'Standard' definitions:
Definition of 'standard'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" [ant: nonstandard]
adjective
Commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
adjective
Established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism" [ant: nonstandard]
adjective
Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) [syn: standard, received] [ant: nonstandard]
adjective
Regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: standard, stock]
noun
A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure, touchstone]
noun
The ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: criterion, standard]
noun
A board measure = 1980 board feet
noun
The value behind the money in a monetary system [syn: standard, monetary standard]
noun
An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
noun
Any distinctive flag [syn: standard, banner]
Definition of 'Standard'
From: GCIDE
- Standard \Stand"ard\ (-[~e]rd), n. [OF. estendart, F. ['e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See Extend.]
- 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. [1913 Webster]
- His armies, in the following day, On those fair plains their standards proud display. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test. [1913 Webster]
- The court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. [1913 Webster]
- By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis. [1913 Webster]
- In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some against walls. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally. [1913 Webster]
- 9. The sheth of a plow. [1913 Webster]
- 10. A large drinking cup. --Greene. [1913 Webster]
- Standard bearer, an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; -- commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Standard'
From: GCIDE
- Standard \Stand"ard\, a.
- 1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Hort.) (a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. (b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree. [1913 Webster]
- Standard candle, Standard gauge. See under Candle, and Gauge.
- Standard solution. (Chem.) See Standardized solution, under Solution. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'standard'
From: GCIDE
- Sheth \Sheth\, n. The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam, for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called standard, or post. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'standard'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepted,
- accustomed,
- acid test,
- alike,
- amount,
- and blue,
- antetype,
- antitype,
- approved,
- archetype,
- assay,
- assize,
- authentic,
- authoritative,
- average,
- axiology,
- axiom,
- baluster,
- balustrade,
- banal,
- banderole,
- banister,
- banner,
- banneret,
- barometer,
- base,
- beau ideal,
- behavioral norm,
- belief,
- benchmark,
- besetting,
- binding,
- biotype,
- black flag,
- blank determination,
- blue ensign,
- brouillon,
- bunting,
- burgee,
- business ethics,
- caliber,
- canon,
- canonical,
- caryatid,
- cathedral,
- central,
- changeable,
- check,
- Christian,
- classic,
- classic example,
- coachwhip,
- code,
- code of ethics,
- code of morals,
- colonnade,
- color,
- colors,
- column,
- commandment,
- common,
- commonplace,
- commutable,
- commutative,
- compass,
- conformable,
- consuetudinary,
- convention,
- conventional,
- convertible,
- correct,
- criterion,
- crucial test,
- crucible,
- current,
- customary,
- cut,
- dado,
- Dannebrog,
- decalogue,
- defined,
- definitive,
- degree,
- determination,
- dick,
- dictated,
- dictum,
- didactic,
- die,
- docimasy,
- dominant,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- emblem,
- ensign,
- epidemic,
- epitome,
- equal,
- equalizing,
- equivalent,
- essay,
- established,
- ethic,
- ethical system,
- ethics,
- ethos,
- evangelical,
- even,
- everyday,
- ex cathedra,
- example,
- exchanged,
- exemplar,
- exemplary,
- extent,
- faithful,
- familiar,
- feeling out,
- firm,
- first draft,
- flag,
- footing,
- footstalk,
- form,
- formality,
- formula,
- formulary,
- fugleman,
- fugler,
- fundamental,
- gatepost,
- gauge,
- general principle,
- generally accepted,
- genotype,
- give-and-take,
- golden rule,
- gonfalon,
- gonfanon,
- good example,
- grade,
- graduated scale,
- guide,
- guideline,
- guiding principle,
- guidon,
- habitual,
- hard and fast,
- height,
- hitching post,
- house flag,
- household,
- ideal,
- imitatee,
- imperative,
- indiscernible,
- indistinct,
- indistinctive,
- indistinguishable,
- instructive,
- interchangeable,
- interchanged,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- interval,
- jack,
- jamb,
- Jolly Roger,
- king post,
- kiteflying,
- law,
- law of nature,
- lead,
- leap,
