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stand stills

stand stills is the plural of stand still.

Meaning of stand still

Verb

stand still (third-person singular simple present stands still, present participle standing still, simple past and past participle stood still)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) To stop moving, to remain motionless.
    • My legs were stiff because I'd been standing still for a long time.
  2. to tolerate
    • Will you accept your second class status
      A nation of waitresses and waiters
      Will you mix their martinis
      Will you stand still for it
      Or will you take to the hills1987, Roger Waters, “Home”, in Radio K.A.O.S.

Questions about stand stills

What is stand stills the plural of?
Stand stills is the plural of stand still.

Words near stand stills in the dictionary

  1. stand sentinel
  2. stand sentry
  3. stand shilly-shally
  4. stand someone in hand
  5. stand still
  6. stand stills
  7. stand tall
  8. stand the gaff
  9. stand the test of time
  10. stand there like a lemon
  11. stand to

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