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 Stand·ing, a.
 1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
 2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
 3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.
 4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.
 5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).
 Standing army. See Standing army, under Army.
 Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem.
 Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects of a particular class which shall arise during the session or a stated period.
 Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.
 Standing finish Arch., that part of the interior fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes, etc.
 Standing order (a) Eccl., the denomination (Congregational) established by law; -- a term formerly used in Connecticut. See also under Order. (a) Com.  an order for goods which are to be delivered periodically, without the need for renewal of the order before each delivery.
 Standing part. Naut. (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block, point, or other object. (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with the running part in making a knot or the like.
 Standing rigging Naut., the cordage or ropes which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from running rigging.

 Stud n.
 1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.]
    Seest not this same hawthorn stud?   --Spenser.
 2. Arch. An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
 3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
 A belt of straw and ivy buds,
 With coral clasps and amber studs.   --Marlowe.
 Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems
 And studs of pearl.   --Milton.
 4. An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
 5. Mach. (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. (b) A stud bolt.
 6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
 Stud bolt, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; -- called also standing bolt.