| orangutang | (noun) large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | Synonyms: orang, orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus |
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| oscitance | (noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom | Synonyms: oscitancy, yawn, yawning |
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| (noun) drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning | Synonyms: oscitancy |
| oscitancy | (noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom | Synonyms: oscitance, yawn, yawning |
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| (noun) drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning | Synonyms: oscitance |
| oscitant | (adjective) showing lack of attention or boredom | Synonyms: drowsy, yawning |
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| outdistance | (verb) go far ahead of | Synonyms: distance, outstrip |
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| outstanding | (adjective) having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | Synonyms: prominent, salient, spectacular, striking |
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| (adjective) of major significance or importance | Synonyms: great |
| (adjective) distinguished from others in excellence | - |
| (adjective) owed as a debt | Synonyms: owing, undischarged |
| outstandingly | (adverb) in an outstanding manner or to an outstanding degree | - |
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| oxtant | (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant | - |
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| palaeobotany | (noun) the study of fossil plants | Synonyms: paleobotany |
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| paleobotany | (noun) the study of fossil plants | Synonyms: palaeobotany |
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| palpitant | (adjective) having a slight and rapid trembling motion | Synonyms: palpitating |
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| pentangle | (noun) a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | Synonyms: pentacle, pentagram |
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| pentangular | (adjective) of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon | Synonyms: pentagonal |
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| percutaneous | (adjective) through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) | Synonyms: transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic |
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| pitanga | (noun) Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida | Synonyms: Eugenia uniflora, Surinam cherry |
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| pittance | (noun) an inadequate payment | - |
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| platan | (noun) any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits | Synonyms: plane tree, sycamore |
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| pollutant | (noun) waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil | - |
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| precipitance | (noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | Synonyms: abruptness, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness |
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| precipitancy | (noun) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | Synonyms: abruptness, precipitance, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness |
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| precipitant | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous |
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| (noun) an agent that causes a precipitate to form | - |
| protanopia | (noun) dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue | Synonyms: red-blindness |
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| protanopic | (adjective) inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green | Synonyms: red-blind |
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| protestant | (adjective) protesting | - |
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| protistan | (noun) free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes | Synonyms: protist |
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| puritan | (noun) someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures | - |
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| (noun) a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | Synonyms: prude |
| puritanic | (adjective) morally rigorous and strict | Synonyms: blue, puritanical |
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| puritanical | (adjective) of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism | - |
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| (adjective) morally rigorous and strict | Synonyms: blue, puritanic |
| (adjective) exaggeratedly proper | Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian |
| puritanically | (adverb) in a prudish manner | Synonyms: prudishly |
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| quadrantanopia | (noun) blindness in one fourth of the visual field | - |
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| quartan | (adjective) occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria) | - |
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| (noun) a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day | - |
| quittance | (noun) payment of a debt or obligation | Synonyms: repayment |
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| (noun) a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt | - |
| rallentando | (adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo | Synonyms: rit., ritardando, ritenuto |
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| (adverb) slowing down | - |
| rambotan | (noun) pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines | Synonyms: rambutan |
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| (noun) Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit | Synonyms: Nephelium lappaceum, rambutan, rambutan tree |
| rambutan | (noun) pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines | Synonyms: rambotan |
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| (noun) Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit | Synonyms: Nephelium lappaceum, rambotan, rambutan tree |
| ratan | (noun) a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | Synonyms: rattan |
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| rattan | (noun) a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | Synonyms: ratan |
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| (noun) climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes | Synonyms: Calamus rotang, rattan palm |
| (noun) the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes | Synonyms: rattan cane |
| reactance | (noun) opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance) | - |
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| reactant | (noun) a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | - |
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| rectangle | (noun) a parallelogram with four right angles | - |
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| rectangular | (adjective) having four right angles | - |
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| (adjective) having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles | Synonyms: orthogonal |
| rectangularity | (noun) the property of being shaped like a rectangle | Synonyms: oblongness |
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| reductant | (noun) a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver | Synonyms: reducer, reducing agent |
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| reflectance | (noun) the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface | Synonyms: coefficient of reflection, reflection factor, reflectivity |
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| reluctance | (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness | Synonyms: disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition |
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| (noun) (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) | - |
| reluctant | (adjective) disinclined to become involved | - |
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| (adjective) not eager | - |
| (adjective) unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom | Synonyms: loath, loth |
| reluctantly | (adverb) with reluctance | - |
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| remittance | (noun) a payment of money sent to a person in another place | Synonyms: remission, remitment, remittal |
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| repentance | (noun) remorse for your past conduct | Synonyms: penance, penitence |
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| repentant | (adjective) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | Synonyms: penitent |
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| repentantly | (adverb) showing remorse | Synonyms: penitentially, penitently |
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| resistance | (noun) group action in opposition to those in power | - |
