[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"standard"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/nonstandard]nonstandard[/URL]] [*]commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment" [*]established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/nonstandard]nonstandard[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/received]received[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/nonstandard]nonstandard[/URL]] [*]regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/stock]stock[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/criterion]criterion[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/measure]measure[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/touchstone]touchstone[/URL]] [*]the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/criterion]criterion[/URL]] [*]a board measure = 1980 board feet [*]the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/monetary standard]monetary standard[/URL]] [*]an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination" [*]any distinctive flag [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/standard]http://www.word.sc/standard[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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