| 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. |
| stand pat |
to refuse to change one's decision, policy, or opinion. |
| standpipe |
a vertical water pipe, either within a building or without, that is filled to a certain pressure in order to allow water to flow at various valves. |
| standpoint |
the outlook, opinion, and attitudes that determine how one views, understands, and evaluates things; perspective or point of view. |
| standstill |
a complete stop; halt. |
| stand to reason |
to make logical sense; be understandable. |
| stand-up |
done in or requiring a standing position. [4 definitions] |
| stand up |
to move your body into a standing position, or to be in a standing position. [2 definitions] |
| stand up for |
to speak out in order to protect (rights, freedoms, or the like). [2 definitions] |
| stand up to |
to boldly confront or fight back against (someone stronger or in authority) because of a real or perceived injustice. [2 definitions] |
| Stanford-Binet test |
an intelligence test that is a revision of the Binet-Simon scale. |
| stanhope |
a light open carriage with one seat and two or four wheels, drawn by one horse. |
| Stanislaus |
a sixty-five mile long river in California. [2 definitions] |