Definition of stand

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Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand..

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Isolated :: Isolated (a.) Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others.
Stand :: Stand (n.) To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.
Solstice :: Solstice (v. i.) The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; -- so called because the sun then apparently stands still in its northward or southward motion..
Error :: Error (n.) A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error..
Grand :: Grand (superl.) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc..
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..
Withstood :: Withstood (imp. & p. p.) o/ Withstand.
Commode :: Commode (n.) A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet..
Stick :: Stick (n.) To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem..
Miserere :: Miserere (n.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia..
Standish :: Standing (n.) Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing..
Foot :: Foot (n.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes..
Blinding :: Blinding (a.) Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow..
Subaxillary :: Subaudition (n.) The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied..
Evident :: Evident (a.) Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident..
Premise :: Premise (n.) To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings..
Occult :: Occult (a.) Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.
Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet..
Explanation :: Explanation (n.) A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation..
Standard :: Standard (n.) A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign..
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