To guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect.

present participle of stand on

(military, historical) A complete set of weapons for one soldier.

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time or time zone which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jewish people, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

simple past tense and past participle of stance

Synonym of washstand (“table with a basin for washing”)

(informal, figuratively) Very easily.

present participle of stand on one's head

A small grandstand at the rear of a racecourse where grooms and trainers can observe the horses running.

plural of standard siren