| 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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| stanhopea | (noun) any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil | - |
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| stank | (noun) A smell of genitals or sex | - |
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| stannic | (adjective) of or relating to or containing tin | Synonyms: stannous |
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| stannite | (noun) a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin | Synonyms: tin pyrites |
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| stannous | (adjective) of or relating to or containing tin | Synonyms: stannic |
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| stanza | (noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | - |
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