Associations to the word «Standing»

STANDING, verb. Present participle of stand; in the process of coming to an upright position.

STANDING, adjective. Erect, not cut down.

STANDING, adjective. Performed from an erect position.

STANDING, adjective. Remaining in force or status.

STANDING, adjective. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

STANDING, adjective. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.

STANDING, adjective. Not movable; fixed.

STANDING, noun. Position or reputation in society or a profession.

STANDING, noun. Duration.

STANDING, noun. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

STANDING, noun. (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

STANDING, noun. (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

STANDING, noun. (legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.

STANDING ARMY, noun. A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.

STANDING CLOUD, noun. (meteorology) a small cloud which remains stationary and is related to a geographical feature, such as a mountain. Classified as banner clouds, cap clouds, crest clouds, or lenticular clouds.

STANDING CLOUDS, noun. Plural of standing cloud

STANDING COMMITTEE, noun. An established parliamentary or congressional committee to which all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters regarding a defined scope of subjects get referred to and then returned to parliament or congress along with a recommended measure.

STANDING COMMITTEES, noun. Plural of standing committee

STANDING CUP, noun. A tall goblet with a foot and a cover.

STANDING DOWN, verb. Present participle of stand down

STANDING END, noun. (rope) The end of a rope that is not used to make a knot.

STANDING ENDS, noun. Plural of standing end

STANDING FOR, verb. Present participle of stand for

STANDING IN, verb. Present participle of stand in

STANDING JOKE, noun. A laughing matter amongst a group of people, about something customary.

STANDING JOKES, noun. Plural of standing joke

STANDING O, noun. (informal) standing ovation

STANDING ON CEREMONY, verb. Present participle of stand on ceremony

STANDING ORDER, noun. A rule of procedure adopted by a governing body for its own internal use.

STANDING ORDER, noun. A request made once for periodic fulfillment.

STANDING ORDER, noun. Transfer of a fixed amount from one bank account to another at fixed intervals (e.g. monthly bill payment)

STANDING ORDERS, noun. Plural of standing order

STANDING OUT, verb. Present participle of stand out

STANDING OVATION, noun. Enthusiastic applause given by people who rise from a sitting position

STANDING OVATIONS, noun. Plural of standing ovation

STANDING PART, noun. The section of rope between the standing end and a knot being made.

STANDING PARTS, noun. Plural of standing part

STANDING RIB, noun. A cut of beef from the primal rib, which is one of the eight primal cuts of beef.

STANDING RIGGING, noun. (nautical) The shrouds and stays of a sailboat.

STANDING ROOM ONLY, adjective. An event that is so well-attended that all of the chairs in the venue are occupied, leaving only flat spaces of pavement or flooring for other attendees to stand.

STANDING ROOM ONLY, adjective. Public transportation services that have extremely high ridership.

STANDING SEAM, noun. (roofing) A type of seam between adjacent sheets of metal roofing material made by turning up the edges of two adjacent panels and then folding or interlocking them in a variety of ways.

STANDING SEAMS, noun. Plural of standing seam

STANDING STONE, noun. A prehistoric monument consisting of an upright megalith; often in groups

STANDING STONES, noun. Plural of standing stone

STANDING TALL, verb. Present participle of stand tall

STANDING UP, verb. Present participle of stand up

STANDING UP TO, verb. Present participle of stand up to

STANDING WAVE, noun. A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.

STANDING WAVES, noun. Plural of standing wave

STANDING, noun. Social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing".

STANDING, noun. An ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event.

STANDING, noun. The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position.

STANDING, adjective. Having a supporting base; "a standing lamp".

STANDING, adjective. Not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee".

STANDING, adjective. (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water".

STANDING, adjective. Executed in or initiated from a standing position; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation".

STANDING, adjective. (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only".

STANDING, adjective. Permanent; "a standing army".