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A standstill. [R.] Shak.

of a family; the progenitor of a family and his direct descendants; lineage; family. And stand betwixt them made, when, severally, All told their stock. Chapman. Thy mother was no goddess, nor thy stock From Dardanus. Denham.

Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still. His whole work stands stock-still. Sterne.

uth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand.

A stand; a post; a station. [Obs.] Spenser.

A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also imposing stone.

3d pers. sing. present of Stand.

imp. & p. p. of Stand.

per part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position.

To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop. He bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground; Then lays his finger on his temple: strait Springs out into fast gait; then stops again. Shak.

. Shak. He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man. Clarendon. The lords all stand To clear their cause, most resolutely stout. Daniel.

To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.

Something that stands alone or by itself.

A soldier of the ancient Muscovite guard or Russian standing army; also, the guard itself.

To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.

An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence. [Obs.]

ch is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice. There stands a structure of majestic frame. Pope. Columnar structure. See under Columnar.

permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; -- called also standing bolt.

Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. [Local, U.S.] Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land. C. S. Sargent.

Conformity to a recognized standard; manner which is deemed elegant and appropriate, especially in social demeanor; fashion. According to the usual style of dedications. C. Middleton.