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standby |
Grep of noun standby standby Overview of noun standby The noun standby has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) standby -- (something that can be relied on when needed) 2. understudy, standby -- (an actor able to replace a regular performer when required) Overview of adj standby The adj standby has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. standby -- (ready for emergency use "a standby generator"; "a standby crew") Antonyms of adj standby 1 sense of standby Sense 1 standby INDIRECT (VIA secondary) -> primary Similarity of adj standby 1 sense of standby Sense 1 standby => secondary (vs. primary) Attributes of adj standby Familiarity of adj standby standby used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj standby standby Overview of noun standby The noun standby has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) standby -- (something that can be relied on when needed) 2. understudy, standby -- (an actor able to replace a regular performer when required) Overview of adj standby The adj standby has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. standby -- (ready for emergency use "a standby generator"; "a standby crew")
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