Definition of standing

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Standing (n.) The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand..

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After :: After (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course..
Maugre :: Maugre (prep.) In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.
Head :: Head (n.) The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will..
Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle..
Significavit :: Significavit (n.) Formerly, a writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate given by the ordinary, of a man's standing excommunicate by the space of forty days, for the laying him up in prison till he submit himself to the authority of the church..
Misacceptation :: Misacceptation (n.) Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.
Water :: Water (n.) A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water..
Blunt :: Blunt (a.) Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
Instable :: Instable (a.) Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.
Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels..
Cognitive :: Cognitive (a.) Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power..
Misguide :: Misguide (v. t.) To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding..
Blockhead :: Blockhead (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
File :: File (n.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops, which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension..
Private :: Private (a.) Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding..
Inwit :: Inwit (n.) Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience.
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..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles..
Isolated :: Isolated (a.) Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others.
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