Stand
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position. To rise to one's feet; to stand up. To remain motionless. To act as an umpire. To undergo; withstand; hold up. To tolerate. To place in an upright or standing position. To seek election
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A defensive position or effort. A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition. A period of performance in a given location or venue. A device to hold something upright or aloft. The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box. A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs. (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit. A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand. A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait: taxi stand. grandstand A partnership. A single set, as of arms.
Example sentence: Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.
Bandstand
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a small platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed
Example sentence: When the great jazz and blues clubs closed - joints where the cash register rang loudly and there wasn't ESPN on TV over the bandstand, and people smoked cigarettes and drank whiskey and hollered 'Play on!' - When those places closed, I was pretty much done.