standard UK /ˈstændəd/US /ˈstændɚd/noun 26adjective 7exclamation 1forms 2phrases 1 noun26 •a level of how good something is or how well something is doneThe station consisted of two tents and a 10-by-15-foot wooden laboratory shack—luxurious accommodations by Arctic standards. — 1989 •A principle or example or measure used for comparison. •Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.the court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech — 1712 •A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.The Biden administration finalized the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” found in nearly half of the drinking water in the United States. — 2024 •The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. — 1727 •A musical work of established popularity. •standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language. •(India) Grade level in primary or secondary education.I am in fifth standard. •The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.His armies, in the following day, / On those fair plains their standards proud display. — 1600 •A vertical pole with something at its apex. •An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there. — 1963 •One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite. •Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold. •A manual transmission vehicle. •Ellipsis of standard poodle.Since standards are large dogs, they grow much more rapidly than miniatures and toys, which means that they require more supplements. — 1968 •A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it. •A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.In the more temperate parts of France [gardens are] part laid out for Flowers, others for Fruits, some Standards, some against Walls or Palisades, [...] — 1685 •A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid. •A measure for timber. •A large drinking cup.Frolic, my lords; let all the standards walk, / Ply it till every man hath ta’en his load. — 1590 •The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. •(historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.The scales generally showed on the face of the garment or defence, and we find body armour, gorgets, habergeons, standards or neck defences, and even the camailt of this class of armour. — 1903 •(Scotland, Northern-England) A cairn or tumulus. •(Scotland, Northern-England) A hill with a cairn or tumulus at its summit. •An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally. •The sheth of a plough. adjective7 •Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc. •As normally supplied (not optional or modified by any extra requests).This is the standard model, but we offer a variety of customization options. •Conforming to the standard variety. •Having recognized excellence or authority.standard works in history; standard authors •Having a manual transmission. •Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality. •Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.There are women who cannot grow alone as standard trees;—for whom the support and warmth of some wall, some paling, some post, is absolutely necessary […]. — 1863 exclamation1 •(UK, slang) An expression of agreement. formsstandards · most standard Phrases with standard standard fareMenu items or dining options which are regularly available in a restaurant or other place where food is served.
