| noun | social or financial or professional status or reputation “of equal standing” |
| noun | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event |
| noun | the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position |
| verb | be standing; be upright “We had to stand for the entire performance!” |
| verb | be in some specified state or condition “I stand corrected” |
| verb | occupy a place or location, also metaphorically “We stand on common ground” |
| verb | hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright “I am standing my ground and won't give in!” |
| verb | put up with something or somebody unpleasant “I cannot bear his constant criticism” |
| verb | have or maintain a position or stand on an issue “Where do you stand on the War?” |
| verb | remain inactive or immobile “standing water” |
| verb | be in effect; be or remain in force “The law stands!” |
| verb | be tall; have a height of; copula “She stands 6 feet tall” |
| verb | put into an upright position “Can you stand the bookshelf up?” |
| verb | withstand the force of something “The trees resisted her” |
| verb | be available for stud services “male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females” |
| adjective | having a supporting base “a standing lamp” |
| adjective | not created for a particular occasion “a standing committee” |
| adjective | (of fluids) not moving or flowing “mosquitoes breed in standing water” |
| adjective | executed in or initiated from a standing position “race from a standing start” |
| adjective | (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs “standing room only” |
| adjective | permanent “a standing army” |
| stand | verb | be standing; be upright |
| stand | noun | the position where a thing or person stands |
| standee | noun | someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train) |
| stander | noun | an organism (person or animal) that stands |
| standing | noun | the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position |
| stance | noun | standing posture |
| endurance | noun | the power to withstand hardship or stress |
| bearable | adjective | capable of being borne though unpleasant |
| tolerant | adjective | showing the capacity for endurance |
| toleration | noun | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| tolerance | noun | the act of tolerating something |
| abidance | noun | the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
| sufferance | noun | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
| standard | noun | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) |
| resistant | adjective | incapable of absorbing or mixing with |
| fender | noun | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |