definite stand
1stand — [stand] vi. stood, standing [ME standen < OE standan; akin to MDu standen, Goth standan < IE base * stā , to stand, be placed > L stare, to stand, Gr histanai, to set, cause to stand] 1. a) to be or remain in a generally upright position …
2Definite Article — This article is about the comedy album by Eddie Izzard. For the grammatical term, see article (grammar). Definite Article Video by Eddie Izzard Released 21 October 1996 Recorded …
3Stand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) — A stand (スタンド sutando ) is a supernatural power in the manga and anime JoJo s Bizarre Adventure. When first presented, the kanji used is 幽波紋 yuuhamon with スタンド over it; it means ghostly ripple and it is similar to ripple of the first two Parts.… …
4stand — 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… …
5To stand one's ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
6To put to a stand — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …
7Pope Eleuterus — Infobox Pope English name=Eleuterus birth name=Eleuterus or Eleutherius term start=ca. 174 term end=ca. 189 predecessor=Soter successor=Victor I birth date=??? birthplace=Nicopolis, Epirus, Greece dead=dead|death date=ca. 189 deathplace=Rome,… …
8St. Eleutherius, Pope — Pope St. Eleutherius (Eleutheros) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Eleutherius (Eleutheros) Pope (c. 174 189). The Liber Pontificalis says that he was a native of Nicopolis, Greece. From his contemporary Hegesippus we learn that he… …
9Pope St. Eleutherius — Pope St. Eleutherius (Eleutheros) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Eleutherius (Eleutheros) Pope (c. 174 189). The Liber Pontificalis says that he was a native of Nicopolis, Greece. From his contemporary Hegesippus we learn that he… …
10recede — recede, retreat, retrograde, retract, back can all mean to move or seem to move in a direction that is exactly the opposite of ahead or forward. Recede stresses marked and usually gradually increasing distance from a given point, line, or… …
