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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Plant :: Plant (n.) To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's fist in another's face..
Countermark :: Countermark (n.) A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it was tak
Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.
Barb :: Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..
Explicative :: Explicative (a.) Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory.
Blind :: Blind (v. t.) To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive.
Horrent :: Horrent (a.) Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling..
Strike :: Strike (n.) An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
Backare :: Backare (interj.) Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess..
Standard :: Standard (a.) Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver..
Area :: Area (n.) The inclosed space on which a building stands.
Monument :: Monument (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial..
Gonfalonier :: Gonfalonier (n.) He who bears the gonfalon; a standard beare.
Field :: Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock..
Stillness :: Stillion (n.) A stand, as for casks or vats in a brewery, or for pottery while drying..
Inunderstanding :: Inunderstanding (a.) Void of understanding.
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand..
Torus :: Torus (n.) The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand..
Provided :: Provided (conj.) On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever..
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