n. the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

n. a shooting position according to which both feet must be on the ground

adj. having a supporting base; "a standing lamp"

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

adj. permanent; "a standing army"

adj. not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee"

adj. not cut

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

n. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

n. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

n. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

adj. touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"

adj. (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay

adj. capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers"

adj. in walking position with right foreleg raised

adj. rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile; "a lion rampant"

adj. designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

adj. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

adj. standing on four feet

adj. of posture; "a slim straight-backed dancer"

adj. erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"

adj. unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"

adj. continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"

adj. used of decisions and contracts

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

adj. rendered motionless for lack of wind

adj. absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"

adj. (nonmoving)

adj. unable to move or resist motion

adj. not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

adj. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

adj. standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"

adj. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"

adj. initiated or done with impetus from running: "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "had a running start"

adj. favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)