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standby
noun [C] (READY) /ˈstænd.baɪ/ (plural standbys)Definition
› something that is always ready for use, especially if a regular one fails: Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad. There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.Keeping and storing things on standby › When a person or a thing is on standby, they are ready to be used if necessary: Hospitals are on standby ready to deal with casualties from the crash.Available and accessiblePresent
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Synonyms and related words:
- appropriate verb (KEEP MONEY)
- aside adverb (TO ONE SIDE)
- bank noun (STORE)
- cling (on) to sth phrasal verb
- dump noun
- dump verb (GET RID OF)
- earmark verb
- enshrine verb
- lay sth in phrasal verb
- lodge verb (STORE)
- maintain verb (CONTINUE TO HAVE)
- pack sth away phrasal verb (TIDY)
- put sth away phrasal verb (STORE)
- repository noun
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- stockpile verb
- storage noun
- store noun (STH KEPT)
- store sth up phrasal verb
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