highstand
English
noun
Definitions
- (geology) An interval during which the sea level was above the edge of a continental shelf
Etymology
Compound from English high + English stand (an object which supports things).
Origin
English
stand
Gloss
an object which supports things
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Highveld English
- againstand English
- ahigh English
- armstand English
- astand English
- atstand English
- bandstand English
- bedstand English
- bestand English
- bookstand English
- cabstand English
- cakestand English
- candlestand English
- checkstand English
- coachstand English
- coat stand English
- coatstand English
- counterstand English
- farmstand English
- forsta English
- forstand English
- gainstand English
- grandstand English
- hallstand English
- handstand English
- hardstand English
- hatstand English
- headstand English
- height English
- heighth English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrow English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highfather English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highland English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highly English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwire English
- highwrought English
- homestand English
- inkstand English
- kickstand English
- knee-high English
- lampstand English
- monostand English
- newsstand English
- nightstand English
- nonhigh English
- offstand English
- on high English
- outstand English
- overstand English
- plantstand English
- rickstand English
- semihigh English
- sky-high English
- stackstand English
- stand English
- stand firm English
- stand-alone English
- standability English
- standage English
- standard English
- standee English
- stander English
- standest English
- standeth English
- standfirst English
- standing English
- standover English
- standpipe English
- standpoint English
- standstill English
- stillstand English
- superhigh English
- tailstand English
- tankstand English
- treestand English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- upstand English
- washstand English
- wheelstand English
- withstand English
- standen German
- stand Italian
- стенд Russian
- estand Spanish, Castilian
- stand Norwegian Bokmål
- estande Portuguese
- スタンド Japanese
- ハイカラ Japanese
- high Middle English
- standen Middle English
- սթենդ Armenian
- estandard Cebuano
- standar Ido
- stanner Norman
- sténer Norman
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- hei Sranan Tongo
- tan Sranan Tongo
- isitandi South Ndebele
- high
- stand
- ahigh
- astand
- highly
- highen
- height
- forsta
- highth
- stander
- highlow
- highman
- highbie
- nonhigh
- heighth
- highpad
- atstand
- highcut
- highday
- highway
- highish
- bestand
- on high
- highleg
- upstand
- standee
- standage
- highlife
- cabstand
- inkstand
- high-key
- semihigh
- highwall
- armstand
- hatstand
- forstand
- highland
- standest
- highness
- highball
- highmost
- high sea
- highbush
- highwire
- highback
- standing
- hightide
- highgate
- offstand
- Highveld
- highborn
- sky-high
- standeth
- hightail
- highbrow
- outstand
- standard
- highbred
- highpass
- highspot
- bedstand
- bandstand
- hallstand
- gainstand
- tailstand
- withstand
- tankstand
- high-risk
- high-rise
- newsstand
- bookstand
- farmstand
- cakestand
- standpipe
- high king
- highwater
- rickstand
- treestand
- kickstand
- high-test
- monostand
- knee-high
- coatstand
- homestand
- overstand
- lampstand
- highchair
- headstand
- handstand
- ultrahigh
- standover
- washstand
- superhigh
- hardstand
- againstand
- standpoint
- highbishop
- standstill
- stand firm
- grandstand
- coachstand
- highlining
- nightstand
- coat stand
- stillstand
- standfirst
- checkstand
- highfather
- highflying
- wheelstand
- high-level
- stackstand
- ultra-high
- plantstand
- highbacked
- highhearted
- stand-alone
- highwrought
- hightail it
- candlestand
- high-hearted
- counterstand
- standability
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure