- 3. Establishment.
- 4. Station.
- 5. Footing, hold, ground, power to stand.
- 6. Position, rank, condition, reputation, estimation, status.
Stand in hand. Behoove, interest, concern, be important for, be advantageous for, be for one’s interest, be serviceable to.
Stand in one’s own light. Act against one’s own interest, not know on which side one’s bread is buttered, quarrel with one’s bread and butter, kill the goose which lays golden eggs, throw a stone in one’s own garden.
Stand in stead. Benefit, profit, be of use, be of service, be advantageous.
Standish, n Inkstand.
Stand it. (Colloq.) Endure it, bear it, put up with it.
Stand of arms. Complete set of arms.
Stand off.
- 1. Keep off, keep at a distance, keep aloof.
- 2. Not to comply.
Stand one in. Cost.
Stand one’s ground. Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one’s position, maintain one’s ground.
Stand out.
- 1. Project, jut, protrude, be prominent, jut out.
- 2. Persist (in resistance), not yield, not comply.
Standpoint, n. Point of view.
Stand-still, n. Stand, stop, interruption, cessation.
Stand to.
- 1. Abide by, adhere to, cling.
- 2. Be consistent with.