1.  stand(n = noun.artifact) base, pedestal - a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
is a kind of support
has particulars: brass monkey, staddle, trivet, trivet

2.  stand(n = noun.location) - the position where a thing or person stands;
is a kind of place, position
has particulars: cabstand, taxi rank, taxistand
Derived forms verb stand₁, verb stand₁₀, verb stand₉

3.  stand(n = noun.group) - a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
is a kind of botany, flora, vegetation

4.  stand(n = noun.artifact) - a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"
is a kind of table
has particulars: lectern, reading desk

5.  stand(n = noun.artifact) rack - a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
is a kind of support
has parts: spit
has particulars: bier, cruet-stand, dress rack, magazine rack, music rack, music stand, spice rack, tripod

6.  stand(n = noun.event) standstill, tie-up - an interruption of normal activity;
is a kind of halt, stop
Derived form verb stand₇

7.  stand(n = noun.cognition) point of view, standpoint, viewpoint - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
is a kind of position, posture, stance
has particulars: cityscape, landscape, angle, slant, complexion
Derived forms verb stand₆, verb stand₂, verb stand₄, verb stand₃

8.  stand(n = noun.artifact) sales booth, stall - a booth where articles are displayed for sale;
is a kind of booth
has particulars: coffee stall, newsstand

9.  stand(n = noun.act) - a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"
is a kind of layover, stop, stopover

10.  stand(n = noun.artifact) - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade);
is a kind of tiered seat
is a part of ballpark, park, arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium
has particulars: bleachers, covered stand, grandstand, reviewing stand

11.  stand(n = noun.artifact) bandstand, outdoor stage - a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air;
is a kind of platform

12.  stand(n = noun.act) - a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
is a kind of defence, defense, defensive measure
has particulars: repulsion, standoff
Derived form verb stand₁₁

1.  stand(v = verb.contact) stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
is one way to rest
Antonyms: lie, sit
Derived forms noun stance₁, noun stand₂, noun standee₁, noun stander₁, noun standing₃
Sample sentences: The chairs stand in the corner

2.  stand(v = verb.stative) - be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
is one way to be
Derived form noun stand₇
Sample sentences: Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective

3.  stand(v = verb.stative) - occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
is one way to be
Derived form noun stand₇
Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP

4.  stand(v = verb.stative) remain firm - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
is one way to hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand
Antonym: yield
Derived form noun stand₇
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s

5.  stand(v = verb.cognition) abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
is one way to allow, countenance, let, permit
Sample sentences: Sam cannot stand Sue

6.  stand(v = verb.cognition) - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
is one way to evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Derived forms noun stance₂, noun stand₇
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

7.  stand(v = verb.stative) - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
is one way to remain, rest, stay
Derived form noun stand₆
Sample sentences: Something ----s

8.  stand(v = verb.stative) - be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
is one way to continue
Sample sentences: Something ----s

9.  stand(v = verb.stative) - be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"
is one way to measure
Derived form noun stand₂
Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP

10.  stand(v = verb.contact) place upright, stand up - put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Derived forms noun stand₂, noun standard₅
Sample sentences: They stand the bags on the table

11.  stand(v = verb.competition) fend, resist - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
is one way to defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose
Derived form noun stand₁₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

12.  stand(v = verb.contact) - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
is one way to serve, service
Sample sentences: Something ----s

1.  To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position [1913 Webster]
"It stands as it were to the ground yglued." [1913 Webster]
"The ruined wall
Stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone." [1913 Webster]

2.  To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine. [1913 Webster]
"Wite ye not where there stands a little town?" [1913 Webster]

3.  To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary. [1913 Webster]
"I charge thee, stand,
And tell thy name." [1913 Webster]
"The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was." [1913 Webster]

4.  To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources. [1913 Webster]
"My mind on its own center stands unmoved." [1913 Webster]

5.  To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe. [1913 Webster]
"Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall." [1913 Webster]

