The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard. / The process of establishing a standard.

A place in a public location where food and drinks are sold.

(idiomatic) To lack support, as in an argument, debate, or negotiation.

(idiomatic) In a state of confusion or uncertainty; undecided what to do next. / (idiomatic) Not progressing; not changing; at a standstill; at an impasse.

plural of stance

The official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin and accepted as a lingua franca for Han communities worldwide.

Alternative spelling of substandard

Alternative spelling of nonstandard

(transitive) To stop the flow of (something). / (intransitive) To cease, as the flowing of blood. / (transitive) To prop; to make stanch, or strong. / To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst.

That which stanches or checks a flow. / A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.