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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") 



standby definition