6.  To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition. South. [1913 Webster]
"The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life." [1913 Webster]

7.  To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice. [1913 Webster]
"We must labor so as to stand with godliness, according to his appointment." [1913 Webster]

8.  To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts. [1913 Webster]

9.  To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist. Heb. ix. 10. [1913 Webster]
"Accomplish what your signs foreshow;
I stand resigned, and am prepared to go." [1913 Webster]
"Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not tarry." [1913 Webster]

10.  To be consistent; to agree; to accord. [1913 Webster]
"Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing
But what may stand with honor." [1913 Webster]

11.  To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor. [1913 Webster]
"From the same parts of heaven his navy stands." [1913 Webster]

12.  To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate. [1913 Webster]
"He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the university." [1913 Webster]

13.  To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless. [1913 Webster]
"Or the black water of Pomptina stands." [1913 Webster]

14.  To measure when erect on the feet. [1913 Webster]
"Six feet two, as I think, he stands." [1913 Webster]

15.  To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide. [1913 Webster]

16.  To be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

1.  To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster]

2.  To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
"He stood the furious foe." [1913 Webster]

3.  To abide by; to submit to; to suffer. [1913 Webster]
"Bid him disband his legions, . . .
And stand the judgment of a Roman senate." [1913 Webster]

4.  To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet. [1913 Webster]

5.  To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

1.  The act of standing. [1913 Webster]
"I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings." [1913 Webster]

2.  A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand. [1913 Webster]
"Vice is at stand, and at the highest flow." [1913 Webster]

3.  A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something. [1913 Webster]
"I have found you out a stand most fit,
Where you may have such vantage on the duke,
He shall not pass you." [1913 Webster]

4.  A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand. Dickens. [1913 Webster]

5.  A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course. [1913 Webster]

6.  A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hatstand; an umbrella stand; a music stand. [1913 Webster]

7.  The place where a witness stands to testify in court. [1913 Webster]

8.  The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business. [1913 Webster]

9.  Rank; post; station; standing. [1913 Webster]
"Father, since your fortune did attain
So high a stand, I mean not to descend." [1913 Webster]

10.  A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do. L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

11.  A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree. [1913 Webster]

12.  A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch. [1913 Webster]

stand, v. & n.
--v. (past and past part. stood)
1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. on the feet or a base.
2 intr. be situated or located (here once stood a village).
3 intr. be of a specified height (stands six foot three).
4 intr. be in a specified condition (stands accused; the thermometer stood at 90°; the matter stands as follows; stood in awe of them).
5 tr. place or set in an upright or specified position (stood it against the wall).
6 intr. a move to and remain in a specified position (stand aside). b take a specified attitude (stand aloof).
7 intr. maintain a position; avoid falling or moving or being moved (the house will stand for another century; stood for hours arguing).
8 intr. assume a stationary position; cease to move (now stand still).
9 intr. remain valid or unaltered; hold good (the former conditions must stand).
10 intr. Naut. hold a specified course (stand in for the shore; you are standing into danger).
11 tr. endure without yielding or complaining; tolerate (cannot stand the pain; how can you stand him?).
12 tr. provide for another or others at one's own expense (stood him a drink).
13 intr. (often foll. by for) Brit. be a candidate (for an office, legislature, or constituency) (stood for Parliament; stood for Finchley).
14 intr. act in a specified capacity (stood proxy).
15 tr. undergo (trial).
16 intr. Cricket act as umpire.
17 intr. (of a dog) point, set.
18 intr. (in full stand at stud) (of a stallion) be available for breeding.
--n.
1 a cessation from motion or progress, a stoppage (was brought to a stand).
2 a a halt made, or a stationary condition assumed, for the purpose of resistance. b resistance to attack or compulsion (esp. make a stand). c Cricket a prolonged period at the wicket by two batsmen.
3 a a position taken up (took his stand near the door). b an attitude adopted.
4 a rack, set of shelves, table, etc., on or in which things may be placed (music stand; hatstand).
5 a a small open-fronted structure for a trader outdoors or in a market etc. b a structure occupied by a participating organization at an exhibition.
6 a standing-place for vehicles (cab-stand).
7 a a raised structure for persons to sit or stand on. b US a witness-box (take the stand).
8 Theatr. etc. each halt made on a tour to give one or more performances.
9 a group of growing plants (stand of trees; stand of clover).

