stands
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
An inflected form of stand · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,716 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,571 times across 191,579 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a support or foundation also: base, pedestal the base of the lamp
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area they cut down a stand of trees
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds a bedside stand
- a support for displaying various articles also: rack the newspapers were arranged on a rack
- an interruption of normal activity also: standstill, tie-up
stands in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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First among the little classics of the world stands the Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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Amidst his own A stranger oft, companionless and lone, God's priest and prophet stands.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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Then saith the Christ, as silent stands The crowd, “What wilt thou at my hands?”
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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With the child of six to the student of twenty years it stands a source of delight.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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This spot is also difficult to reach, unless the bear stands off, side towards you, like a target.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1