stand
verb [L only + noun] (HEIGHT) /stænd/ (stood, stood)Definition
› to be a stated height: Even without his shoes he stood over two metres tall.High, tall and deep
(Definition of stand verb (HEIGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- deep adjective, adverb
- dwarf verb
- elevated adjective
- eye level noun
- full-length adjective (REACHING FLOOR)
- gawky adjective
- height noun
- high adjective (DISTANCE)
- high adverb
- lofty adjective (POSITION)
- profundity noun (EXTREME QUALITY)
- rear above/over sth/sb phrasal verb
- six-footer noun
- stature noun (HEIGHT)
- tall adjective
- tallish adjective
- tower verb
- towering adjective
- up- prefix
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High, tall and deep
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