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standing (root: stand)

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Adjective, Noun
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stand=ing
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153 in 148 verses (in OT : 91 in 88 verses) (in NT : 62 in 60 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

standinga. 
  •  Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).  [1913 Webster]
Standing army. See Standing army, under Army. -- Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem. -- Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects of a particular class which shall arise during the session or a stated period. -- Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover. -- Standing finish (Arch.), that part of the interior fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes, etc. -- Standing order (a) (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregational) established by law; -- a term formerly used in Connecticut. See also under Order. (a) (Com.) an order for goods which are to be delivered periodically, without the need for renewal of the order before each delivery. -- Standing part. (Naut.) (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block, point, or other object. (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with the running part in making a knot or the like. -- Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or ropes which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from running rigging.
standingn. 
  •  The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.  [1913 Webster]
    "An ancient thing of long standing."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Place to stand in; station; stand.  [1913 Webster]
    "I will provide you a good standing to see his entry."  [1913 Webster]
    "I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.  [1913 Webster]
Standing off (Naut.), sailing from the land. -- Standing on (Naut.), sailing toward land.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

standing, n. & adj.
--n.
1 esteem or repute, esp. high; status, position (people of high standing; is of no standing).
2 duration (a dispute of long standing).
3 length of service, membership, etc.
--adj.
1 that stands, upright.
2 a established, permanent (a standing rule). b not made, raised, etc., for the occasion (a standing army).
3 (of a jump, start, race, etc.) performed from rest or from a standing position.
4 (of water) stagnant.
5 (of corn) unreaped.
6 (of a stallion) that stands at stud.
7 Printing (formerly, of type) not yet distributed after use.

Idiom
all standing
1 Naut. without time to lower the sails.
2 taken by surprise. in good standing fully paid-up as a member etc. leave a person standing make far more rapid progress than he or she. standing committee see COMMITTEE. standing joke an object of permanent ridicule. standing order an instruction to a banker to make regular payments, or to a newsagent etc. for a regular supply of a periodical etc. standing orders the rules governing the manner in which all business shall be conducted in a parliament, council, society, etc. standing ovation a rousing ovation conferred by an audience risen from their seats. standing rigging rigging which is fixed in position. standing-room space to stand in. standing wave Physics the vibration of a system in which some particular points remain fixed while others between them vibrate with the maximum amplitude (cf. travelling wave).

THESAURUS

standing

abeyant, abidingness, age, angle, antiquity, apathetic, base, bearings, cachet, candidacy, candidature, capacity, case, caste, cataleptic, catatonic, changelessness, character, circumstance, class, condition, consequence, constancy, continuance, continued, continuing, continuous, conventional, customary, dead, defeat of time, defiance of time, dignity, distance, diuturnity, dopey, dormant, dull, durability, durableness, duration, echelon, eminence, endurance, erect, established, estate, face, firmness, fix, fixed, fixedness, flat, foothold, footing, footplate, footrail, footrest, foul, frozenness, grade, groggy, ground, hardening, heavy, hierarchy, high place, hold, immobility, immovability, immovableness, immutability, in abeyance, in suspense, inactive, inert, invariability, invariableness, inveteracy, jam, kudos, languid, languorous, lastingness, latent, leaden, level, lifeless, location, locus standi, logy, long standing, long-lastingness, long-livedness, longevity, lot, maintenance, modality, mode, motionless, normal, ongoing, order, pass, passive, perch, perdurability, perennation, permanence, permanency, permanent, perpetual, perpetualness, perpetuity, persistence, persistency, perspective, phlegmatic, pickle, place, plight, position, post, posture, power structure, precedence, predicament, prestige, prominence, purchase, quiescence, rank, rate, rating, regular, reputation, repute, rigidity, running, running for office, seat, sedentary, set, situation, slack, sleeping, sluggish, slumbering, smoldering, solidity, sphere, spot, stability, stage, stagnant, stance, stand, standard, standing for office, standing place, stasis, state, static, station, stationary, stature, status, steadfastness, still, stratum, survival, survivance, suspended, tame, toehold, torpid, torpor, unaroused, unbroken, unchangeability, unchangingness, unmoving, unseated, upright, usual, venue, vertical, viewpoint

ROGET THESAURUS

standing

Circumstance

N circumstance, situation, phase, position, posture, attitude, place, point, terms, regime, footing, standing, status, occasion, juncture, conjunctive, contingency, predicament, emergence, emergency, exigency, crisis, pinch, pass, push, occurrence, turning point, bearings, how the land lies, surroundings, context, environment, location, contingency, dependence (uncertainty), causation, attribution, circumstantial, given, conditional, provisional, critical, modal, contingent, incidental, adventitious, limitative, in the circumstances, under the circumstances, the circumstances, conditions, thus, in such wise, accordingly, that being the case, such being the case, in view of the circumstances, that being so, sith, since, seeing that, as matters stand, as things go, as times go, conditionally, provided, if, in case, if so, if so be, if it be so, depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions, if it so happen, if it so turn out, in the event of, in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event, provisionally, unless, without, according to circumstances, according to the occasion, as it may happen, as it may turn out, as it may be, as the case may be, as the wind blows, pro re nata, yet are my sins not those of circumstance.

Degree

N degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch, reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber, gradation, shade, tenor, compass, sphere, station, rank, standing, rate, way, sort, point, mark, stage, intensity, strength, comparative, gradual, shading off, within the bounds, by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto, however, howsoever, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop, a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little, in some degree, in some measure, to some extent, di grado in grado.

Term

N term, rank, station, stage, step, degree, scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch, stand, standing, footing, range.

Diuturnity

N diuturnity, a long time, a length of time, an age, a century, an eternity, slowness, perpetuity, blue moon, coon's age, dog's age, durableness, durability, persistence, endlessness, lastingness, continuance, standing, permanence, survival, survivance, longevity, distance of time, protraction of time, prolongation of time, extension of time, delay, durable, lasting, of long duration, of long-standing, permanent, endless, chronic, long-standing, intransient, intransitive, intransmutable, persistent, lifelong, livelong, longeval, long-lived, macrobiotic, diuturnal, evergreen, perennial, sempervirent, sempervirid, unrelenting, unintermitting, unremitting, perpetual, lingering, protracted, prolonged, spun out, long-pending, long-winded, slow, long, for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day, long ago, longo intervallo, all the day long, all the year round, the livelong day, as the day is long, morning noon and night, hour after hour, day after day, for good, permanently.

Permanence

N permanence, stability, quiescence, obstinacy, permanence, persistence, endurance, durability, standing, status quo, maintenance, preservation, conservation, conservation, law of the Medes and Persians, standing dish, stable, persisting, permanent, established, unchanged &c (change), renewed, intact, inviolate, persistent, monotonous, uncheckered, unfailing, undestroyed, unrepealed, unsuppressed, conservative, qualis ab incepto, prescriptive, stationary, in statu quo, for good, finally, at a stand, at a standstill, uti possidetis, without a shadow of turning, esto perpetua, nolumus leges Angliae mutari, j'y suis et j'y ereste.

Situation

N situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude, footing, standing, standpoint, post, stage, aspect, attitude, posture, pose, environment, surroundings (location), circumjacence, place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts, ground, bearings, spot, topography, geography, chorography, map, situate, situated, local, topical, topographical, in situ, in loco, here and there, passim, hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts, in place, here, there, in such and such surroundings, in such and such environs, in such and such entourage, amidst such and such surroundings, amidst such and such environs, amidst such and such entourage.

Repute

N repute, distinction, mark, name, figure, repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note, notability, notoriety, eclat, the bubble reputation, vogue, celebrity, fame, famousness, renown, popularity, aura popularis, approbation, credit, succes d'estime, prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor, luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness, respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity, stateliness, solemnity, grandeur, splendor, nobility, majesty, sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree, baccalaureate, locus standi, caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence, supereminence, high mightiness, primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation, ascent, superaltation, exaltation, dignification, aggrandizement, dedication, consecration, enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement, glorification, hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis, notability, somebody, classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community, chief, first fiddle, cynosure, mirror, flower, pink, pearl, paragon, choice and master spirits of the age, elite, star, sun, constellation, galaxy, ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus, halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors, laurels, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra, distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, notable, notorious, celebrated, renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of, famous, famed, far-famed, conspicuous, to the front, foremost, in the front rank, in the ascendant, imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere perennius, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant, bright, full-blown, honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree, peerless, of the first water, superior, supereminent, preeminent, great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely, imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven- born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche, sacrosanct, Int, hail!, all hail!, ave!, viva!, vive!, long life to!, banzai!, glory be to, honor be to?, one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut Caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, above all Greek above all Roman fame, cineri gloria sera est, great is the glory for the strife is hard, honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, the glory dies not and the grief is past, vivit post funera virtus.


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