Firm (superl.) Fixed |
Firm (superl.) Not easily excited or disturbed |
Firm (superl.) Solid |
Firm (superl.) Indicating firmness |
Firm (a.) The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business |
Firm (a.) To fix |
Firm (a.) To fix or direct with firmness. |
Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip |
Stand (n.) To be at rest in an erect position |
Stand (n.) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position |
Stand (n.) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation. |
Stand (n.) To occupy or hold a place |
Stand (n.) To cease from progress |
Stand (n.) To remain without ruin or injury |
Stand (n.) To maintain one's ground |
Stand (n.) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude |
Stand (n.) To adhere to fixed principles |
Stand (n.) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank |
Stand (n.) To be in some particular state |
Stand (n.) To be consistent |
Stand (n.) To hold a course at sea |
Stand (n.) To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate. |
Stand (n.) To stagnate |
Stand (n.) To measure when erect on the feet. |
Stand (n.) To be or remain as it is |
Stand (n.) To appear in court. |
Stand (v. t.) To endure |
Stand (v. t.) To resist, without yielding or receding |
Stand (v. t.) To abide by |
Stand (v. t.) To set upright |
Stand (v. t.) To be at the expense of |
Stand (v. i.) The act of standing. |
Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition |
Stand (v. i.) A place or post where one stands |
Stand (v. i.) A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire |
Stand (v. i.) A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed |
Stand (v. i.) A small table |
Stand (v. i.) A place where a witness stands to testify in court. |
Stand (v. i.) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc. |
Stand (v. i.) Rank |
Stand (v. i.) A state of perplexity or embarrassment |
Stand (v. i.) A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut |
Stand (v. i.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch. |
Stand-by (n.) One who, or that which, stands by one in need |
standdown stand-down | (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action |
one-night stand | a performance in one place on one night only |
one-night stand | a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night, he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands |
stand | a defensive effort, the army made a final stand at the Rhone |
stand | a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance, a one-night stand |
Little Bighorn Battle of Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Custer's Last Stand | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (), Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull, Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command |
bandstand outdoor stage stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
base pedestal stand | a support or foundation, the base of the lamp |
clothes tree coat tree coat stand | an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing |
cruet-stand | a stand for cruets containing various condiments |
grandstand covered stand | a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof |
music stand music rack | a light stand for holding sheets of printed music |
rack stand | a support for displaying various articles, the newspapers were arranged on a rack |
reviewing stand | a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed |
stall stand sales booth | a booth where articles are displayed for sale |
stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) |
stand | a small table for holding articles of various kinds, a bedside stand |
washstand wash-hand stand | furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term |
witness box witness stand | a box enclosure for a witness when testifying |
point of view viewpoint stand standpoint | a mental position from which things are viewed, we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians, teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events |
stand standstill tie-up | an interruption of normal activity |
home stand | a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court |
firm omelet | eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set |
firm house business firm | the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments, he worked for a brokerage house |
accounting firm | a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee |
consulting firm consulting company | a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee |
publisher publishing house publishing firm publishing company | a firm in the publishing business |
law firm | a firm of lawyers |
brokerage brokerage firm securities firm | a stock broker's business, charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller |
insurance company insurance firm insurer insurance underwriter underwriter | a financial institution that sells insurance |
investment company investment trust investment firm fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
service agency service bureau service firm | a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee, achieves economy of scale |
stand | a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area, they cut down a stand of trees |
mover public mover moving company removal firm removal company | a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another |
stand | the position where a thing or person stands |
stand-in substitute relief reliever backup backup man fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult), the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes, we need extra employees for summer fill-ins |
standdown stand-down | a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness |
stand oil | a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over C |
tauten firm | make taut or tauter, tauten a rope |
tauten firm | become taut or tauter, Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly, the rope tautened |
c digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put up bac | put up with something or somebody unpleasant, I cannot bear his constant criticism, The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks, he learned to tolerate the heat, She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage |
stand for hold still for | tolerate or bear, I won't stand for this kind of behavior! |
stand | have or maintain a position or stand on an issue, Where do you stand on the War? |
insist take a firm stand | be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge, I must insist! |
stand pat stand firm hold firm stand fast | refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
typify symbolize symbolise stand for represent | express indirectly by an image, form, or model, be a symbol, What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? |
stand up stick up | defend against attack or criticism, He stood up for his friend, She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student |
mean intend signify stand for | denote or connote, `maison' means `house' in French, An example sentence would show what this word means |
testify attest take the stand bear witness | give testimony in a court of law |
firm up | arrange firmly, firm up one's plans |