AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
stand: to be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position-to be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc.-to continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.-to occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, paris stands on the seine.-to cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.-to remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.-to maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.-to maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.-to adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.-to have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.-to be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.-to be consistent; to agree; to accord.-to hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.-to offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.-to stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.-to measure when erect on the feet.-to be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.-to appear in court.-to endure; to sustain; to bear; as, i can not stand the cold or the heat.-to resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.-to abide by; to submit to; to suffer.-to set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.-to be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.-the act of standing.-a halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.-a place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.-a station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand.-a raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand stand at a race course.-a small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand.-a place where a witness stands to testify in court.-the situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business.-rank; post; station; standing.-a state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do.-a young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.-a weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.
stand-by: one who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency.
standard: a flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.-that which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.-that which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.-the proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.-a tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.-the upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.-an upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.-an inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.-the sheth of a plow.-a large drinking cup.-being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.-hence: having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.-not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.-not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
standard-bred: bred in conformity to a standard. specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard adopted by the national association of trotting-horse breeders.
standard-wing: a curious paradise bird (semioptera wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing.
standardize: to reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.
standergrass: a plant (orchis mascula); -- called also standerwort, and long purple. see long purple, under long.
standing: of stand-remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.-not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.-not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.-established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.-not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).-the act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.-maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.-place to stand in; station; stand.-condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
standpipe: a vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance.-a supply pipe of sufficient elevation to enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding the pressure of the steam.
standpoint: a fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.
stang: imp. of sting.-a long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.-in land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.-to shoot with pain.-of sting
stanhope: a light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; -- so called from lord stanhope, for whom it was contrived.
stank: weak; worn out.-to sigh.-stunk.-water retained by an embankment; a pool water.-a dam or mound to stop water.-of stink
stannary: of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works.-a tin mine; tin works.
stannel: the kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall.
stannic: of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with stannous compounds.
stannite: a mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color; tin pyrites. it is a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron.
stanno-: a combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relation to, or connection with, tin, or including tin as an ingredient.
stannofluoride: any one of a series of double fluorides of tin (stannum) and some other element.
stannoso-: a combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relation to, or connection with, certain stannnous compounds.
stannous: pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with stannic compounds.
stanza: a number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or unlike, in measure.-an apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.
stanzaic: pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet in stanzaic form.
stapelia: an extensive and curious genus of african plants of the natural order asclepiadaceae (milkweed family). they are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. the odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion.
stapes: the innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. see illust. of ear.
staphyloma: a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea.
staphylomatous: of or pertaining to staphyloma; affected with staphyloma.
staphyloplasty: the operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost.
staphylorrhaphy: the operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft.
staple: a settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.-hence: place of supply; source; fountain head.-the principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the united states.-the principal constituent in anything; chief item.-unmanufactured material; raw material.-the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.-a loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like.-a shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.-a small pit.-a district granted to an abbey.-pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.-established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.-fit to be sold; marketable.-regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.-to sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
stapler: a dealer in staple goods.-one employed to assort wool according to its staple.
star: one of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.-the polestar; the north star.-a planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.-that which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.-specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.-a composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.-a person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc.-to set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.-to be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.
star-chamber: an ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. it consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. it could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. it was abolished by the long parliament in 1641.
starboard: that side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.-pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.-to put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.
starch: stiff; precise; rigid.-a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.-fig.: a stiff, formal manner; formality.-to stiffen with starch.
starched: of starch-stiffened with starch.-stiff; precise; formal.
starchedness: the quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.
starchness: of or pertaining to starched or starch; stiffness of manner; preciseness.
starchwort: the cuckoopint, the tubers of which yield a fine quality of starch.
stare: the starling.-to look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object.-to be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.-to stand out; to project; to bristle.-to look earnestly at; to gaze at.-the act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open.
starfish: any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. the rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid.-the dollar fish, or butterfish.
stargaser: one who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.-any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to uranoscopus, astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family uranoscopidae. the common species of the eastern united states are astroscopus anoplus, and a. guttatus. so called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.
stargasing: the act or practice of observing the stars with attention; contemplation of the stars as connected with astrology or astronomy.-hence, absent-mindedness; abstraction.
stark: stiff; rigid.-complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire.-strong; vigorous; powerful.-severe; violent; fierce.-mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.-wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind.-to stiffen.
starlight: the light given by the stars.-lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as, a starlight night.
starlike: resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as, starlike flowers.-shining; bright; illustrious.
starling: any passerine bird belonging to sturnus and allied genera. the european starling (sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. it is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. called also stare, and starred. the pied starling of india is sternopastor contra.-a california fish; the rock trout.-a structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling.
starnose: a curious american mole (condylura cristata) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also star-nosed mole.
starproof: impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm.
starred: of star-adorned or studded with stars; bespangled.-influenced in fortune by the stars.
starriness: the quality or state of being starry; as, the starriness of the heavens.
starry: abounding with stars; adorned with stars.-consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame.-shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes.-arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate.
start: to leap; to jump.-to move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.-to set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business.-to become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.-to cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox.-to bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.-to cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.-to move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.-to pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.-the act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion.-a convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.-a sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.-the beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish.-a tail, or anything projecting like a tail.-the handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.-the curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.-the arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
start-up: one who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.-a kind of high rustic shoe.-upstart.
starter: one who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.-a dog that rouses game.
starthroat: any humming bird of the genus heliomaster. the feathers of the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.
startle: to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.-to excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.-to deter; to cause to deviate.-a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
startlish: easily startled; apt to start; startish; skittish; -- said especially of a hourse.
starve: to die; to perish.-to perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.-to perish or die with cold.-to destroy with cold.-to kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.-to distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.-to destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.-to deprive of force or vigor; to disable.
starveling: one who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment.-hungry; lean; pining with want.
starwort: any plant of the genus aster. see aster.-a small plant of the genus stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed.
stasimon: in the greek tragedy, a song of the chorus, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics.
stasis: a slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. it is one of the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation.
statable: that can be stated; as, a statablegrievance; the question at issue is statable.
statal: of, pertaining to, or existing with reference to, a state of the american union, as distinguished from the general government.
state: the circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.-rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor.-condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.-appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp.-a chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.-estate, possession.-a person of high rank.-any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as, the civil and ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons, in great britain.  cf. estate, n., 6.-the principal persons in a government.-the bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as, the states-general of holland.-a form of government which is not monarchial, as a republic.-a political body, or body politic; the whole body of people who are united one government, whatever may be the form of the government; a nation.-in the united states, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited.-highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme.-stately.-belonging to the state, or body politic; public.-to set; to settle; to establish.-to express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc.-a statement; also, a document containing a statement.
stated: of state-settled; established; fixed.-recurring at regular time; not occasional; as, stated preaching; stated business hours.
stately: evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.-majestically; loftily.
statement: the act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.-that which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.
stater: one who states.-the principal gold coin of ancient grece. it varied much in value, the stater best known at athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. the attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater.
stateroom: a magnificent room in a place or great house.-a small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat similar apartment in a railway sleeping car.
states-general: in france, before the revolution, the assembly of the three orders of the kingdom, namely, the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate, or commonalty.-in the netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers.
statesman: a man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities.-one occupied with the affairs of government, and influental in shaping its policy.-a small landholder.
statical: resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure; static objects.-pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.
statics: that branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them; -- distinguished from dynamics.
stating: of state-the act of one who states anything; statement; as, the statingof one's opinions.