- something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind: We stock the deluxe models as well as the standards.
- a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment: They tried to establish standards for a new philosophical approach.
- an average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level, grade, etc.: His work this week hasn't been up to his usual standard.
- those morals, ethics, habits, etc., established by authority, custom, or an individual as acceptable: He tried to live up to his father's standards.
- a grade of beef immediately below good.
- the authorized exemplar of a unit of weight or measure.
- a certain commodity in or by which a basic monetary unit is stated.
- the legally established content of full-weight coins.
- the prescribed degree of fineness for gold or silver.
- a class or grade in elementary schools.
- a musical piece of sufficiently enduring popularity to be made part of a permanent repertoire, especially a popular song.
- a flag indicating the presence of a sovereign or public official.
- a flag, emblematic figure, or other object raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point of an army, fleet, etc.
- Military.
- any of various military or naval flags.
- the colors of a mounted unit.
- a U.S. Navy radar-guided surface-to-air missile with a range of 10–30 miles (16–48 km).
- a long, tapering flag or ensign, as of a monarch or a nation.
- something that stands or is placed upright.
- a long candlestick or candelabrum used in a church.
- an upright support or supporting part.
- a standing collar of mail.
- a plant trained or grafted to have a single, erect, treelike stem.
- a distinct petal, larger than the rest, of certain flowers; a vexillum.
- serving as a basis of weight, measure, value, comparison, or judgment.
- of recognized excellence or established authority: a standard reference on medieval history.
- usual, common, or customary: Chairs are standard furniture in American households.
- not electric or automatic; manual:standard transmission.
- conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage of most educated native speakers, especially those having prestige, and widely considered acceptable or correct: Standard American English;standard pronunciation.
- authorized or approved: The program was broadcast on the standard broadcast band.
- an accepted or approved example of something against which others are judged or measured
- a principle of propriety, honesty, and integrity
- a level of excellence or quality
- any distinctive flag, device, etc, as of a nation, sovereign, or special cause
- any of a variety of naval or military flags
- the colours of a cavalry regiment
- a flag or emblem formerly used to show the central or rallying point of an army in battle
- a large tapering flag ending in two points, originally borne by a sovereign or high-ranking noble
- the commodity or commodities in which is stated the value of a basic monetary unit
- an authorized model of a unit of measure or weight
- a unit of board measure equal to 1980 board feet
- (in coinage) the prescribed proportion by weight of precious metal and base metal that each coin must contain
- an upright pole or beam, esp one used as a support
- a piece of furniture consisting of an upright pole or beam on a base or support
- (as modifier)
- a plant, esp a fruit tree, that is trained so that it has an upright stem free of branches
- (as modifier)
- a song or piece of music that has remained popular for many years
- the largest petal of a leguminous flower, such as a sweetpea
- (in New Zealand and, formerly, in England and Wales) a class or level of attainment in an elementary school
- of the usual, regularized, medium, or accepted kind
- of recognized authority, competence, or excellence
- denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, that is regarded as correct and acceptable by educated native speakers
- (formerly) (of eggs) of a size that is smaller than large and larger than medium
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