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the necessities, comforts, and luxuries that a person or group is accustomed to

standard time noun : the time established by law or by general usage over a region or country

1standby noun, plural stand·bys 1 : one that can be relied on

2 : a substitute in reserve

— on standby

: ready or available for immediate action or use

Synonyms

buttress, dependence, mainstay, pillar, reliance, support—more at DEPENDENCE

2standby adjective 1 : ready for use

2 : relating to airline travel in which the passenger must wait for an available unreserved seat

— standby adverb

stand–in noun 1 : someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied

2 : a person or thing that takes the place or function of another : SUBSTITUTE

Synonyms

backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, sub, substitute—more at SUBSTITUTE

stand in verb : to act as a stand-in

Synonyms

cover, fill in, pinch-hit, sub, substitute, take over—more at COVER

1standing adjective 1 : ERECT

2 : not flowing : STAGNANT

3 : remaining at the same level or amount for an indefinite period <~ offer>

4 : PERMANENT

5 : done from a standing position

2standing noun 1 a : length of service

b : relative position in society or in a profession : RANK

2 : maintenance of position or condition : DURATION

Synonyms

[1a] date, duration, life, lifetime, run, time—more at DURATION

[1b] degree, footing, level, place, position, rank, situation, station, status—more at RANK

stand·off noun : a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : TIE

Synonyms

dead heat, draw, stalemate, tie—more at TIE

stand·off·ish adjective : somewhat cold and reserved

Synonyms

aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, unsociable—more at COOL

stand·out noun : something conspicuously excellent

Synonyms

celebrity, figure, light, luminary, notable, personage, personality, somebody, star, superstar, VIP—more at CELEBRITY

stand·pipe noun : a high vertical pipe or reservoir for water used to produce a uniform pressure

stand·point noun : a position from which objects or principles are judged

Synonyms

angle, outlook, perspective, point of view, slant, viewpoint—more at POINT OF VIEW

stand·still noun : a state of rest

Synonyms

deadlock, halt, impasse, stalemate—more at IMPASSE

stank past of STINK

stand–up adjective : done or performing in a standing position <~ comedy>

stan·za noun [ORIGIN: It]

: a group of lines forming a division of a poem

sta·pes noun, plural stapes or sta·pe·des : the small innermost bone of the ear of mammals

staph noun : STAPHYLOCOCCUS

staph·y·lo·coc·cus noun, plural -coc·ci : any of various spherical bacteria including some pathogens of skin and mucous membranes

— staph·y·lo·coc·cal adjective

1staple noun : a U-shaped piece of metal or wire with sharp points to be driven into a surface or through thin layers (as paper) for attaching or holding together

— staple verb

— sta·pler noun

2staple noun 1 : a chief commodity or product

2 : a chief part of something

3 : unmanufactured or raw material

4 : a textile fiber suitable for spinning into yarn

Synonyms

body, bulk, core, generality, main, mass, weight—more at BODY

3staple adjective 1 : regularly produced in large quantities

2 : PRINCIPAL, MAIN

1star noun 1 : a celestial body that appears as a fixed point of light; especially : such a body that is gaseous, self-luminous, and of great mass

2 : a planet or configuration of planets that is held in astrology to influence one's fortune — usu. used in pl.

3 obsolete : DESTINY, FORTUNE

4 : a conventional figure representing a star; especially : ASTERISK

5 : an actor or actress playing the leading role

6 : a brilliant performer

7 : a person who is preeminent in a particular field

— star adjective

— star·dom noun

— star·less adjective

— star·like adjective

Synonyms

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