Synonym: fill in, sub, substitute. Similar words: standing, outstanding, standing body, longstanding, understanding, notwithstanding, misunderstanding, standing committee. Meaning: v. be a substitute stand-in. n. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).
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91 And how do I face those persons before whom you stand in fear and awe?
92 A man-made clock would certainly prove a useful accessory to astronomical reckoning but could never stand in its stead.
93 When they stop, they stand in pairs, arms crossed, leaning against one another to quell the dizziness.
94 Files that do nothing but stand in for other files.
95 I wouldn't want to stand in the way of progress.
96 Several nights before, Stephen Foster had shown up to stand in the wings and watch the play.
97 He made pupils stand in orderly queues to receive nothing.
98 Heseltine came under mounting pressure to stand in the forthcoming leadership election.
99 I take off my jumper and stand in my tank top, sipping a whiskey I have been bought.
100 She was kicking herself for forgetting the most basic Capricorn trait of allowing nothing to stand in the way of their goal.
101 I looked across to where the Hamilton house must stand in its shadows.
102 If the plaintiffs do jump that second hurdle, another will stand in their way.
103 Most people stand in awe of these agglomerations of power, admit their inability to fight them, and submit.
104 In March 1918 Nina Boyle, offering herself as a test case, announced that she would stand in the Keighley by-election.
105 People used to stand in line to buy luxury high-rise units.
106 Nothing has been allowed to stand in the way of the sector's progress towards profitability.
107 The crisp patterns of ploughed fields and domed woods stand in relief, sharpened by sunlight and shadow.
108 Recalling this,[Sentencedict.com] I quietly tread the stairs and stand in the dark hall outside his door.
109 He needs to find the courage to take such a stand in the name of decent social policy as well.
110 He would stand in the gents' cubicle and work his way through the fantasy, peeing in synchronization with the finale.
111 The giveaway was to stand in the upstairs hall outside Albie's old bedroom and examine the door.
112 A pity so many kamikaze spectators chose to stand in the four foot to watch it go by.
113 Party insiders said the move was to help prepare the ground for him to eventually stand in place of John Hume.
114 Each fills her bucket and comes to stand in a circle around me.
115 Simpson, who did not testify in the criminal trial,(www.Sentencedict.com) spent several days on the witness stand in the civil trial.
116 On Jan. 20 Chalerm, leader of the Muan Chon, announced that he would stand in the forthcoming elections.
117 All are family run and stand in or very close to the resort centre.
118 Globke was the closest confidant and adviser of Adenauer, who could stand in for the Chancellor.
119 As he did when he first took the stand in November, Simpson categorically denied ever hitting or punching Nicole.
120 Sometimes there are also specialist stand in the department responsible for book selection and stock revision.
More similar words: standing, outstanding, standing body, longstanding, understanding, notwithstanding, misunderstanding, standing committee, instantaneous, instantaneously, hand in, end in, ending, landing, send in, lending, tending, finding, funding, bending, blend in, binding, bonding, branding, mending, pending, winding, unending, pounding, demanding.