stand
- noun
- /stænd/
- Specialized
- We walked through a beautiful stand of oak trees during our hike in the forest.
- forest stand
- a stand of spruce
- a stand of trees
Examples
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Bears are out there, along with moose and bald eagles, and stands of birch, aspen, and fir trees.
Academic text (2011) -
And this is a glorious stand of heliopsis right here.
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Stay behind that stand of trees.
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I fell asleep in the tree stand.
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It's a long tunnel that leads to a stand of trees about 50 yards behind the house.
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For decades, it was the only stand of redwoods in the national system.
Academic text (1994) -
On these sites, both species occur in high-density stands, even at their western range limits.
Academic text (2012) -
The conservationist explained how a healthy stand of native wildflowers benefits the ecosystem.
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This area contains a dense stand of pine trees that provide shelter for various wildlife.
Synonyms
A small group of trees that grow close together, often planted for fruit
An area in a garden with trees, bushes, or flowers
A small group of trees growing close together
A small group of trees standing alone in open land
Idioms
- Formal
Make progress by using the ideas and work of earlier people
Make new progress by using important ideas or work from people who came before
- Informal
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail
Imagine yourself in another person's situation to understand how they feel
Compounds
- NSFW
A sexual encounter that happens for only one night and does not continue
- NSFW
A law allowing someone to use force, even deadly force, without first trying to leave when threatened
- Jargon
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
An 1876 battle at Little Bighorn where Sioux and Cheyenne killed General Custer and his soldiers
- Specialized
A thick slow-drying oil artists mix into paint to make it smoother and shinier
- NSFW
A short romantic or sexual meeting that lasts part of one night without starting a relationship
- Archaic
A small table that holds a basin and pitcher for washing hands before indoor plumbing
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A stand of trees gets its name from trees that 'stand' together in one area, so a stand is a group of the same kind of plants growing side by side. That image helps remember it as a natural group that stands in a place.