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  • 11stand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort to resist opposition ADJECTIVE ▪ brave, defiant, determined, firm, strong, tough ▪ moral, principled …

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  • 12stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 …

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  • 13stand — ▪ I. stand stand 1 [stænd] verb stood PTandPP [stʊd] 1. [intransitive] to be at a particular level or amount: stand at • Inflation currently stands at 4%. • Your bank balance currently stan …

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  • 14stand — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, abide, abide by, abide with, accept, adhere to, advocate, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, afford, allegation, allow, allude to, ambo, anchor, angle, angle of vision, announcement, annunciation, answer,… …

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  • 15stand up to — Synonyms and related words: affront, beard, bell the cat, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, challenge, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend with, dispute, dissent, face, face down, face out, face the music, face up, face up to,… …

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  • 16stand — v. & n. v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. on the feet or a base. 2 intr. be situated or located (here once stood a village). 3 intr. be of a specified height (stands six foot three). 4 intr …

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  • 17stand — I. verb (stood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing Date: before 12th century… …

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  • 18Stand density management diagram — A Stand Density Management Diagram is best described as a “simple biological model relating yield and density at any stage of stand development” Kershaw, J. A., and B.C. Fischer. 1991. A stand density management diagram for sawtimber sized mixed… …

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  • 19stand out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms stand out : present tense I/you/we/they stand out he/she/it stands out present participle standing out past tense stood out past participle stood out 1) to be easy to see or notice because of being different …

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  • 20stand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. abide, tolerate, endure, support; last, persist; remain up right; pause, halt, stop; be, re main; stagnate; be valid; put, place; bear, undergo; stand for, represent, mean. See durability, indication …

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