Idiom:
as it stands
1 in its present condition, unaltered.
2 in the present circumstances. be at a stand archaic be unable to proceed, be in perplexity. it stands to reason see REASON. stand alone be unequalled. stand and deliver! hist. a highwayman's order to hand over valuables etc. stand at bay see BAY(5).
stand back
1 withdraw; take up a position further from the front.
2 withdraw psychologically in order to take an objective view.
stand by
1 stand nearby; look on without interfering (will not stand by and see him ill-treated).
2 uphold, support, side with (a person).
3 adhere to, abide by (terms or promises).
4 Naut. stand ready to take hold of or operate (an anchor etc.). stand-by n. (pl.
-bys)
1 a person or thing ready if needed in an emergency etc.
2 readiness for duty (on stand-by).
--adj.
1 ready for immediate use.
2 (of air travel) not booked in advance but allocated on the basis of earliest availability. stand camera a camera for use on a tripod, not hand-held. stand a chance see CHANCE. stand corrected accept correction. stand down 1 withdraw (a person) or retire from a team, witness-box, or similar position.
2 Brit. cease to be a candidate etc.
3 Brit. Mil. go off duty. stand easy! see EASY. stand for 1 represent, signify, imply ('US' stands for 'United States'; democracy stands for a great deal more than that).
2 (often with neg.) colloq. endure, tolerate, acquiesce in.
3 espouse the cause of. stand one's ground maintain one's position, not yield. stand high be high in status, price, etc. stand in (usu. foll. by for) deputize; act in place of another. stand-in n. a deputy or substitute, esp. for an actor when the latter's acting ability is not needed. stand in the breach see BREACH. stand in good stead see STEAD. stand in with be in league with. stand of arms Brit. Mil. a complete set of weapons for one man. stand of colours Brit. Mil. a regiment's flags.
stand off
1 move or keep away, keep one's distance.
2 Brit. temporarily dispense with the services of (an employee).
stand-off n.
1 US a deadlock.
2 = stand-off half. stand-off half Rugby Football a half-back who forms a link between the scrum-half and the three-quarters.
stand on
1 insist on, observe scrupulously (stand on ceremony; stand on one's dignity).
2 Naut. continue on the same course. stand on me sl. rely on me; believe me. stand on one's own feet (or legs) be self-reliant or independent.
stand out
1 be prominent or conspicuous or outstanding.
2 (usu. foll. by against, for) hold out; persist in opposition or support or endurance.
stand over
1 stand close to (a person) to watch, control, threaten, etc.
2 be postponed, be left for later settlement etc. stand pat see PAT(2).
stand to
1 Mil. stand ready for an attack (esp. before dawn or after dark).
2 abide by, adhere to (terms or promises).
3 be likely or certain to (stands to lose everything).
4 uphold, support, or side with (a person). stand treat bear the expense of entertainment etc.
stand up
1 a rise to one's feet from a sitting or other position. b come to or remain in or place in a standing position.
2 (of an argument etc.) be valid.
3 colloq. fail to keep an appointment with. stand-up attrib.a
adj.
1 (of a meal) eaten standing.
2 (of a fight) violent, thorough, or fair and square.
3 (of a collar) upright, not turned down.
4 (of a comedian) performing by standing before an audience and telling jokes. stand up for support, side with, maintain (a person or cause). stand upon = stand on.
stand up to
1 meet or face (an opponent) courageously.
2 be resistant to the harmful effects of (wear, use, etc.). stand well (usu. foll. by with) be on good terms or in good repute. take one's stand on base one's argument etc. on, rely on.

