Definitions for standard

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standard stand·ard

Spelling: [stan-derd]

IPA: /ˈstæn dərd/

Standard is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 178 anagrams from letters in standard (aaddnrst).

Definitions for standard

noun

1. something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
2. an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind:
3. a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment:
4. an average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level, grade, etc.:
5. standards, those morals, ethics, habits, etc., established by authority, custom, or an individual as acceptable:
6. a grade of beef immediately below good.
7. the authorized exemplar of a unit of weight or measure.
8. a certain commodity in or by which a basic monetary unit is stated. Compare gold standard, silver standard, bimetallism, monometallism.
9. the legally established content of full-weight coins.
10. the prescribed degree of fineness for gold or silver.
11. British. a class or grade in elementary schools.
12. a musical piece of sufficiently enduring popularity to be made part of a permanent repertoire, especially a popular song.
13. a flag indicating the presence of a sovereign or public official.
14. a flag, emblematic figure, or other object raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point of an army, fleet, etc.
15. Military. any of various military or naval flags. the colors of a mounted unit. (initial capital letter) a U.S. Navy radar-guided surface-to-air missile with a range of 10–30 miles (16–48 km).
16. Heraldry. a long, tapering flag or ensign, as of a monarch or a nation.
17. something that stands or is placed upright.
18. a long candlestick or candelabrum used in a church.
19. an upright support or supporting part.
20. Armor. a standing collar of mail.
21. Horticulture. a plant trained or grafted to have a single, erect, treelike stem.
22. Botany. a distinct petal, larger than the rest, of certain flowers; a vexillum.

adjective

1. serving as a basis of weight, measure, value, comparison, or judgment.
2. of recognized excellence or established authority:
3. usual, common, or customary:
4. manual; not electric or automatic:
5. conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage of most educated native speakers, especially those having prestige, and widely considered acceptable or correct: Compare nonstandard (def 2).
6. authorized or approved:

Origin of standard

1125-75; Middle English Old French, probably Frankish *standord (compare German Standort standing-point), conformed to -ard -ard

Examples for standard

As it stands, I do not believe we are anywhere close to meeting that standard.

At least they will be my standard of conduct in the path before me.

He says it is standard to call ahead to ask what sorts of services are offered.

When one looked at him one felt that he was a standard by which other animals should be measured.

It was not only the advice that I gave parents about their kids, it was the standard I held for my own.

He measured your blindness and weakness by the standard of His own knowledge and almightiness.

You might say that a standard of morals is entirely a matter of opinion.

The only standard by which the majority of us appraise our work is man's.

Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.

The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.