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“But, if she stood on the edge of an abyss, at least she _stood_ there, firm on the solid earth.”
“On the surface, the term stood for two contradictory allegations: referees were afraid to call fouls when they should, and referees were calling fouls too quickly and intimidating teams from playing aggressive defense.”
“The acronym stood for “Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion.””
“The acronym stood for Other Government Agency, which was a euphemism for the CIA.”
“With a shaking hand I pointed to the spot on the far left side of the tree chart, where her name stood out on one of the highest twigs.”
“Scratched into the paint, a word stood out: FAGGS!”
“The acronym stood for “single large or several small.””
“The title stood out with arresting clearness on the white paper jacket: _Gold of the Desert_ by _Dene Strange_.”
“Unless he were efficient, the title stood in his way when he applied for a job, whether as horse jockey or bank clerk.”
“Undoubtedly the term stood for a variety of theological opinions, all of which were in opposition to the teachings of Rome.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘stood’.
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Open List: Sheepishness
Everything sheep, from Artiodactyla to zodiac.
lanolin, ram, ewe, Artiodactyla, even-toed ungulate, ruminant, Ovis aries, ovine, domestic, domesticated, neotenic, mouflon and 426 more...
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no little thing
it bothers me when i hear someone who have experienced something life changing use the phrase: now i appreciate the little things. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY LITTLE THINGS. everything is EXTRAOR...
letters, living, understand, narrow, behavior, personal, need, meant, untamed, world, soldier, 'cause and 241 more...
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A Provincial Glossary, 1787
A list of provincial English words that appear in Francis Grose's A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions. London, MDCCLXXXVII. Printed for S. Hooper, N...
tharky, velling, cadma, whinnock, caingel, giglet, gill-houter, leasing, leech-way, dellfin, underwood, dilvered and 193 more...
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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five-letter words that start with "st"
start, stare, stair, stain, strap, strop, strip, stink, stank, stuck, stack, stock and 47 more...
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hernesheir Cropped. Sheep are said to be stood, whose ears are cropped, and men who wear their hair very short. --old provincial term from the north of England listed by Grose in his 1787 A Provincial Glossary. May 5, 2011