Derivative:
stander n.

Etymology:
OE standan f. Gmc

VB  exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

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.

N  difficulty, hardness, impracticability, tough work, hard work, uphill work, hard task, Herculean task, Augean task, task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor, tough job, teaser, rasper, dead lift, dilemma, embarrassment, deadlock, perplexity, intricacy, entanglement, complexity, cross fire, awkwardness, delicacy, ticklish card to play, knot, Gordian knot, dignus vindice nodus, net, meshes, maze, coil, crooked path, involvement, nice point, delicate point, subtle point, knotty point, vexed question, vexata quaestio, poser, puzzle, paradox, hard nut to crack, nut to crack, bone to pick, crux, pons asinorum, where the shoe pinches, nonplus, quandary, strait, pass, pinch, pretty pass, stress, brunt, critical situation, crisis, trial, rub, emergency, exigency, scramble, scrape, hobble, slough, quagmire, hot water, hornet's nest, sea of troubles, peck of troubles, pretty kettle of fish, pickle, stew, imbroglio, mess, ado, false position, set fast, stand, standstill, deadlock, dead set, fix, horns of a dilemma, cul de sac, hitch, stumbling block, crab, curmudgeon, difficult, not easy, hard, tough, troublesome, toilsome, irksome, operose, laborious, onerous, arduous, Herculean, formidable, sooner said than done, more easily said than done, easier said than done, difficult to deal with, hard to deal with, ill-conditioned, crabbed, crabby, not to be handled with kid gloves, not made with rose water, awkward, unwieldy, unmanageable, intractable, stubborn, perverse, refractory, plaguy, trying, thorny, rugged, knotted, knotty, invious, pathless, trackless, labyrinthine, intricate, complicated, impracticable, not feasible, desperate, embarrassing, perplexing, delicate, ticklish, critical, beset with difficulties, full of difficulties, surrounded by difficulties, entangled by difficulties, encompassed with difficulties, under a difficulty, in a box, in difficulty, in hot water, in the suds, in a cleft stick, in a fix, in the wrong box, in a scrape, in deep water, in a fine pickle, in extremis, between two stools, between Scylla and Charybdis, surrounded by shoals, surrounded by breakers, surrounded by quicksands, at cross purposes, not out of the wood, reduced to straits, hard pressed, sorely pressed, run hard, pinched, put to it, straitened, hard up, hard put to it, hard set, put to one's shifts, puzzled, at a loss, at the end of one's tether, at the end of one's rope, at one's wit's end, at a nonplus, at a standstill, graveled, nonplused, nonplussed, stranded, aground, stuck fast, set fast, up a tree, at bay, aux abois, driven into a corner, driven from pillar to post, driven to extremity, driven to one's wit's end, driven to the wall, au bout de son Latin, out of one's depth, thrown out, accomplished with difficulty, hard-fought, hard-earned, with difficulty, with much ado, barely, hardly, uphill, against the stream, against the grain, d rebours, invita Minerva, in the teeth of, at a pinch, upon a pinch, at long odds, against long odds, ay there's the rub, hic labor hoc opus, things are come to a pretty pass, ab inconvenienti, ad astra per aspera, acun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.

N  resistance, stand, front, oppugnation, oppugnancy, opposition, renitence, renitency, reluctation, recalcitration, kicking, repulse, rebuff, insurrection, strike, turn out, lock out, barring out, levee en masse, Jacquerie, riot, resisting, resistive, resistant, refractory, recalcitrant, renitent, up in arms, repulsive, repellant, proof against, unconquerable, stubborn, unconquered, indomitable, unyielding, Int, hands off!, keep off!.