- legal ethics,
- level,
- literal,
- long pennant,
- magisterial,
- man of men,
- mandatory,
- mark,
- maxim,
- mean,
- measure,
- medial,
- median,
- medical ethics,
- mediocre,
- medium,
- merchant flag,
- middle-of-the-road,
- milepost,
- mirror,
- mitzvah,
- model,
- moderate,
- moral,
- moral climate,
- moral code,
- moral principles,
- morals,
- mullion,
- mutual,
- national flag,
- new morality,
- newel-post,
- nonpareil,
- norm,
- norma,
- normal,
- normative,
- normative system,
- notch,
- nuance,
- obtaining,
- of the faith,
- official,
- Old Glory,
- ordeal,
- order of nature,
- ordinance,
- ordinary,
- oriflamme,
- original,
- orthodox,
- orthodoxical,
- pandemic,
- par,
- paradigm,
- paradigmatic,
- paragon,
- parameter,
- pas,
- pattern,
- pedestal,
- pedicel,
- peduncle,
- peg,
- pennant,
- pennon,
- pennoncel,
- period,
- permutable,
- pier,
- pilaster,
- pile,
- piling,
- pillar,
- pitch,
- plane,
- plateau,
- plinth,
- point,
- pole,
- popular,
- post,
- precedent,
- precedential,
- precept,
- preceptive,
- predominant,
- predominating,
- prescribed,
- prescribed form,
- prescript,
- prescription,
- prescriptive,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- principium,
- principle,
- principles,
- probation,
- Procrustean law,
- professional ethics,
- proof,
- proper,
- proportion,
- prototype,
- quantity,
- queen-post,
- rampant,
- range,
- rating,
- ratio,
- reach,
- reading,
- readout,
- received,
- reciprocal,
- reciprocating,
- reciprocative,
- recognized,
- red,
- red ensign,
- regnant,
- regular,
- regulation,
- regulative,
- regulatory,
- reigning,
- remove,
- representative,
- required,
- requirement,
- retaliatory,
- returnable,
- rife,
- right,
- rough draft,
- rough sketch,
- round,
- routine,
- royal standard,
- rubric,
- rule,
- rule of thumb,
- ruling,
- rung,
- running,
- sample,
- Samson post,
- scale,
- scope,
- scriptural,
- set,
- set form,
- settled principle,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shaft,
- shining example,
- signal flag,
- signpost,
- snubbing post,
- social ethics,
- socle,
- sound,
- sounding out,
- space,
- staff,
- stair,
- stalk,
- stanchion,
- stand,
- standards,
- standing order,
- staple,
- Star-Spangled Banner,
- Stars and Stripes,
- statutory,
- stem,
- step,
- stereotyped,
- stile,
- stint,
- stock,
- streamer,
- subbase,
- support,
- surbase,
- swallowtail,
- swapped,
- switched,
- Ten Commandments,
- tenet,
- test,
- test case,
- textbook,
- textual,
- time-honored,
- touchstone,
- traded,
- traditional,
- traditionalistic,
- transposed,
- tread,
- trial,
- tricolor,
- true,
- true-blue,
- trunk,
- try,
- type,
- type species,
- type specimen,
- typical,
- undifferentiated,
- undiscriminated,
- undistinguishable,
- undistinguished,
- uniform,
- Union Flag,
- Union Jack,
- universal,
- universal law,
- upright,
- urtext,
- usual,
- value,
- value system,
- verification,
- vernacular,
- vexillum,
- white,
- widespread,
- without distinction,
- wonted,
- working principle,
- working rule,
- yardstick,
- Zeitgeist
Standard, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Standard, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
256
Housing Units (2000) :
119
Land area (2000) :
0.564911 sq. miles (1.463112 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.564911 sq. miles (1.463112 sq. km)
FIPS code :
72221
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
41.256450 N, 89.179014 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Standard'
- Standardize,
- standardization,
- standardized,
- standardizer,
- Double standard,
- Parallel standards,
- Standard City,
- Standard bearer,
- Standard candle,
- Standard gauge,
- Standard solution,
- Standard time,
- Standard, IL,
- Standardized solution,
- accounting standard,
- gold standard,
- monetary standard,
- procrustean standard,
- silver standard,
- standard and poor's,
- standard atmosphere,
- standard cell,
- standard deviation,
- standard of life,
- standard of living,
- standard of measurement,
- standard poodle,
- standard pressure,
- standard procedure,
- standard schnauzer,
- standard temperature,
- standard transmission,
- Standard City, IL,
- Standard-bred,
- Standard-wing,
- alaska standard time,
- american standard version,
- atlantic standard time,
- bering standard time,
- central standard time,
- clark standard cell,
- eastern standard time,
- hawaii standard time,
- mountain standard time,
- non-standard,
- pacific standard time,
- revised standard version,
- standard and poor's index,
- standard operating procedure,
- standard-bearer,
- double standard of sexual behavior,
- national institute of standards and technology,
- non-standard speech,
- standard generalized markup language,
- american standard code for information interchange