Stand 153172 225819422 2008-07-15T15:31:46Z Onorem 622881 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Time for action|Time for action]] ([[User talk:Time for action|talk]]) to last version by 79.2.185.29 {{wiktionarypar|stand}} '''Stand''' can mean several things: ==Objects== *A '''stand''', when referring to an object is an object that supports another object, usually for display purposes. See [[column]], [[armature (sculpture)]], [[animation stand]], [[clothes valet]]. * A [[stand]], when referring to disability or medical equipment is assistive technology that supports a person in the standing position who cannot stand on their own. See [[standing frame]]. *A '''stand''', when referring to a business establishment, is a small open-air retail shop, such as a ''fruit stand'' or ''[[hot dog]] stand'', similar to a [[kiosk]]. *A '''[[Stand (drill pipe)|stand]]''', (of drill pipe) 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected together and ''stood'' in the [[derrick]] on a [[Drilling rig (petroleum)|drilling rig]]. ==Action== *Present of [[standing (position)]] *A '''stand of vegetation''' is a patch or expanse of a particular vegetation type *Another name for a [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]] in the sport of [[cricket]]. ==Groups== *[[STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition]] ==Music== *''[[Stand!]]'', the fourth album by Sly & the Family Stone; considered among their best work **[[Stand! (song)|"Stand!" (song)]], the title of that album's second single *[[Stand (R.E.M. song)|"Stand" (R.E.M. song)]], a 1988 song by R.E.M. *[[Stand (Jewel song)|"Stand" (Jewel song)]], a 2003 song by Jewel *"Stand", a song by Poison from their 1993 album ''[[Native Tongue (album)|Native Tongue]]'' *[[Stand (album)|''Stand'' (album)]], a 2003 album by Michael W. Smith *[[Stand (Rascal Flatts song)|"Stand" (Rascal Flatts song)]], a 2007 song by Rascal Flatts *[[Stand (Irish band)|Stand]], a [[New York]]-based [[Dublin]] four piece band. ==TV & Books== *''[[The Stand]]'', a [[Stephen King]] [[apocalyptic]] horror novel **''[[The Stand (TV miniseries)|The Stand]]'', a miniseries based on [[Stephen King]]'s novel. *[[Stand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)|Stands]], a supernatural power in the [[manga]] and [[anime]] [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]. *STAND, an organization fighting against the Virus in the anime [[Virus Buster Serge]]. == See also == * [[Standing (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[de:Stand]] [[it:Stand]] [[ja:スタンド]]