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| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position, opinion |
| Synonyms: | angle, attitude, belief, carriage, determination, notion, poise, pose, sentiment, slant, sound, stance, standpoint, twist, two cents' worth, view |
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or get upright |
| Synonyms: | cock, dispose, erect, locate, mount, place, poise, position, put, rank, rise, set, settle, be erect, be on feet, be vertical, jump up |
| Antonyms: | lay, lie, sit |
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | base, stage |
| Synonyms: | board, booth, bracket, counter, dais, frame, grandstand, place, platform, rack, rank, stall, station, support, table, gantry, staging |
| Main Entry: | stand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in force, exist |
| Synonyms: | belong, continue, endure, fill, halt, hold, last, obtain, occupy, pause, prevail, remain, rest, stay, stop, take up, be located, be situated, be valid |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, veto |
| Main Entry: | stand/stand for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
| Synonyms: | abide, allow, bear with, brook, cope, countenance, experience, handle, hang on, hold, last, stomach*, submit, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, undergo, wear, weather, withstand, live with, put up with, resign oneself to, stay the course |
| Antonyms: | disobey, forget, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | booth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small enclosure or building |
| Synonyms: | berth, box, compartment, coop, corner, counter, cubbyhole, cubicle, hut, hutch, nook, pen, pew, repository, shed, stall, stand, carrel, cote, dispensary |
| Main Entry: | brook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, accept |
| Synonyms: | abide, allow, bear, countenance, go, hear of, sit tight*, stand, stomach, suffer, support, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand, be big, hang in, hang in there, live with, put up with |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place, order; deal with |
| Synonyms: | actuate, adapt, adjust, arrange, array, bend, bias, call the tune, condition, determine, distribute, fix, govern, group, incline, induce, influence, lay down the law, lead, locate, make willing, marshal, methodize, motivate, move, organize, predispose, prepare, promote, prompt, put, put one's foot down, put to rights, range, rank, read the riot act, regulate, ride herd on*, set, set in order, settle, shepherd, stand, sway, systematize, tailor, tempt |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, disorder, displace, disturb, mismanage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emporium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | market |
| Synonyms: | bazaar, boutique, chain, flea market, mall, mart, outlet, shop, shopping center, stand, store, co-op, cut-rate store, discount store, five-and-dime, galleria, outlet store, shopping plaza, supermarket, thrift shop |
| Main Entry: | erect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build; establish |
| Synonyms: | assemble, bring about, cock, compose, construct, create, effect, elevate, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, found, frame, heighten, hoist, initiate, institute, join, lift, make, make up, manufacture, mount, organize, pitch, plant, produce, put together, put up, raise, rear, set up, shape, stand, throw up, cobble up, fit together, fudge together, knock together, prefabricate, run up, stand up, throw together, upraise, uprear |
| Antonyms: | raze, topple |
| Main Entry: | forest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area with a large number of trees |
| Synonyms: | backwoods, brake, chase, clump, coppice, copse, cover, covert, grove, growth, jungle, park, shelter, stand, thicket, timber, wood, woodland, woods, timberland, weald, wildwood, woodlot |
| Main Entry: | get up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mount; get out of bed |
| Synonyms: | arise, ascend, awake, awaken, climb, increase, rise, rise and shine*, scale, stand, turn out, move up, pile out*, roll out, spring out, uprise, upspring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grove |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cluster of trees |
| Synonyms: | brake, coppice, copse, covert, forest, orchard, plantation, stand, thicket, wood, woodland, spinney |
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end, stoppage |
| Synonyms: | arrest, break, close, freeze*, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, stand, standstill, stop, termination, break-off, cutoff, grinding halt, screaming halt, screeching halt |
| Antonyms: | continuation, endurance, go, start, perseverence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hang tough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | bear, brave, face, go through, keep up, stand, stomach*, suffer, swallow*, take, take it*, weather, withstand, be patient with, bear the brunt, cope with, grin and bear it, gut it out, hang in, hang in there, live out, live through, meet with, never say die, put up with, ride out*, sit through, stick in there, stick it out, tough it out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kiosk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gazebo |
| Synonyms: | booth, stall, stand, bandstand, newsstand, rotunda |
| Main Entry: | lectern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reading desk |
| Synonyms: | platform, pulpit, rostrum, stand, support, ambo, reading stand |
| Main Entry: | lump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tolerate, withstand |
| Synonyms: | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, put up with |
| Antonyms: | change, fight, stand up |
| Main Entry: | mind-set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, approach, belief, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, inclination, mental state, mood, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, sentiment, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temperament, view, headset, mental outlook, way of thinking |
| Main Entry: | park |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place vehicle in a position |
| Synonyms: | deposit, leave, maneuver, order, position, put, seat, stand, station, store, line up |
| Antonyms: | back out, depart |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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