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[ noun ] social or financial or professional status or reputation
Examples : "of equal standing" "a member in good standing" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)This anomalous status of the educator cannot fail to lower his standing in the eyes of the students . Related terms status prestige importance prominence honor obscurity dishonor rating ranking |
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[ adjective ] having a supporting base
Examples "a standing lamp" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)As strength improves start in a standing position with legs wide apart and upper body bent forward . Return to the standing position . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not created for a particular occasion
Examples "a standing committee" Used in print (Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)After_all , the henpecked husband with his shrewish wife is a comic figure of long standing , in literature and on the stage , as Dr._Schillinger points_out . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
Examples "standing room only" "a standing ovation" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] executed in or initiated from a standing position
Examples "a standing ovation" "race from a standing start" "a standing jump" "a standing ovation" Related terms |
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