standard

adjective

  1. 1

    commonly used or supplied

    standard procedure

    standard car equipment

  2. 2

    regularly and widely used or sold

    a standard size

    a stock item

  3. 3

    established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence

    a standard reference work

    the classical argument between free trade and protectionism

  4. 4

    conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

    windows of standard width

    standard sizes

  5. 5

    conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

    standard English" (American)

    received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)

noun

  1. 1

    any distinctive flag

  2. 2

    an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)

    distance was marked by standards every mile

    lamps supported on standards provided illumination

  3. 3

    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

    they live by the standards of their community

  4. 4

    a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

    the schools comply with federal standards

    they set the measure for all subsequent work

  5. 5

    the value behind the money in a monetary system

  6. 6

    a board measure = 1980 board feet

Synonyms

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