outstand
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Definition of outstand
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(archaic, transitive)To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
“Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof.”
“[T]he Elephas primigenius [woolly mammoth] and some of its associates which were able to outstand the inclemency of that severe period, wandered back over their ancient territory, […]”
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verb
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(archaic, transitive)To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
“Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof.”
“[T]he Elephas primigenius [woolly mammoth] and some of its associates which were able to outstand the inclemency of that severe period, wandered back over their ancient territory, […]”
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(transitive)To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.
“I have outstood my time, which is material / To the tender of our present.”
“This difficulty […] does not arise from, nor is it peculiar to, revealed religion. It is a difficulty which outstands all systems; […]”
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(intransitive)To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.
“A lever connected to the cam outstands from the throat block, […]”
“The frog simply outstands from its surroundings due to its dark purplish vibrant color.”
- (archaic, intransitive)To stand out to sea.
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(archaic, intransitive)To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.
“The Judge gave a judgment against the whole boat's crew, I being one of the men, for $30,000. Of course, we did not feel like paying it. I did not; it was none of my fault, but I happened to belong to the same boat, and it outstands there now.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English outstanden, utstanden, equivalent to out- + stand. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutstounde (“to bear, tolerate”), Dutch uitstaan (“to abide, suffer, dree”), German ausstehen (“to stand, endure, abide”), Swedish utstå (“to suffer, endure, pass through”).
Words you can make from outstand
176 playable · top: STANDOUT (9 pts)
Best play standout 9 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
35 words- ADUST 6 pts
- DATOS 6 pts
- DATTO 6 pts
- DAUNT 6 pts
- DAUTS 6 pts
- DOATS 6 pts
- DONAS 6 pts
- DONUT 6 pts
- DOUTS 6 pts
- DUNTS 6 pts
- NODUS 6 pts
- SOUND 6 pts
- STAND 6 pts
- TOADS 6 pts
- UDONS 6 pts
- UNDOS 6 pts
- AUNTS 5 pts
- AUTOS 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- OUTTA 5 pts
- SANTO 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- STOAT 5 pts
- STOUT 5 pts
- STUNT 5 pts
- SUTTA 5 pts
- TANTO 5 pts
- TAUNT 5 pts
- TAUON 5 pts
- TAUTS 5 pts
- TOAST 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TOUTS 5 pts
- TUNAS 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- ADOS 5 pts
- ANDS 5 pts
- DANS 5 pts
- DATO 5 pts
- DAUT 5 pts
- DOAT 5 pts
- DONA 5 pts
- DONS 5 pts
- DOSA 5 pts
- DOST 5 pts
- DOTS 5 pts
- DOUT 5 pts
- DUNS 5 pts
- DUNT 5 pts
- DUOS 5 pts
- DUST 5 pts
- NODS 5 pts
- ODAS 5 pts
- OUDS 5 pts
- SAND 5 pts
- SODA 5 pts
- STUD 5 pts
- TADS 5 pts
- TOAD 5 pts
- TODS 5 pts
- UDON 5 pts
- UDOS 5 pts
- UNDO 5 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ANUS 4 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- AUTO 4 pts
- NAOS 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- NUTS 4 pts
- OAST 4 pts
- OATS 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTA 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- STAT 4 pts
- STOA 4 pts
- STOT 4 pts
- STUN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TAOS 4 pts
- TATS 4 pts
- TAUS 4 pts
- TAUT 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TOSA 4 pts
- TOST 4 pts
- TOTS 4 pts
- TOUT 4 pts
- TUNA 4 pts
- TUNS 4 pts
- TUTS 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
- UTAS 4 pts
3-letter words
48 words- ADO 4 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- DUO 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- OUD 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- UDO 4 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- TUT 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
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