VB  resist, not submit, repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand, stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against, stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out, hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm, breast the wave, breast the current, stem the tide, stem the torrent, face, confront, grapple with, show a bold front, present a front, make a stand, take one's stand, kick, kick against, recalcitrate, kick against the pricks, oppose, fly in the face of, lift the hand against, rise up in arms, strike, turn out, draw up a round robin, revolt, make a riot, prendre le mors aux dents, take the bit between the teeth, sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay, repel, repulse.

N  politics, political science, candidacy, campaign, campaigning, electioneering, partisanship, ideology, factionalism, election, poll, ballot, vote, referendum, recall, initiative, voice, suffrage, plumper, cumulative vote, plebiscitum, plebiscite, vox populi, electioneering, voting, elective franchise, straight ticket, opinion poll, popularity poll, issue, opinion, stand, position, program, platform, party line, democracy, republicanism, communism, statism, state socialism, socialism, conservatism, toryism, liberalism, whigism, theocracy, constitutional monarchy, party, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Socialist Party, Communist Party, Federalist Party, Bull Moose Party, Abolitionist Party, Christian Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, National Socialist Worker's Party, Nazi Party, Liberal Party, Labor Party, Conservative Party, ticket, slate, politician activist, candidate, aspirant, hopeful, office-seeker, front- runner, dark horse, long shot, shoo-in, supporter, backer, political worker, campaign worker, lobbyist, contributor, party hack, ward heeler, regional candidate, favorite son, running mate, stalking horse, perpetual candidate, political animal, political contribution, campaign contribution, political action committee, PAC, political district, electoral division, electoral district, bailiwick, electorate, constituents, get-out-the-vote campaign, political education, negative campaigning, dirty politics, smear campaign, also-ran, loser, has-been, office holder, official, occupant of a position, public servant, incumbent, winner, political, partisan, Money is the mother's milk of politics.

VB  last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years, tarry, drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain, protract, prolong, spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out, temporize, gain time, make time, talk against time, outlast, outlive, survive, live to fight again.

N  mart, market, marketplace, fair, bazaar, staple, exchange, change, bourse, hall, guildhall, tollbooth, customhouse, Tattersall's, stall, booth, stand, newsstand, cart, wagon, wharf, office, chambers, countinghouse, bureau, counter, compter, shop, emporium, establishment, store, department store, general store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store, grindery warehouse, grocery, supermarket, candy store, sweet shop, confectionery, bakery, greengrocer, delicatessen, bakeshop, butcher shop, fish store, farmers' market, mom and pop store, dairy, health food store, tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's, florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store, lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center, gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer, mall, suburban mall, commons, pedestrian mall, shopping street, surplus store, army-navy surplus store, auction, flea market, yard sale, garage sale, pawn shop, antiques store, second-hand store, second time around shop, thrift shop, warehouse, wareroom, depot, interposit, entrepot, market-overt, real-estate broker, vending machine.

VB  let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet (copy editing) hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good.

VB  feel, receive an impression, be impressed with, entertain feeling, harbor feeling, cherish feeling, respond, catch the flame, catch the infection, enter the spirit of, bear, suffer, support, sustain, endure, thole, aby, abide, experience, taste, prove, labor under, smart under, bear the brunt of, brave, stand, swell, glow, warm, flush, blush, change color, mantle, turn color, turn pale, turn red, turn black in the face, tingle, thrill, heave, pant, throb, palpitate, go pitapat, tremble, quiver, flutter, twitter, shake, be agitated, be excited, look blue, look black, wince, draw a deep breath, impress.

