| standard deviation |
a statistical measure of how widely the individual items in a distribution differ from the mean. |
| standard gauge |
a standard width of 56.5 inches or 43.5 centimeters between the rails of a railroad track. (Cf. broad gauge, narrow gauge.) [2 definitions] |
| standardize |
to cause to conform to a standard. [2 definitions] |
| standardless |
combined form of standard. |
| standard of living |
the level of necessities and comforts of daily life that is available to and affordable by a nation, group, or individual. |
| standard time |
the time officially designated in any of the world's twenty-four time zones, which is based for the most part on that zone's distance from the Greenwich meridian. |
| stand around |
to stand in a spot without doing anything. |
| standby |
a person or thing that is always ready or available. [3 definitions] |
| standee |
one who stands, esp. because there are no empty seats, as in an auditorium or on a bus. |
| stand for |
to symbolize or represent. [2 definitions] |
| stand-in |
a person who substitutes for another, esp. in film production or the theater. [2 definitions] |
| standing |
the act or posture of a person or thing that stands. [7 definitions] |
| standing army |
a nation's permanent army, maintained in peacetime as well as during war. |
| standing order |
an order that is in effect until it is changed or nullified. [2 definitions] |
| standing room |
space in which to stand when all the seats are filled, as in a theater, stadium, or bus. |
| standoff |
the inability of either side to win in a game or other competition. [2 definitions] |
| standoffish |
not friendly; indifferent; cold. |
| stand on ceremony |
to act in a formal or ceremonious fashion. |
| standout |
a person or thing that is distinctly superior to one or more others. [2 definitions] |
| stand out |
to become more noticeable or easily recognized by being significantly different from or superior to others. |
| standpat |
(informal) having a tendency to resist change or alter one's course; conservative. |