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| (noun) the military action of resisting the enemy's advance | - |
| (noun) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | Synonyms: opposition |
| (noun) an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | Synonyms: resistor |
| (noun) the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) | - |
| (noun) (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness | - |
| (noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | Synonyms: underground |
| (noun) any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion | - |
| (noun) a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms | Synonyms: electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistivity |
| (noun) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease | Synonyms: immunity |
| (noun) the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents | - |
| resistant | (adjective) disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | Synonyms: insubordinate, resistive |
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| (adjective) impervious to being affected | - |
| (adjective) incapable of absorbing or mixing with | Synonyms: repellent |
| (adjective) able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress | Synonyms: tolerant |
| (adjective) relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) | Synonyms: immune |
| resultant | (adjective) occurring with or following as a consequence | Synonyms: accompanying, attendant, collateral, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, sequent |
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| (noun) a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors | Synonyms: vector sum |
| (noun) something that results | Synonyms: final result, outcome, result, termination |
| (noun) the final point in a process | Synonyms: end point |
| retreatant | (noun) a participant in a religious retreat | - |
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| sacristan | (noun) an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | Synonyms: sexton |
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| satang | (noun) 100 satangs equal 1 baht in Thailand | - |
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| satanic | (adjective) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, unholy |
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| satanophobia | (noun) an abnormal fear of Satan | - |
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| sextant | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant | - |
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| (noun) a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees | - |
| shaitan | (noun) (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray | Synonyms: shaytan |
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| shaytan | (noun) (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray | Synonyms: shaitan |
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| simultaneity | (noun) happening or existing or done at the same time | Synonyms: simultaneousness |
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| simultaneous | (adjective) occurring or operating at the same time | Synonyms: co-occurrent, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, cooccurring |
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| simultaneously | (adverb) at the same instant | Synonyms: at the same time |
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| simultaneousness | (noun) happening or existing or done at the same time | Synonyms: simultaneity |
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| soutane | (noun) a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests | - |
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| spartan | (adjective) practicing great self-denial | Synonyms: ascetic, ascetical, austere |
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| (adjective) unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment | Synonyms: severe |
| (adjective) resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity | - |
| spontaneity | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneousness |
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| spontaneous | (adjective) happening or arising without apparent external cause | Synonyms: self-generated |
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| (adjective) said or done without having been planned or written in advance | Synonyms: ad-lib, unwritten |
| spontaneously | (adverb) in a spontaneous manner | - |
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| (adverb) without advance preparation | Synonyms: ad lib, ad libitum, impromptu |
| spontaneousness | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneity |
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| stance | (noun) standing posture | - |
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| (noun) a rationalized mental attitude | Synonyms: position, posture |
| stanch | (verb) stop the flow of a liquid | Synonyms: halt, staunch, stem |
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| stanchion | (noun) any vertical post or rod used as a support | - |
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| stanchly | (adverb) in a staunch manner | Synonyms: staunchly |
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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 | - |
| (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate |
| (verb) have or maintain a position or stand on an issue | - |
| (verb) withstand the force of something | Synonyms: fend, resist |
| (verb) be standing; be upright | Synonyms: stand up |
| (verb) put into an upright position | Synonyms: place upright, stand up |
| (verb) be available for stud services | - |
| (verb) hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright | Synonyms: remain firm |
| (verb) be tall; have a height of; copula | - |
| (verb) be in effect; be or remain in force | - |
| (verb) occupy a place or location, also metaphorically | - |
| (verb) be in some specified state or condition | - |
| (verb) remain inactive or immobile | - |
| standard | (adjective) established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence | - |
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| (adjective) conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind | - |
| (adjective) conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers | Synonyms: received |
| (adjective) commonly used or supplied | - |
| (adjective) regularly and widely used or sold | Synonyms: stock |
| (noun) any distinctive flag | Synonyms: banner |
| (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 |
| standardise | (verb) cause to conform to standard or norm | Synonyms: standardize |
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| (verb) evaluate by comparing with a standard | Synonyms: standardize |
| standardised | (adjective) capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability | Synonyms: exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized |
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| (adjective) brought into conformity with a standard | Synonyms: standardized |
| 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 |
| standardize | (verb) cause to conform to standard or norm | Synonyms: standardise |
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| (verb) evaluate by comparing with a standard | Synonyms: standardise |
| standardized | (adjective) capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability | Synonyms: exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardised |
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| (adjective) brought into conformity with a standard | Synonyms: standardised |
| standardizer | (noun) a person who sets a standard for things to conform to | Synonyms: standardiser |
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| standby | (adjective) ready for emergency use | - |
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| (noun) something that can be relied on when needed | - |
| (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 | (adjective) (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs | - |
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| (adjective) executed in or initiated from a standing position | - |
| (adjective) (of fluids) not moving or flowing | - |
| (adjective) having a supporting base | - |
| (adjective) not created for a particular occasion | - |
| (adjective) permanent | - |
| (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position | - |
| (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 |
| standoffish | (adjective) lacking cordiality; unfriendly | Synonyms: offish |
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| standoffishly | (adverb) in a standoffish manner | - |
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| standoffishness | (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: aloofness, remoteness, withdrawnness |
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| standpat | (adjective) old-fashioned and out of date | Synonyms: fusty, nonprogressive, unprogressive |
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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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