standish means A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5610).
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, standish ranks #1,571 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From Middle English standisshe, standys, standyshe, stantif, stantys, staundische, staundys, stauntyff, stauntys, stonndis, stontis, possibly equivalent to stand (noun or verb) + -ish (forms with -f may be substantival uses of Middle English stantif (“standing”)).
name
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5610).
- A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8008).
- A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.
- A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
- A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Arenac County, Michigan.
- A place in the United States:; A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
- A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
- A surname.
noun
- A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.e.g.“An antiquarie is an honest man, for he had rather scrape a piece of copper out of the durt, than a crowne out of Plodion's standish.” — 1592, Thomas Nash[e], Pierce Penilesse His Supplication to the Deuill. […], London: […] [John Charlewood for] Richard Ihones, […], →OCLC:
Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- inkstandish 81% match — An inkstand. vs standish →
- inkstick 59% match — A cake of solid ink used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting, in combination with an inkstone and inkbrush. vs standish →
- inkpot 55% match — A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens). vs standish →
- inkstone 54% match — A stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition. vs standish →
- bookstand 54% match — A small stall where books are sold. vs standish →
- atstand 54% match — To stand still; remain; stay. vs standish →
- candlestand 53% match — A holder for candles; a branched candlestick. vs standish →
- canstick 52% match — A candlestick (candle holder). vs standish →