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Withstand :: Withstand (prep.) To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments..

Non Obstante :: Non obstante () Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted..

After :: After (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course..

Strong :: Strong (superl.) Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town..

Though :: Though (adv.) However; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence..

Notwithstanding :: Notwithstanding (prep.) Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of..

Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress..

Non Obstante :: Non obstante () A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights..

Though :: Though (conj.) Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if..

Nevertheless :: Nevertheless (adv. / conj.) Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.

Gainstrive :: Gainstrive (v. t. & i.) To strive or struggle against; to withstand.

Dinosauria :: Dinosauria (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large bird tracks, so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix..

Againstand :: Againstand (v. t.) To withstand.

Still :: Still (a.) Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But.

Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand..

Overfront :: Overfront (v. t.) To confront; to oppose; to withstand.

Howbeit :: Howbeit (conj.) Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although; albeit; yet; but; however.

Xerophilous :: Xerophilous (a.) Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.

For :: For (prep.) Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc..

Albeit :: Albeit (conj.) Even though; although; notwithstanding.

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