Standing is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for STANDING in dictionary:

VERB:
• move somewhere in an upright position
• place or set in an upright or specified position
• (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position
• (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed
• remain valid or unaltered
• (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary
• (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless
• (especially of food) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate
• (of a ship) remain on a specified course
• be in a specified state or condition
• adopt a particular attitude towards a matter or issue
• be of a specified height
• be at (a particular level or value)
• be in a situation where one is likely to do something
• act in a specified capacity
• (of a stallion) be available for breeding.
• withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged
• be able to endure or tolerate
• be a candidate in an election
• act as umpire in a cricket match.
• have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet
• rise to one's feet
• provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense
NOUN:
• a position in society
• an attitude towards a particular issue
• a determined effort to resist or fight for something
• a rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something
• a small stall or booth in a street, market, or public building from which goods are sold
• an upright structure on which an organization displays promotional material at an exhibition
• a raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker.
• the place where someone typically stands or sits
• a place where vehicles, typically taxis, wait for passengers
• a witness box
• a large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sporting venue
• a cessation from motion or progress
• the mean sea level at a particular period in the past.
• the state of the tide at high or low water when there is little change in water level.
• each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances.
• a group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees
• a plot of land.
• a flock of game birds
• The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.
• 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.
• Place to stand in; station; stand.
• Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
• social or financial or professional status or reputation
• an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
• the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
• an act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force
ADJECTIVE:
• Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
• Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
• Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.
• 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.
• Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).
• having a supporting base
• not created for a particular occasion
• (of fluids) not moving or flowing
• executed in or initiated from a standing position
• (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to assume or maintain an upright position
• a position or condition in society

Words related to STANDING

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Words that contain STANDING

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How to use STANDING in a sentence

• Standing under that picture Lady Lesbia looked as if she had stepped out of the canvas.
• Where had those words been used before? Who was it who had used them? The general was standing erect.
• When I found it, Miss Cullen was still standing there.
• And behold, men passing by, saw the dead body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body.
• The last thing she distinctly remembered was standing on the veranda at the ranch and looking towards the east.
• Neither can he tag anyone who is standing on the other side of the fence from him.
• Two men were standing guard, their eyes wide for that which was to come.
• His companions used to tie a thin thread round his ear, and attach this to a bar at such a height that he could only avoid breaking it by standing on tiptoe.
• A young woman, with a pale face and sad-looking blue eyes, was standing at the gate with a baby in her arms.
• She thought, standing before her little mirror, that she looked fast, after all.
• To their fearful imagination the standing army would very quickly be followed by the man on horseback and by hopeless despotism.
• Sylvia was still standing in the doorway, watching him with grave and thoughtful eyes.
• Everybody was standing up and whispering and looking around, as it seemed to him, with wild and malicious glances.
• With the note open in her hand she turned and sat down suddenly as if incapable of standing.
• It had been early cleared of its wood, and the oak already mentioned was the only tree standing in a space of some ten or a dozen acres.
• She found a French window standing open, and entered.
• Anne Helbing in standing was wearing what some would not be needing to be wearing if they could stand without wearing them.
• It was plain to me that this greater Metropolis, standing at the gate of this continent, would have to decide the moral and political destinies of the whole country.
• On this a boy, about as large as Samuel, was standing, throwing stones into the water.
• Several hundred people were standing on the way, watching us pass by.
• A third subject, comprehended in the letter, and which I believe since the year 1787 has frequently formed a standing article in it, is the slave-trade.
• Near this, standing on the brink of it, as it were, and rising dark against it, was a shadowy figure.
• This announced to us that we were standing over the grave of William Wordsworth.

Similar words containing STAND without suffix ing

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