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egular: The club has standing rules concerning use of the
card-room. 2 stagnant, motionless, unmoving, stationary, still,
static: Insects bred in the standing pools of rainwater. 3
continuous, fixed, ongoing, perpetual, unbroken: Michael placed
a standing order for six cases of Beaujolais Nouveau every
November. 4 erect, upright, on one's feet, vertical, unseated:
Please remain standing till the signal is given to be seated.
--n. 5 status, rank, station, position, place, grade, order,
level, stratum: Considering her standing in the party, Mrs
Miller ought to win the nomination easily. 6 eminence,
prominence, repute, reputation: Foster is a surgeon of
considerable standing. 7 Usually, long standing. (considerable)
age or longevity or experience or seniority or duration: Ivan
is an art expert of long standing.
standoffish
adj. aloof, haughty, unsocial, reserved, cool, frosty,
withdrawn, remote, removed, distant, detached, unapproachable,
inaccessible, uncongenial, unfriendly, unsociable; Olympian,
lordly, pompous, Colloq highfalutin or hifalutin, snooty:
Oliver is much too standoffish to deign to come to my party.
standpoint
n. viewpoint, point of view, vantage point, perspective,
position, angle, view: From the standpoint of mice, cats do not
make good pets.
standstill
n. (dead or full) stop, halt: The car came to a standstill
with the front wheels overhanging a cliff.
staple adj. 1 basic, elementary, essential, necessary, requisite,
required, vital, indispensable, critical, fundamental, primary,
principal, main, chief: These people cannot afford even staple
commodities like flour and salt. 2 standard, usual, habitual,
ordinary, customary, prevailing, normal, conventional,
universal: The staple fare on television seems to consist of
old and new sitcoms.
--n. 3 Often, staples. necessities, essentials, basics,
fundamentals: Supermarkets disperse low-cost staples such as
bread, tea, and milk to force shoppers to pass luxury items.