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Sounds | stae'ndihng |
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Rhymes | abating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Having a supporting base. |
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Examples | "a standing lamp" |
Similar to | erect, vertical, upright |
Meaning | (of fluids) not moving or flowing. |
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Examples | "mosquitoes breed in standing water" |
Similar | dead, stagnant; slack; still |
Contrary | running |
Meaning | Not created for a particular occasion. |
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Examples | "a standing committee" |
Similar to | permanent, lasting |
Meaning | Maintaining an erect position. |
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Examples | "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing" |
Synonyms | upright |
Contrary | falling |
Meaning | Executed in or initiated from a standing position. |
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Examples | "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation" |
Contrary | running |
Meaning | (of persons) on the feet. Having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs. |
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Examples | "standing room only"; "a standing ovation" |
Contrary | seated, sitting |
Meaning | Permanent. |
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Examples | "a standing army" |
Similar to | regular |
Meaning | Not cut down. |
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Examples | "standing timber" |
Synonyms | uncut |
Similar to | unfelled |
Meaning | Social or financial or professional status or reputation. |
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Examples | "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" |
Narrower | rating; ranking; prominence; importance, grandness; prestige, prestigiousness; obscurity; honor, honour, laurels; dishonor, dishonour |
Broader | status, position |
Meaning | The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position. |
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Broader | motion, movement, move, motility |
Verbs | stand |