8. The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business. [U. S.]
9. Rank; post; station; standing. Father, since your fortune did attain So high a stand, I mean not to descend. Daniel.
10. A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do. L'Estrange.
11. A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
12. (Com.)
Defn: A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, — used in weighing pitch. Microscope stand, the instrument, excepting the eyepiece, objective, and other removable optical parts. — Stand of ammunition, the projectile, cartridge, and sabot connected together. — Stand of arms. (Mil.) See under Arms. — Stand of colors (Mil.), a single color, or flag. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.) — To be at a stand, to be stationary or motionless; to be at a standstill; hence, to be perplexed; to be embarrassed. — To make a stand, to halt for the purpose of offering resistance to a pursuing enemy.
Syn. — Stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity; difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation.
STANDAGE
Stand"age, n. (Mining)
Defn: A reservior in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine.
STANDARD
Stand"ard, n. Etym: [OF. estendart, F. étendard, probably fr. L.
extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See
Extend.]