Results for standing
Definitions of standing:
part of speech: adjective
Remaining upright; stagnant, or not flowing, as water; lasting; established or settled; fixed; as, a standing army.
part of speech: noun
Continuance: existence: place to stand in: position in society.
part of speech: noun
The act of stopping or of being erect on the feet; station; maintenance of position; duration; as, a habit of long standing; reputation; rank; as, he is in good standing.
part of speech: adjective
Settled; fixed; established; not transitory; not flowing; not cast down.
part of speech: noun
Rank or station, as a man of standing; continuance; long possession; place.
part of speech: adjective
Established: settled: permanent: fixed: stagnant: being erect.
Usage examples for standing:
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I am judgin' that the Princess will rather be for coming with us than for standing in our road!
"Patsy", S. R. Crockett -
Standing Bull must not take so many warriors."
"Three Sioux Scouts", Elmer Russell Gregor -
I am as certain of it as I am that I see you standing before me now.
"The Childerbridge Mystery", Guy Boothby -
In the dining- room Paul was now standing close to Eva and had taken her hand.
"The Master Mystery", Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey