(chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment consisting of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold or clamp laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that it does not fall down or come apart.

A container in which umbrellas are kept when drying or not in use.

A phrase traditionally used by a highwayman commanding victims to hand over their valuables.

A stand made for holding pages or books of sheet music. / A raised platform for a musical band; bandstand.

A prehistoric monument consisting of an upright megalith; often in groups

A customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.

(intransitive) To maintain distance. / (intransitive) To abstain from participation.

To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone). / (intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.

(intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position. / (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position.

Having existed for a long time. / Having been done for long enough time to become convention.