VB  be composed, laisser faire, laisser aller, take things easily, take things as they come, take it easy, rub on, live and let live, take easily, take cooly, take in good part, aequam servare mentem, bear the brunt, bear well, go through, support, endure, brave, disregard, tolerate, suffer, stand, bide, abide, aby, bear with, put up with, take up with, abide with, acquiesce, submit, submit with a good grace, resign oneself to, reconcile oneself to, brook, digest, eat, swallow, pocket, stomach, make light of, make the best of, make 'a virtue of necessity', put a good face on, keep one's countenance, check, check oneself, compose, appease (moderate), propitiate, repress, render insensible, overcome one's excitability, allay one's excitability, repress one's excitability, master one's feelings, make oneself easy, make one's mind easy, set one's mind at ease, set one's mind at rest, calm down, cool down, gentle, thaw, grow cool, be borne, be endured, go down.

VB  exist in space, be present, assister, make one of, make one at, look on, attend, remain, find oneself, present oneself, show one's face, fall in the way of, occur in a place, lie, stand, occupy, be there, people, inhabit, dwell, reside, stay, sojourn, live, abide, lodge, nestle, roost, perch, take up one's abode, tenant, resort to, frequent, haunt, revisit, fill, pervade, permeate, be diffused, be disseminated, be through, over spread, overrun, run through, meet one at every turn.

N  support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.

VB  be excluded from, exclude, bar, leave out, shut out, bar out, reject, repudiate, blackball, lay apart, put apart, set apart, lay aside, put aside, relegate, segregate, throw overboard, strike off, strike out, neglect, banish, separate, pass over, omit, garble, eliminate, weed, winnow, be secluded, live secluded, keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background, keep snug, shut oneself up, deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, aller planter ses choux, retire, retire from the world, take the veil, abandon, sport one's oak, cut, cut dead, refuse to associate with, refuse to acknowledge, look cool upon, turn one's back upon, shut the door upon, repel, blackball, excommunicate, exclude, exile, expatriate, banish, outlaw, maroon, ostracize, proscribe, cut off from, send to Coventry, keep at arm's length, draw a cordon round, depopulate, dispeople, unpeople.

VB  be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.

N  intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, capacity, comprehension, understanding, cuteness, sabe, savvy, intellect, nous, parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit, esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect, acuteness, acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy, perspicacity, discernment, due sense of, good judgment, discrimination, cunning, refinement, head, brains, headpiece, upper story, long head, eagle eye, eagle- glance, eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk, wisdom, sapience, sense, good sense, common sense, horse sense, plain sense, rationality, reason, reasonableness, judgment, solidity, depth, profundity, caliber, enlarged views, reach of thought, compass of thought, enlargement of mind, genius, inspiration, geist, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul, talent, prudence, vigilance, tact, foresight, sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast, a bright thought, not a bad idea, Solomon-like wisdom, intelligent, quick of apprehension, keen, acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp, quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, sharp-eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted, wide- awake, canny, shrewd, astute, clear-headed, farsighted, discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, piercing, argute, quick-witted, nimble-witted, needle-witted, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, alive to, clever, arch, pas si bete, acute, wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one's right mind, sensible, abnormis sapiens, judicious, strong- minded, unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted, unprepossessed, undazzled, unperplexed, unwarped judgment, impartial, equitable, fair, cool, cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed, long- sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting, solid, deep, profound, oracular, heaven-directed, heaven-born, prudent, sober, stand, solid, considerate, politic, wise in one's generation, watchful, provident, in advance of one' age, wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon, wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious, well- thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised, prudent, politic, expedient, aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet, but with the morning cool reflection came, flosculi sententiarum, les affaires font les hommes, mas vale saber que haber, mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit, nosce te, gnothi seauton, nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit, sapere aude, victrix fortunae sapientia.

coat stand, covered stand, cruet stand, custer's last stand, home stand, music stand, one-night stand, reviewing stand, stable stand, stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, stand back, stand behind, stand by, stand down, stand fast, stand firm, stand for, stand guard, stand in, stand in for, stand in the way, stand off, stand oil, stand on, stand out, stand over, stand pat, stand sentinel, stand still, stand together, stand up, stand up for, stand up to, stand watch, take a firm stand, take the stand, wash stand, wash-hand stand, witness stand