stand
To position or be positioned physically:
Verb 4 meanings
To position or be positioned physically:
“Here I stand, wondering what to do next.”
To position or be positioned mentally:
“He stands to get a good price for the house.”
To position or be positioned socially:
Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
Noun 4 meanings
The act of standing.
A defensive position or effort.
“The Commander says we will make our stand here.”
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
“They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.”
A period of performance in a given location or venue.
“They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.”
Etymology
From Middle English stonden, standen (verb) and stand, stond (noun, from the verb), from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place”), from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), from Pre-Germanic *sth₂-n-t-´, an innovative extended n-infixed form of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
STAND at a glance
STAND has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #722 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with stand
All rhymesOne letter away
- STANK9
- STANS5
- STAID6
- SHAND9
- STANG6
- STANE5
- SCAND8
- STEND6
- STOND6
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