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Standing

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Similar meaning 20

Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Erect 84% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Erect 84% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Lasting 84% connected

of Last

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Lasting 84% connected

of Last

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Permanent 84% connected

Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stabl…

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Permanent 84% connected

Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stabl…

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Regular 84% connected

Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular…

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Regular 84% connected

Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law, principle, or type, or to established customary forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular…

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Slack 84% connected

Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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Slack 84% connected

Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.

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Stagnant 84% connected

That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; s…

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Stagnant 84% connected

That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; s…

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Still 84% connected

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Still 84% connected

Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Upright 84% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Upright 84% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Vertical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Vertical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Dishonor 76% connected

Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.

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Grandness 76% connected

Grandeur.

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Honor 76% connected

Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.

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Honour 76% connected

a woman's virtue or chastity

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Importance 76% connected

The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.

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Obscurity 76% connected

The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

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Prestige 76% connected

Delusion; illusion; trick.

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Prominence 76% connected

Alt. of Prominency

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Ranking 76% connected

of Rank

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Rating 76% connected

of Rate

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Broader term 8

List 76% connected

A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a…

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Listing 76% connected

of List

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Motility 76% connected

Capability of motion; contractility.

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Derivationally related 2

Stand 74% connected

To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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Stand 74% connected

To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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