Stand

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Stand can mean several things:

Contents 1 Objects 2 Groups 3 Music 4 Television and books 5 See also

[edit] Objects

• A stand, when referring to an object, is an object that has a massive head another object, usually for display purposes (at events or places such as a conference, a congress, a shop, etc.). See column, armature (sculpture), animation stand, clothes valet.
• A stand, when referring to disability or medical equipment, is an assistive technology that supports a person who cannot stand on their own in the standing position. See standing frame.
• A stand, when referring to a business establishment, is a small open-air retail shop, such as a fruit stand or hot dog stand, similar to a kiosk.
• A stand (of drill pipe) includes 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected together and stood in the derrick on a drilling rig.
• A stand of vegetation is a patch or expanse of a particular vegetation type
• Another name for a partnership in the sport of cricket

[edit] Groups

• STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition
• STAND: Socially Together And Nationally Diverse, a nationwide multicultural unity club

[edit] Music

• Stand!, the fourth album by Sly & the Family Stone; considered among their best work
  • "Stand!" (song), the title of that album's second single
• "Stand" (R.E.M. song), a 1988 song by R.E.M.
• "Stand" (Jewel song), a 2003 song by Jewel
• "Stand", a song by Poison from their 1993 album Native Tongue
• Stand (album), a 2003 album by Michael W. Smith
• "Stand" (Rascal Flatts song), a 2007 song by Rascal Flatts
• Stand, a New York-based Dublin four piece band.

[edit] Television and books

• The Stand, a Stephen King apocalyptic horror novel
  • The Stand, a miniseries based on Stephen King's novel.
• Stands, a supernatural power in the manga and anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
• STAND, an organization fighting against the Virus in the anime Virus Buster Serge.

[edit] See also

• Standing (disambiguation)

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