postage, postage stamp |
| (noun) a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid | Synonyms: revenue stamp |
| (noun) a type or class | - |
| (noun) something that can be used as an official medium of payment | Synonyms: legal tender, tender |
| (noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made | Synonyms: cast, mold, mould |
| stampede | (noun) a headlong rush of people on a common impulse | - |
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| (noun) a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) | - |
| stamper | (noun) a power tool that stamps | Synonyms: stamping machine |
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| (noun) someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground | Synonyms: stomper, tramper, trampler |
| (noun) a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine) | - |
| stance | (noun) standing posture | - |
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| (noun) a rationalized mental attitude | Synonyms: position, posture |
| stanchion | (noun) any vertical post or rod used as a support | - |
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| stand | (noun) a defensive effort | - |
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| (noun) a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance | - |
| (noun) a support or foundation | Synonyms: base, pedestal |
| (noun) tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) | - |
| (noun) a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | Synonyms: bandstand, outdoor stage |
| (noun) a support for displaying ot holding various articles | Synonyms: rack |
| (noun) a small table for holding articles of various kinds | - |
| (noun) a booth where articles are displayed for sale | Synonyms: sales booth, stall |
| (noun) a mental position from which things are viewed | Synonyms: point of view, standpoint, viewpoint |
| (noun) an interruption of normal activity | Synonyms: standstill, tie-up |
| (noun) a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area | - |
| (noun) the position where a thing or person stands | - |
| standard | (noun) any distinctive flag | Synonyms: banner |
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| (noun) an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) | - |
| (noun) the ideal in terms of which something can be judged | Synonyms: criterion |
| (noun) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | Synonyms: criterion, measure, touchstone |
| (noun) the value behind the money in a monetary system | Synonyms: monetary standard |
| (noun) a board measure = 1980 board feet | - |
| standardisation | (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | Synonyms: calibration, standardization |
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| (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, normalization, standardization |
| (noun) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established | Synonyms: standardization |
| standardiser | (noun) a person who sets a standard for things to conform to | Synonyms: standardizer |
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| standardization | (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | Synonyms: calibration, standardisation |
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| (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, normalization, standardisation |
| (noun) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established | Synonyms: standardisation |
| standardizer | (noun) a person who sets a standard for things to conform to | Synonyms: standardiser |
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| standby | (noun) something that can be relied on when needed | - |
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| (noun) an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | Synonyms: understudy |
| standdown | (noun) (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action | Synonyms: stand-down |
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| (noun) a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness | Synonyms: stand-down |
| standee | (noun) a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity) | - |
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| (noun) someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train) | - |
| stander | (noun) an organism (person or animal) that stands | - |
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| standing | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position | - |
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| (noun) an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| (noun) social or financial or professional status or reputation | - |
| standoff | (noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | Synonyms: repulsion |
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| (noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | Synonyms: draw, tie |
| standoffishness | (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: aloofness, remoteness, withdrawnness |
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| standpipe | (noun) a vertical pipe | - |
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| standpoint | (noun) a mental position from which things are viewed | Synonyms: point of view, stand, viewpoint |
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| standstill | (noun) an interruption of normal activity | Synonyms: stand, tie-up |
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| (noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | Synonyms: dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate |
| stanhope | (noun) a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
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