gondola |
a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and high curved ends, controlled by a boatman standing at the stern and used on the waterways of Venice, Italy. [1/5 definitions] |
gulf |
a large gap, as in social standing, opinions, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
hall tree |
a clothes tree, esp. one standing in an entrance hall. |
handspring |
a complete somersault in which a person flips forward or backward onto the hands and ends with a springing return to the standing position. |
highboy |
a tall chest of drawers in two sections and standing on legs. |
immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. [1/2 definitions] |
importance |
important standing; status. [1/2 definitions] |
insular |
physically isolated; standing alone. [1/4 definitions] |
integrated |
allowing or having members of equal standing from different ethnic, racial, and religious groups. (Cf. segregated.) [1/2 definitions] |
jump |
to rise quickly, as to a standing position (often fol. by "up"). [1/20 definitions] |
junior |
of lower position, rank, or standing; of more recent appointment or shorter tenure. [1/6 definitions] |
kiteboard |
to ride over water standing on a small board while being towed by a kite whose line is attached to one's body; kitesurf. |
kitesurf |
to ride over water standing on a small board while being towed by a kite whose line is attached to one's body; kiteboard. |
knock down |
to force (a person or object that had been standing) to fall to the ground. |
knock over |
to make (an object or person that had been standing) fall to the ground or other surface. |
L. |
abbreviation of "Lake," a large, standing body of fresh or salt water that is surrounded on all sides by land (used in a proper name). |
lake |
a large, standing body of fresh or salt water that is surrounded on all sides by land. |
lectern |
a desk or stand with a slanted top to hold books, notes, or the like for a standing speaker or reader, as in a classroom or church. |
menhir |
a large upright monolith standing alone or erected as part of an aligned grouping of such stones, found esp. in parts of England and France and usu. prehistoric in origin. |
mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
on one's feet |
in a standing position. [1/3 definitions] |