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sta nd|ing o r|der (standing orders ) N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A standing order is an instruction to your bank to pay a fixed amount of money to someone at regular times. [BRIT ]

sta nd|ing ova |tion (standing ovations ) N‑COUNT If a speaker or performer gets a standing ovation when they have finished speaking or performing, the audience stands up to clap in order to show its admiration or support.

sta nd|ing room N‑UNCOUNT Standing room is space in a room or bus, where people can stand when all the seats have been occupied. □  The place quickly fills up so it's soon standing room only.

sta nd-off (stand-offs ) also standoff

1 N‑COUNT A stand-off is a situation in which neither of two opposing groups or forces will make a move until the other one does something, so nothing can happen until one of them gives way. □  This situation could lead to another diplomatic stand-off.

2 → see also Mexican stand-off

sta nd-o ffish also standoffish ADJ If you say that someone is stand-offish , you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He can be quite stand-offish and rude, even to his friends.

stand|out /stæ ndaʊt/ (standouts ) also stand-out N‑COUNT Journalists use standout to refer to a person or thing that is much better than the other people or things involved in something. [AM , AUSTRALIAN ] □  In the earlier rounds, Ferguson and Dickinson were the standouts.

stand|pipe /stæ ndpa I p/ (standpipes ) N‑COUNT A standpipe is a vertical pipe that is connected to a water supply and stands in a street or other public place.

stand|point /stæ ndpɔ I nt/ (standpoints ) N‑COUNT [usu from N ] From a particular standpoint means looking at an event, situation, or idea in a particular way. □  He believes that from a military standpoint, the situation is under control. □  From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just ridiculous.

stand|still /stæ ndst I l/ N‑SING [usu to/at N ] If movement or activity comes to or is brought to a standstill , it stops completely. □  Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill. □  Production is more or less at a standstill.

sta nd-up also standup (stand-ups )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A stand-up comic or comedian stands alone in front of an audience and tells jokes. □  Women do not normally break into the big time by doing stand-up comedy. ● N‑COUNT Stand-up is also a noun. □  …one of the worst stand-ups alive.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Stand-up is stand-up comedy. □  …getting by on likeability, professionalism and the kind of nerve you need to do stand-up.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] If people have a stand-up argument or fight, they stand up and shout at each other or hit each other violently.

stank /stæ ŋk/ Stank is the past tense of stink .

Stanley knife /stæ nli na I f/ (Stanley knives ) N‑COUNT A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle. [TRADEMARK ]

stan|za /stæ nzə/ (stanzas ) N‑COUNT A stanza is one of the parts into which a poem is divided. [TECHNICAL ]

sta|ple /ste I p ^ə l/ (staples , stapling , stapled )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A staple food, product, or activity is one that is basic and important in people's everyday lives. □  The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet. □  Staple goods are disappearing from the shops. ● N‑COUNT Staple is also a noun. □  Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans.

2 N‑COUNT A staple is something that forms an important part of something else. □ [+ of ] Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism.