Definitions for stands
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1. stands(n.)

   a structure (often made of wood and sometimes temporary) with seats or benches where people can sit to watch an event (such as a game or parade).

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stands' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3481

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stands' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2785

Anagrams for stands »

1. dassn't

2. Dassnt

How to pronounce stands?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stands in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of stands in a Sentence

1. Longfellow:

   The every-day cares and duties which men call drudgery are the weights and counterpoises of the clock of Time, giving its pendulum a true vibration, and its hands a regular motion; and when they cease to hang upon the wheels, the pendulum no longer sways, the hands no longer move, the clock stands still.

2. Elijah Cummings:

   We must also stop the hateful incendiary comments, we got to do it. Those in the highest levels of the government must stop invoking fear, using racist language and encouraging reprehensible behavior. It only creates more division among us and severely limits our ability to work together for the common good. As a country, we finally must say enough is enough. That we are done with the hateful rhetoric. That we are done with the mass shootings. That we are done with white supremacists, domestic terrorist, who terrorizing in our country and fighting against everything America stands for.

3. Hafiz Saeed:

   The U.S. stands with India in their enmity towards Pakistan, we want to request the army chief and make the air chief realize that it is their duty to shoot down any drone that comes into Pakistan and respond to it in kind.

4. Caesars Entertainment:

   The diversification of activities available in AC stands to benefit all of the city's stakeholders.

5. Philip Hammond:

   (A second referendum) in the end is an issue about parliament and parliamentary numbers, and where the Labour Party ends up on this, as the Labour Party itself is deeply divided on this issue and at some point will have to decide on where it stands.

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